Banking & Payments Federation Ireland

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BPFI’s Housing Market Monitor Q4 2024 published today shows that around 75,000 housing units could be completed in the next two years, based on commencement activity, but inefficiencies in the system relating to land, capital and labour issues will need to be addressed to provide significantly more homes in the short term. Outlining the key findings from the monitor, Brian Hayes, Chief Executive of BPFI stated: “Today’s report shows that while there was a 6.7% decline in housing completions in 2024, solely driven by the fall in the level of apartment completions, more than 69,000 new homes commenced in 2024, more than the total number of homes started in 2022 and 2023 combined. Some 43% of those housing starts were apartments. However, we estimate that at least half of the total number of homes commenced during 2024 were due to the uncertainty about the extension of the development levy waiver in April (later extended until December) and water connection charge refund arrangement expiring in September.” Read full details on https://lnkd.in/ezgKgsbQ #housing

BPFI hosted today the inaugural meeting of Ireland’s new Cross-Sector Anti-Fraud Forum, bringing together key stakeholders from financial services sector, telecommunications, online platforms and their respective regulator along with government and An Garda Síochána, to enhance collaboration in the fight against fraud. Speaking ahead of today’s meeting, Niamh Davenport, Head of Financial Crime, BPFI and Chair of the Anti-Fraud Forum said: “The establishment of this Forum marks a significant milestone in Ireland’s approach to tackling fraud. Fraud is an ever-evolving challenge, with criminals exploiting new technologies and cross-border tactics. By bringing together all the key players around one table, this Forum will help drive a more unified and proactive response to emerging threats. Criminals do not operate in silos, and neither can we. By working together across sectors, we can better protect consumers, businesses, and the integrity of the financial system." In photo from left to right: Paul O'Brien, Financial Crime Manager, Bank of Ireland; Niamh Davenport, Head of Financial Crime, Banking & Payments Federation Ireland; Nicola Sadlier, Head of Fraud, Bank of Ireland, Harold Perez, Head of Financial Crime Systems and Intelligence, AIB and Matt Sheridan, Senior Fraud Strategy Manager, PTSB. View more information on https://bit.ly/4422HIS #fraud #financialcrime

Read the article on Integrated merchant services that are streamlining small business operations by Michael Concannon, Head of Strategy & Development, FPAI in Businessnews.ie on https://bit.ly/3DQJ4ZJ #SupportingSMEsandEntrepreneursIE

And that's a wrap! Thanks to all the speakers, panellists and delegates for taking part in today's in-depth discussions at #BPFIPayments25 conference. Special thank you to our sponsors Diebold Nixdorf, Square, Swift, EY, Visa and IOB.

Brian Hayes, Chief Executive, Banking & Payments Federation Ireland delivers the closing remarks at #BPFIPayments25.

#BPFIPayments25 panel discussion 'Insights into the future of finance - Innovating payments with digital services and embedded solutions' moderated by Leigh-anne Cotter with Matthew Phillips, Diebold Nixdorf, Gijs Boudewijn, Dutch Payments Association, Fidelma Clarke, EY and Emilio Meyer Pellegrini, European Payments Specialist.

#BPFIPayments25 panel discussion 'Fraud in focus - Fast threats, smart defences' moderated by Niamh Davenport, Banking & Payments Federation Ireland with Sébastien de Brouwer, European Banking Federation, Charlotte Pardou, Swift, Natalie Hyche Kelly, Visa and Frank Kelly, Oberkorn