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How the Collison brothers became the richest people in Irish history
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Irish brothers and self-made billionaires Patrick and John Collison are shaking up the world of e-commerce. Rumours are swirling that Stripe, their online payments platform, is sizing up a takeover of rival PayPal - the original online payments company. So just how did two brothers from rural Tipperary build a tech giant now valued at almost €135bn? And what could this potential takeover mean for Ireland’s tech sector and PayPal’s 1,500 Irish employees?
Host: Tessa Fleming. Guest: Adrian Weckler
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