Corporate finance company IBI has announced the appointment of Leo Casey and John Tuite to the board of the company.

THE days of attaching tags to waste bins in Kerry will soon be gone.

Up to 35,000 people across Ireland have registered for the 3V card in the first six months of its operation, according to market research.

The Competition Authority cleared company mergers on average within 30 days of being notified in 2005, according to a study by McCann FitzGerald.

Permanent tsb bank has confirmed that the nationwide rollout of the world’s first disposable credit card (3V) has now been completed.

ELECTRONIC payments group Alphyra is on course to refloat on the stock exchange after profits grew by almost 80% last year.

Niamh Hennessy

ELECTRONIC payments company Alphyra has appointed John Hutchinson as its new business development director for Britain.

VENTURE capital group Benchmark has announced the acquisition of a 40% stake in Codemasters, a British computer game developer.

An Post has sold PostTS UK and PostTS Spain - its two subsidiary companies in the international mobile telephone electronic top-up market - to Alphyra for €85m.

SHARES in Calyx, the IT and telecom group owned by Cork businessman Maurice Healy, have been priced at 55 pence (78 cents) ahead of the company’s flotation next week.

VENTURE capital company Benchmark Capital said yesterday that it had created a new European fund worth $375m (€310 million) that would be invested in emerging technology companies across the continent.

Alphyra has bought mobile payments software firm Itsmobile for an undisclosed sum.

Alphyra, Europe’s largest independent payment network, has acquired the Irish mobile payments software firm Itsmobile, it was announced today.

VENTURE capital figures for last year paint a mixed picture for the sector, especially when it comes to Irish support for the sector.

McCann FitzGerald was named Irish Law Firm of the Year by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) at its annual awards ceremony in London last night.

Dublin law firm McCann FitzGerald has been named as the Irish Law Firm of the Year by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR) at its annual awards ceremony in London.

ATTEMPTS by Alphyra, the electronic payments firm taken private by management last year, to acquire British company PayPoint have run into trouble.

Dublin based electronic payments firm Alphyra has agreed to buy a majority stake in PayPoint, which runs a network of electronic payment terminals installed in UK stores, for £80m (€119.3m).

Telecom company O2 has announced a new deal with Alphyra which will allow Irish holidaymakers in Spain to top-up mobile phone credit in a wide range of outlets.

Euronet, which was reported to be interested in taking over Alphyra, said yesterday that it was not in takeover talks with the company.

Euronet, which was reported to be interested in taking over Alphyra, have said that it was not in takeover talks with the company.

According to a report in the Sunday Times, Euronet Worldwide, is considering making a takeover bid for Alphyra. Euronet, quoted on Nasdaq, is an US electronics payment company.

PAYMENTS software company Euronet Worldwide is to make a bid for Alphyra, currently the subject of a proposed management buyout (MBO).

The Alphyra management group which is buying out Alphyra has extended its offer until February 19.

Today is the day by which Alphyra shareholders must decide whether or not to accept the terms of Rendina, the buyout vehicle of directors wishing to buyout the company.

THE ISEQ Index of shares closed higher yesterday gaining 25.78 points to 4029.31 points.

SHARES in Dublin fell 24.23 points yesterday to close at 4312.46.

SHARES in Dublin traded lower yesterday with the ISEQ index falling 41.47 points to close at 4291.39.

THE ISEQ performed strongly yesterday gaining 64.06 points from Monday’s tally to close at 4310.71 points.

THE ISEQ index closed marginally lower at 4304.83 points yesterday, down 5.88 points on the day.

THE ISEQ performed strongly yesterday gaining 64.06 points from Monday's tally to close at 4310.71 points.

Alphyra has released a quarterly key performance indicator update. The company says that the positive trends in transaction growth identified in its last quarterly update have continued.

The ISEQ broke through the 4000 point barrier for the first time since September 26 yesterday

THE Competition Authority is investigating a complaint levied against Vodafone by retailers angry at the slashing of margins on top-ups for ready-to-go phones.

THE ISEQ added 63.83 points yesterday to 4288.19 following a late surge on Wall Street on Monday night.

THE ISEQ index fell 145.04 points to 4214.67 yesterday.

SHARES regained Thursday's losses on yesterday with a 33.32 point gain to 4400.98.

Irish tech company, Alphyra has reported earnings for H1 ended 30th June. The company reported an 8 percent drop in its H1 revenue from H2, 2002.

Alphyra has announced that its subsidiary in Germany [alphrya deutschland gmbh] has secured a contract to deliver top-up services for one of the leading two mobile phone operators in the country.

Alphyra has announced that its subsidiary in the Benelux region has concluded an agreement with BEN and Telfort for the electronic distribution of "BEN vrij" and "Pak & BEL" and "Q" prepaid cellular codes.