Alternative Banks For Ulster Bank and KBC Customers

Ulster Bank In February 2021 , NatWest, owners of Ulster Bank , confirmed that they would be withdrawing from Ireland. Ulster Bank had around 1.1 million customers when it announced that it planned to withdraw from the Republic of Ireland market. On April 21st 2023 , Ulster Bank’s remaining branches around the country closed their […]
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Which Banks Use Apple Pay in Ireland ?

Apple Pay is a method of paying for things using an Apple iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Apple Mac. It is known as a digital wallet – you store your card details on the device then use the device to pay rather than the actual card itself. In shops, you hold the phone or device […]
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Bank Cards that can be used with Google Pay in Ireland

Google Pay  (formerly Android Pay) is a method of paying for things using an Android phone or tablet. Similar to Apple Pay – it is a digital wallet where you can store your bank card details on your phone then use the phone to pay contactlessly or in-app rather than using the card itself. In […]
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Visa or Mastercard in Ireland

In May 2018 there were widespread IT issues with Visa card payments in Ireland and other parts of Europe.In recent years we have also seen major IT problems with Ulster Bank here in Ireland. These outages resulted in thousands of people being unable to make payments or get cash from their accounts for several days. […]
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