ireland - the natural location of choce for fintech & payments

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Fintech & Payments

Denis Curran Head of Departmente denis.curran@ida.ie

Keith FingletonManager, Finteche keith.fingleton@ida.ie

Byron Fry VP, Financial Services e byron.fry@ida.ie

Michelle ConaghanVP, Emerging Business/Finteche michelle.conaghan@ida.ie

Katie Thurston Manager, Payments e katie.thurston@ida.ie

John BennettProject Executive, Paymentse john.bennett@ida.ie

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Ireland - The European location for Fintech 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 for supporting our customers.

We are already ahead of schedule in recruiting

our first 1,000 teammates, thanks to our

continued expansion, together with 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 our continued success.”

Why Ireland for Fintech and Payments? Fintech/Payments Companies in IrelandTalent 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 EUEuropean 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 our existing presence. The caliber of highly qualified, talented people and the Government’s commitment to science, technology and innovation, gave us confidence that this was the ideal setting for our new 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 work in payments technology”

Tom Higgins, Chief Administrative Officer, First Data

“Dublin is a digital hub of Europe, and it

feels a lot like Silicon Valley when 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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