Revolut claims it has at least 3 million customers in Ireland. That’s most adults in this country and the reason is the ease with which customers can set up an account and make payments to friends, family and even total strangers. The Irish banks have long considered creating some sort of easy-pay rival, and now they think they might have it.  The new service, which will start in a few months will be called Zippay and it potentially brings in all the banks and doesn't require a new app or to upload anything. The 3 pillar banks have signed up and Revolut is free to do so too but one wonders whether it would bother.

Brian Hayes, Chief Executive of the Banking & Payments Federation Ireland, joined Joe Lynam on the show to discuss the new financial product and the other challenges facing the banks.

Russ Mould from AJ Bell takes a look at the main business news stories along with Joe Lynam.

Once you click the fraudsters have a toe in the door and are on the way to ripping you off.  Amazingly Facebook or Instagram are not legally obliged yet to check the identity of advertisers.  But legislation may be on the way in the EU to force them to do so. 

Joe discusses this and more with Paul O’Brien from Bank of Ireland Security.

Friday business news review along with Joe Lynam and Kate English from Deloitte. 

The Small Claims court is often a consumer's best option to get redress from companies. The maximum limit for claims though was set almost 20 years ago at €2000.Taking inflation into consideration that sum is now worth only €1,200 in real terms. The Consumer and Competition Protection commission wants to raise that sum to reflect increased costs.  It also wants more transparency in the Small Claims Court and a cut in fees. 

All to discuss with Grainne Griffin is head of Communications with the CCPC.

The cost of borrowing for the British government has soared over the past few days with the 30-year bond yield heading for 6% almost twice that of Ireland. The markets are worried that Britain is spending too much money, and they are demanding a higher premium to lend to it. Worryingly, inflation has also remained stubbornly high.  

All to discuss with Andrew Sentence who used to sit on the Bank of England's interest rate setting Monetary Policy Committee.

Joe Lynam brings us Thursday's business news review this morning.

Fewer than 5% of homes in Ireland have solar panels on their roofs but that’s up from around 1% 5 years ago.  It’s a reflection of the growing affordability of them, EU subsidies and the soaring cost of energy that has driven demand.  Next year a new concept called ‘dynamic tariffs’ will come into force which could drive even more households to create their own energy supplies.

Joe was joined on the show by Darren Murray the Chief Operating Officer of Ecoplex which is one of the largest suppliers in the State.

The latest data from the CSO suggests that we’re jumping between jobs that little bit less than earlier this year. Mark Price used to run one of Britain’s biggest supermarkets Waitrose before he became a Government Minister and a member of the House of Lords.  But what does he make of the world of work surrounded by such geopolitical and economic uncertainty?   

All to chat with Mark Price the author of the book ‘Work Happier: How To Be Happy & Successful at Work’. 

Joe Lynam takes a look at the main business news stories this morning.