Over €26m spent a day in contactless payments in February
New figures from Banking and Payments Federation Ireland reveal that 1.6 million contactless payments were made every day in February. ...
Read More 20% of SME loans that were on payment breaks are in arrears or need more help
Around a fifth of loans to small and medium enterprises, to which pandemic payment breaks were applied, need further support ...
Read More Pandemic spending drives increase in deficit to €4.17bn in March
The public finances recorded a deficit of €4.172 billion in March, according to figures published this afternoon by the Department ...
Read More European Commission approves €60m scheme for Irish SMEs
The European Commission has approved a €60 million scheme to support small and medium-sized Irish businesses impacted by the Covid-19 ...
Read More Mandatory vaccination – a thorny issue for employers
From the United States to Israel, from Australia to Ireland – most agree that a rapid rollout of the Covid-19 ...
Read More Over 70% of people don’t talk about their finances, BoI survey reveals
Over 70% of people don’t talk about their finances at all or will only do so if they have to, ...
Read More Warning over ‘eye-watering’ levels of youth unemployment
The National Youth Council of Ireland has described as “eye-watering” the high level of unemployment among young people and warned ...
Read More Online credit and debit card fraud rises 21%, BPFI warns
Irish consumers lost over €12 million through debit and credit card scams in the first half of last year, according ...
Read More Covid spending to reach €28 billion by end of 2021 – McGrath
The total cost of direct Covid-19 related spending to the state across 2020 and 2021 is estimated to reach €28 ...
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