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In this issue of the PaymentEye e-newsletter we look at the numbers from online payments provider Paysafe’s first full year results following the 2015 Optimal/Skrill merger.

And in other news, Boon by Wirecard has launched with Apple Pay in Ireland, a number of payments companies have announced funding rounds, and new stats have revealed more insight into UK consumers’ spending habits.

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The results are the company’s first since the merger of Optimal and Skrill, which joined to form Paysafe in late 2015.

After the initial launch in the UK, France and Switzerland, Ireland is the fourth country where the service is being offered.

Monzo also revealed its latest funding round last week.

There were also 14.8 billion card transactions recorded in 2016, which is equal to 40.5 million per day and 469 transactions per second.