Person: Patrick Collison

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<p>Patrick and John Collison the co-founders of Stripe; their company is leading a group for buying carbon removal services.</p>

technology

Stripe's carbon removal fund agrees Europe deal

The Frontier fund, which includes companies such as Alphabet and Meta Platforms, will pay €45.3m to Stockholm Exergi AB to capture and store carbon

<p>Patrick Collison cofounded the payments company Stripe with his brother John. Picture: Alex Flynn/Bloomberg</p>

technology

Patrick Collison appointed to Meta's AI council

<p>Patrick and John Collison saw their individual estimated wealth grow to $7.2bn (€6.7bn) this year. </p>

companies

Ireland's richest add billions to their fortunes

companies

Stripe processes €910m worth of payments in 2023

technology

Collison brothers' Frontier carbon-removal fund makes €52m bet on crushed rocks

Payment Startup Stripe Moves into Cash-Heavy Mexico After CoDi

companies

Profits and revenues surge at Stripe's UK arm

Forbes buries the hatchet with Limerick after ‘stab city’ comments

The business publication chose Limerick to host its Under 30 Forum

Wed, 24 May, 2023

Stripe among firms that pay largest salaries for interns in the US, survey shows

Stripe offers an average salary of more than $9,000 (€8,204) a month for the temporary, entry-level gigs, which mostly go to college students and recent graduates.

Tue, 02 May, 2023

Oxfam calls for wealth tax as the number of Ireland's super-rich doubles in a decade

John and Patrick Collison have a combined wealth greater than the least wealthy half of the population

Mon, 16 Jan, 2023

By depending on so few tech giants, Ireland could become a victim of its success

As the tech bloodbath continues, Alan Healy looks at the implications for Ireland

Sat, 12 Nov, 2022

Leo Varadkar to meet IDA over Twitter and Stripe job losses

By law, the Department of Enterprise is supposed to be informed of widespread layoffs at large firms — but the minister, Leo Varadkar, received no such notice about Twitter job cuts

Sun, 06 Nov, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Stripe layoffs add a dash of reality about Ireland's digital economy

Collison brothers' frank email may mean difficulty for staff — but it's also a wake-up call about the prospects of the industry

Fri, 04 Nov, 2022

Millionaires' row: Why every village should have a shop, a pub... and a local philanthropist

As the recent JP McManus Pro-Am - and Limerick's All Ireland win - drew attention to the benevolent millionaire's support of his local communities, Jen Stevens looks at some other communities around Ireland for whom the presence of a wealthy neighbour has meant huge changes

Tue, 02 Aug, 2022

Stripe and others to spend nearly $1bn on carbon removal

The Frontier fund will help fledgling carbon-removal companies scale up and reduce the cost of withdrawing each ton of CO2

Tue, 12 Apr, 2022

Billionaires' wealth grew during pandemic but 160 million people forced into poverty

Worldwide, a new billionaire is created every 26 hours — while inequality kills 21k-plus poor people every day

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022

YOUNG ESAT SCIENTIST AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION

Irish Examiner View: Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition an important showcase for our youth

Inquiring minds need to be nurtured and, since its foundation, the Young Scientist competition has played a fundamental role in that.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2022

#LimerickAndProud hashtag blows up worldwide following 'Forbes' article on Collison brothers

In one week, the hashtag generated more than 8.6m impressions on Twitter

Wed, 21 Apr, 2021

Forbes say Limerick article on Collison brothers 'failed to meet editorial standards'

In the wake of the article, which was criticised by the Stripe co-founders, the hashtag #LimerickandProud began to trend on Twitter

Sat, 10 Apr, 2021

Group of credit cards on computer keyboard

Stripe announces acquisition of African commerce system Paystack

Africa is home to 17% of the global population but just 2% of global online commerce

Thu, 15 Oct, 2020

Limerick brothers pick $1m in carbon-removal projects to spur industry

Patrick and John Collison are supporting a radical approach to fighting climate change.

Mon, 18 May, 2020

Limerick founders of $22.5bn company Stripe win Irish Times Business Person of the Year Award

Limerick-born brothers John and Patrick Collison, founders of online payments company Stripe, have been named as winners of the Irish Times Business Person of the Year Award.

Thu, 09 May, 2019

Creative spark: Young scientists doing us proud

President Michael D Higgins yesterday opened the 2018 BT Young Scientists and Technology Exhibition at the RDS, in Dublin.

Thu, 11 Jan, 2018

Cork-San Francisco business links ‘will grow’ due to ties forged more than 30 years ago

Business links between Cork and San Francisco will continue to grow because the ties forged between the twin cities more than 30 years ago are even stronger now, the mayor of the Californian city has said.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2017

Conor McGregor and Collison brothers among ten Irish included in Forbes list

UFC fighter Conor McGregor and tech boy-wonders the Collison brothers are some of the Irish lauded by Forbes in its prestigious “30 Under 30 Europe” list of young people to watch.

Tue, 17 Jan, 2017

Voxpro creates 400 Cork jobs but eyes huge expansion in the US

Global business outsourcing firm Voxpro, which has announced plans to create 400 jobs in Ireland over the next 18 months, is eyeing massive expansion in the US.

Sat, 21 Nov, 2015

Web Summit: Stripe on course to become ‘1,000-person company’

The billion-dollar US firm, Stripe, founded by Limerick brothers John and Patrick Collison, is building towards a massive expansion.

Thu, 05 Nov, 2015

Limerick brothers' online payment business now worth $3.5bn

An online payments company founded by two brothers from Limerick is now worth $3.5bn.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2014

Irish payments provider Stripe partners with RTÉ's GAA streaming service

Payments company Stripe, from Limerick-born brothers Patrick and John Collison, has been announced as the international payments partner for RTÉ's global Gaelic games streaming service GAAGo.

Wed, 05 Nov, 2014

Cork trio on top of the world after scientific hat-trick

Three Cork teenagers have bagged the top prize at this year’s Google Science Fair for their project, Natural Bacteria Combating World Hunger.

Wed, 24 Sep, 2014

Stripe available to Irish firms

A global credit card payment service founded by two young Irish millionaire brothers is to be made available to Irish firms from today.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2013

Exemplary achievements - The path to success is well known

We saw again yesterday the relentless nature of life’s cycle — birth, growth, achievement, death, the pain of absence and then almost inevitably rejuvenation.

Wed, 19 Dec, 2012

Brothers’ business is valued at €75m

Two Limerick brothers who became millionaires while still at school have seen their newest venture, Stripe, valued at €75 million.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2012

Schemes target entrepreneurial spirit in youth

THE need to create an entrepreneurial spirit is being highlighted by Government and its agencies over the past 12 months but young Irish people are already showing a talent for how it can be done.

Tue, 05 Jan, 2010

Young scientists to tackle matters big and small

HOW do you measure the strength of a spider’s web? How seductive is Sudoku?

Wed, 23 Nov, 2005

Young scientist Patrick impresses in Moscow

LIMERICK student Patrick Collison is flying high after scooping a second prize at the prestigious EU Contest for Young Scientists yesterday.

Thu, 22 Sep, 2005

Limerick student wins young scientist award

A Limerick student who designed a new computer programming language tonight won the Esat BT Young Scientist of the Year.

Fri, 14 Jan, 2005

Winning not part of Ronan’s equations

THE only mathematical equation that Ronan Larkin had not considered was how much winning the 2004 Esat BT Young Scientist of the Year would mean to his bank balance.

Sat, 10 Jan, 2004