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TSYS (Cayan)
Cayan (TSYS) is a provider of payment technologies and merchant services. The company enables payments in physical stores and mobile locations, as well as e-commerce.
Cayan ranks among the largest merchant acquirers in the United States. Clients vary in size from large-scale chains to small, one-location businesses. The company supports businesses of all industries, including restaurants and retail.
On 18th December 2017, it was announced that Cayan would be acquired by TSYS in an all-cash deal valuing the company at approximately $1.05 billion.
TSYS is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, provides payment processing services, merchant services and related payment services. It also provides reloadable prepaid debit cards and payroll cards, and demand deposit accounts to the underbanked. It is the largest third-party processor for issuing banks in North America, with a 40% market share, and one of the largest in Europe. It is a subsidiary of Global Payments.
Cayan was founded by Henry Helgeson in 1998.
Cayan is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
The Company is owned by TSYS.
TSYS has circa 12,800 employees (2018).
On 13 December 2017, Cayan announced the expansion of it's Northern Ireland base, creating 170 new jobs.
The Company currently employs 150 staff in Belfast.
Key People:
CEO - Jeff Sloan
CFO - Paul Todd
Belfast Site Lead - Damien Dougan
Belfast office - City Quays 1, 7 Clarendon Road, Belfast BT1 3BG.
Website - www.tsys.com
Oracle
Oracle Corporation sells database software and technology, cloud engineered systems, and enterprise software products—particularly its own brands of database management systems.
In 2019, Oracle was the second-largest software company by revenue and market capitalisation.
The Company was founded by Larry Ellison Bob Miner and Ed Oates in 1997.
The company is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
The Company is publicly owned - NYSE: ORCL
The Company has circa 136,000 employees (2019).
In 2005 Oracle opened a service hub in Belfast to support customers in the UK and Ireland.
In 2010 Oracle acquired Art Technology Group (ATG), a leading provider of eCommerce software and related on demand commerce optimisation applications.
ATG had a software engineering and support team in Belfast, who became part of Oracle.
The Company currently employs 85 staff in Belfast.
Key People:
CEO and CFO - Safra Catz
CTO - Larry Ellison
Belfast Site Lead - Alastair (Bo) Wylie
Belfast office - Victoria House, 15-27 Gloucester Street, Belfast BT1 4LS.
Website - www.oracle.com
Slice
Slice is a SaaS company providing an online food ordering platform for independent pizzerias.
It allows pizzeria owners to offer their products to their customers using a optimised website and their customers can place orders through the Slice app and social media channels.
The Company was founded by Ilir Sela in 2010.
The company is headquartered in New York.
The Company is privately owned.
The Company has circa 500 employees (2020).
On 4 June 2018, the Company announced the creation of a software engineering team Belfast, creating nearly 50 new jobs.
The Company currently employs 45 staff in Belfast.
Key People:
CEO - Ilir Sela
CFO - John Rucker
CTO - Jason Ordway
Belfast Site Lead - Miriam Kerbashe
Belfast office - 4th Floor, McAuley House, 14 Castle Street, Belfast BT1 1HB.
Website - www.slicelife.com
Signifyd
Signifyd, the world’s largest provider of guaranteed fraud protection, enables online retailers to provide a friction-free buying experience for their customers.
Signifyd leverages big data, machine learning and domain expertise to provide a 100 percent financial guarantee against fraud on approved orders that later turn out to be fraudulent. This effectively shifts the liability for fraud away from retailers, allowing them to increase sales and open new markets while reducing risk.
Signifyd counts among its customers a number of companies on the Fortune 1000 and Internet Retailer Top 500 lists.
The Company was founded by Rajesh Ramanand and Michael Liberty in 2011.
The company is headquartered in San Jose, California.
The Company is privately owned.
The Company has circa 300 employees (2020).
On 25 February 2019, the Company announced the creation of a new Global R&D Centre in Northern Ireland, creating 150 new jobs.
The Company currently employs 75 staff in Belfast.
Key People:
CEO - Rajesh Ramanand
CFO - Dan Strong
Belfast Site Lead - Trevor McCullough
Belfast office - River House, Floor 6, 48-60 High St, Belfast BT1 2BE.
Website - www.signifyd.com
Rakuten Blockchain Labs
Rakuten, Inc is a Japanese electronic commerce and online retailing company. Its B2B2C E-Commerce platform Rakuten Ichiba is the largest e-commerce site in Japan and among the world's largest by sales.
The company operates Japan's biggest Internet bank and number one credit card company by transaction value. It also offers e-commerce, fintech, digital content and communications services to over one billion members around the world, and operates in 29 countries and regions. It is often referred to as "the Amazon of Japan".
The Company was founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997.
The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
The Company is publicly owned - TYO: 4755.
The Company has circa 18,400 employees (2019).
On 5th May, 2017, the Company announced the creation of a new FinTech Software Development Centre in Belfast, creating 20 new jobs.
The Company currently employs 50 staff in Belfast.
Key People:
CEO - Hiroshi Mikitani
CFO - Kenji Hirose
CTO - Terje Marthinussen
Belfast Site Lead - Fergal Downey
Belfast office - 17 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HD.
Website - global.rakuten.com
Bazaarvoice
Bazaarvoice is a SaaS company providing software that allows retailers to add customer reviews to their websites.
Previously traded on the NASDAQ, the company was taken private in an acquisition in 2018 by marlin Equity Partners.
The Company was founded by Brett Hurt in 2005.
The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
The Company is privately owned.
The Company has circa 1,200 employees (2020).
On 27 June 2017, the Company announced the creation of a new European base in Northern Ireland, creating nearly 170 new jobs.
The Company currently employs 60 staff in Belfast.
Key People:
CEO - Keith Nealon
CFO - Ken Hashman
CTO - Fritz Hesse
Belfast Site Lead - Seamus Cushley
Belfast office - 3rd Floor, McAuley House, 14 Castle Street, Belfast BT1 1HB.
Website - www.bazaarvoice.com
Cybersource (Visa)
CyberSource is a global payment gateway and merchant services provider that is focused on the active management of the payment process from payment acceptance and order screening, through reconciliation and payment security.
In 2010, CyberSource was acquired by Visa Inc.
The Company was founded by Bill McKiernan, John Pettitt in 2005.
The Company is headquartered in Foster City, California.
The Company is owned by Visa.
The Company has circa 700 employees (2020).
On 16th February 2010, the Company announced plans to invest almost £2.8million, in R&D at its Belfast centre.
The Company currently employs 80 staff in Belfast.
Key People:
CEO - Michael Walsh
CFO - Steve Pellizzer
CTO - Brian Sadowski
Belfast Site Lead - Thomas Looney
Belfast office - Victoria House, 15-17 Gloucester Street, Belfast BT1 4LS.
Website - www.cybersource.com
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