A new €500,000 Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund to stimulate start-up activity in the Fin-Tech sector, providing up to €50,000 in equity support for each successful applicant, has been launched.

The new fund is the first of its type targeting the Fin-Tech sector and is open to early stage companies providing technology driven solutions within the financial services sector, or to the Fin-Tech/financial services sectors as an end market.

The fund opens for applications today, Wednesday 1st June, and closes at 3pm on Wednesday 15th June.

Further information can be found here.