Ireland: Accenture's Program Seeks Best Early Stage Fintech Firms!
Here is some wonderful news for the fintech world! Accenture in partnership with Enterprise Ireland is looking to get best of Ireland's early stage tech companies. The companies will then be able to join the Fintech Innovation Lab Accelerator program. Accenture is hoping that with this program will successfully be able to give a boost to those companies who believe that they are ready to take a leap and go global. The company also will help in linking them with leading financial and technological companies. Accenture's interest in fintech industry is not new; it along with 16 other leading....
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