Ireland South East Financial Services Cluster Event showcases strength of FS sector in the region

CluneTech hosted the first post-covid in-person meeting of the Ireland South East Financial Services Cluster at their newly refurbished HQ in Kilkenny yesterday.

Sean Fleming TD, Minister of State at the Department of Finance, provided an update to the gathering on the Ireland for Finance strategy which has targeted the creation of 5k more jobs in this sector nationally by 2026.

70+ representatives from industry, academia, local and government agencies had a chance to connect and celebrate success in the region. Companies included Transfermate Global Payments who recently attained unicorn status after its valuation surpassed the $1bn mark and State Street who are developing a new state-of-the-art 4 storey office building very near the CluneTech HQ.

Keynote speaker was Eddie Jordan, Ambassador of TransferMate Global Payments, who gave a really interesting overview of his career and why he thinks collaboration is so important. “Your net-worth is your network” was his fitting message for the event.

Presentations were also provided by representatives from South East Technological University, Enterprise Ireland, and the IDA.

To read more about the Financial Services Cluster in the South East visit here