Publication from IDA Ireland highlighting how Ireland is a natural choice for Fintech & Payments companies

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Fintech & Payments
Denis Curran
Head of Department
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Keith Fingleton
Manager, Fintech
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Byron Fry
VP, Financial Services
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Michelle Conaghan
VP, Emerging Business/Fintech
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Katie Thurston
Manager, Payments
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John Bennett
Project Executive, Payments
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Ireland - The European location
forFintech and Payments
Louise Phelan, Vice President of Global Operations
for Europe, Middle East and Africa for PayPal
Tom Villante, YapStone’s Chairman,
Co-Founder and CEO
“Dundalk (Ireland) is a very important site in our
global operations forsupporting ourcustomers.
We are already ahead of schedule in recruiting
our first 1,000 teammates, thanks to our
continued expansion, togetherwith the
high-calibre people we have already employed.”
“We selected Drogheda as home to our
International Headquarters because of the
tremendous support we’ve received from
IDA Ireland and of course, the incredible talent
pool in this country. We are proud to partner
with IDA Ireland to contribute to the sustained
growth of Ireland’s local and regional economy
and look forward to ourcontinued success.”

2. Why Ireland for Fintech and Payments? Fintech/Payments Companies in Ireland
Talent Educated, skilled and multilingual staff
Access to EU Talent Pool
Fast and flexible Employment Permit system
Education system ranked in top 10 in the world
Tax & Incentives Competitive Corporation Tax rate of 12.5%
Comprehensive double taxation treaty network – 72 countries
Knowledge Development Box – tax rate of 6.25%
R&D Tax Credit of 25%
R&D, Employment & Training Grants available
Track Record 400+ Financial Services Companies employing over 38,000 people
Technology sector employs over 105,000 people
Access to the Committed member of the EU
European Market Only English speaking country in the Eurozone
Common Law jurisdiction
Full access to the EU marketplace
EU Regulatory Passporting e.g. Facebook, Western Union,
Elavon, JP Morgan, Currency Fair
Regulation A strong, independent Regulator committed to delivering high quality,
independent and effective financial authorisation and supervision
It is ready and willing to engage with interested parties
“We are pleased to make this investment
in Ireland, which builds on ourexisting
presence. The caliberof highly qualified,
talented people and the Government’s
commitment to science, technology and
innovation, gave us confidence that this
was the ideal setting forournew Global
Technologies office.”
Rob Reeg, President,
MasterCard Technologies
“We are looking forward to expanding
our presence in Ireland with this new
facility in Nenagh, Co.Tipperary that
will house some of our most advanced
research workin payments technology”
Tom Higgins, Chief Administrative
Officer, First Data
“Dublin is a digital hub of Europe, and it
feels a lot like SiliconValleywhen you are
here. We’re excited to continue writing the
HubSpot story outside of the US and our
EMEA headquarters in Dublin provides a
great location – from a talent, culture and
geographical standpoint - to do just that.”
JD Sherman, President & Chief
Operating Officer, HubSpot
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