Jonathan Keane

1 day ago | thecurrency.news | Jonathan Keane

A winding, tortuous case that has dragged on for nearly 18 months has seen a US consumer electronics firm fail in its legal pursuit of an Irish employee after he left the job. However, in the process, the company scuppered two new jobs for the man at other companies, all while he racked up legal costs. Zagg, the maker of mobile phone accessories like power banks and screen protectors, has been in a legal tussle with an Irish ex-employee, Dermot Keogh, in the US over his departure from the company.

2 days ago | thecurrency.news | Jonathan Keane

Alt21, the Irish-founded fintech, recently closed a fresh round of funding at $12.5 million (€11.02 million) backed by what chief executive Pritesh Ruparel calls “super angels”. It is important backing, he told The Currency, to put the second act of the nine-year-old company into action. Ruparel took the reins as CEO three years ago, taking over from Barry McCarthy, who founded the company, which makes software for foreign exchange (FX) hedging for businesses.

6 days ago | thecurrency.news | Jonathan Keane

The Dublin headquarters of Chinese e-commerce player Temu once again finds itself in the crosshairs of lawmakers in the US. As the US-China trade war continues to fester, two Republican lawmakers have called for several Chinese companies to be delisted from American stock exchanges. Among them is PDD Holdings, the Chinese tech giant and parent company of Temu, which shifted its headquarters to Dublin in 2023.

6 days ago | thecurrency.news | Jonathan Keane

The only thing that is certain is uncertainty. It’s a cliché but one that pervades much of the impetus behind EY’s new geopolitical strategy unit in Dublin. The firm established the unit to bring together multiple disciplines to aid clients navigating the changing world order. Led by Aidan Meagher and Simon MacAllister, the duo is joined by former enterprise and foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney as a consultant, and draws from EY’s expertise in different fields.

6 days ago | thecurrency.news | Jonathan Keane

For more than 50 years, the G symbol of Guaranteed Irish has been an instantly recognisable one for Irish businesses and consumers alike. The non-profit, which marked 50 years last year, has been deeply linked with Irish businesses, but how does Guaranteed Irish navigate the current ructions for Irish businesses, from ever-expanding digitalisation and the malaise of trade wars and tariffs?