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Revolut launches Terminal point of sales payment device

Revolut is launching a new point of sale terminal in Ireland to enable its business customers here to accept payments in person.

Business • 14 Oct 24

10% of homeowners fail to make property tax return

10% of homeowners have not yet filed a revised property return, despite the deadline to do so having passed six months ago.

Business • 11 May 22

A third of Chambers Ireland members are experiencing slow payment by state bodies

Chambers call for prompt payment action by State

Government departments and State agencies must pay their suppliers promptly during the Covid-19 emergency to help firms with their cash flow, according to Chambers Ireland.

Business • 10 Apr 20

The system is widely regarded as a primary cause of runaway inflation, a deep recession and chronic product shortages that have afflicted Venezuela's economy under socialist President Nicolas Maduro

Venezuela pays pharma debts with discounted bonds

Venezuela has settled debts with at least three global drug companies by giving them bonds that trade at a heavy discount, a further sign of the OPEC nation's worsening financial crisis.

Business • 08 Mar 16

Google, a unit of Alphabet, gives Apple a percentage of the revenue it generates through the iPhone but details of the arrangement have never been made public

Google paid Apple $1bn for search bar on iPhone

Google paid Apple $1bn (€930m) in 2014 to keep its search bar on the iPhone, Bloomberg has reported, citing a transcript of court proceedings related to a copyright lawsuit filed by Oracle Corp against the search giant.

Business • 22 Jan 16

Irish Water has accepted compromise pay proposals for its workers

Irish Water accepts LRC pay rise proposal

Irish Water employees are to receive backdated incremental pay rises of up to 3% under a recommendation from the Labour Relations Commission issued today.

News • 16 Sep 15

Reform to the One-Parent Family Payment came into effect earlier this summer

Concern over changes to One-Parent Family Payment

An organisation representing one parent families says it has seen a 50% rise in calls to its helpline so far this year.

News • 17 Aug 15

The motion was proposed by Sinn Féin Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Motion on One-Parent Family Payment cuts defeated

A motion calling on the Government not to proceed with cuts to the One-Parent Family Payment was defeated last night in the Dáil.

News • 02 Jul 15

Payment company SumUp to create 40 jobs in Dublin

Card payment company SumUp is creating 40 jobs in Dublin as it sets up a customer, technical support and development centre.

News • 14 Sep 12

Ulster Bank payment problems until end of week

Ulster Bank has said it is now likely that it will take until the end of the week to clear a backlog in unprocessed payments.

News • 25 Jun 12

20 Ulster Bank branches to open tomorrow until 1pm

Ulster Bank backlog clearing delayed further

Ulster Bank has said that the backlog of payments caused by technical problems during the week is taking longer than expected to clear.

Business • 25 Jun 12

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