MasterCard Worldwide is to open a new global technology operations office in Dublin

The expansion will create 130 jobs during the next four years, bringing the total number of people MasterCard employs in Ireland to approximately 200. “At our core, we are a technology company that happens to be in the payments space,” says Rob Reeg, president, MasterCard Technologies. “Our focus as a company is on offering innovative, game-changing technologies that offer mass appeal for our global customers and cardholders. We’re confident that this larger office in Dublin, as well as the new technology team members that we plan to hire, will help further our technology agenda and innovation vision.”

MasterCard has had an office in the city since it acquired technology company Orbiscom in 2008. This expansion means an increase in both staff, as well as the areas of focus for Dublin technology team members, including: MasterCard Labs, the company’s research and development function tasked with fast-tracking innovative products and services; Centre of Excellence for Java Development; inControl, which offers to help customers and cardholders set custom controls on usage of their credit, debit and prepaid cards.

“We chose Ireland as a place to expand our presence because, from our vantage point, we see consumers moving toward a world beyond cash, shopping and paying for the things that matter to them in ways that best fit their needs and lifestyles with a simple tap, click or touch in-store, online or on a mobile device,” says Reeg. “We are pleased to make this investment in Ireland, which builds on our existing presence. The calibre 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.”

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