Segpay, a Florida-based firm that processes digital payments, and FreedomPay, a Pennsylvania-based company that processes payments, have both decided to expand from Ireland.
Segpay wants to increase its Irish staff by a two-fold amount over the period of the coming year, according to CEO Cathy Beardsley. There are presently seven employees working there after recently expanding with a new office in Dublin’s Ballsbridge.
Beardsley said Segpay would be hiring for a number of tech support roles over the next few months.
Segpay, which was founded in 2005, has around 70 employees in total.
The company’s EU headquarters have been in Dublin since 2020. Segpay, a regulated payment institution with the Central Bank of Ireland, chose Ireland as a vital site from which to serve its European clients after Brexit.
According to Beardsley, the company picked Ireland because it is “known for being a tech hub and a financial hub and very supportive to businesses”. She said the fact Ireland has an English-speaking workforce and is located near the UK also influenced the decision.
Meanwhile, FreedomPay has also designated Ireland as a “key hiring hub” for its business, a company spokesperson said.The company is currently hiring for a number of engineering and tech support roles in Dublin.
“FreedomPay is targeting Ireland as a key hiring hub not only to support our massive growth and scale across the EU, but for its top-tier talent across the country,” they added.
The company has announced plans to extend its business by entering new regions, such as the Middle East, South America, China, Africa, and APAC. To support this expansion, it will be employing hundreds of technologists worldwide for both remote and in-office employment over the next 12 to 18 months.
David Knowlton, CTO at FreedomPay, said it was “looking to hire a force of tech wizards with a passion for payments and tech”. It will be offering roles for graduates and experienced professionals in areas such as software engineering and development.