BlueSnap sets a course for worldwide expansion, with key global hires and new offices

BlueSnap secures talent from Braintree, Chase Paymentech, American Express, and Vantiv to add to a world-class team

WALTHAM, Mass. — April 17, 2014 — Global payment gateway, BlueSnap today announced it is expanding its global operations, opening up new offices in Australia and Malta, and adding top tier talent across the world.

James Olver, a former London based Braintree director, has joined BlueSnap and will focus on European expansion for the company. James has already secured offices at the prestigious Rainmaking Loft, a 10,000 sq, ft,. startup hub in London dedicated to ambitious high growth technology startups.

“We are really pleased to have one of the leading and innovative companies at the forefront of payments on board,” said Stuart Gordon, GM and head of Business Development at Rainmaking Loft.

In addition to new offices in London, Australia, and Malta, BlueSnap has expanded their Boston, Silicon Valley and Israel offices over the past year as well, and their aggressive growth is continuing around the globe. As their merchant portfolio expands, they are strategically opening up localized offices, and investing in top tier payment talent from other payment related companies like American Express, Barclays, Braintree, Chase Paymentech, ING, PayPal, RBS, and Vantiv.

The need for payment solutions is growing exponentially, and online merchants around the globe are looking for easy ways to connect their businesses to the world. BlueSnap gives merchants exactly what they need, secure and simple ways to either integrate into one of their plug-n-play BuyNow checkout pages, or a library of world class APIs that allow them to build it on their terms.

“The world of technology and payments are intersecting in ways they never have before, and at BlueSnap our goal is to combine talents around both these disciplines, ultimately giving merchants the experience and infrastructure they need to optimize cross-border payments,” said Ralph Dangelmaier, CEO of BlueSnap. “I’m extremely proud to have competitive talent joining our team allowing us to offer the best to our merchants.”

Converting more shoppers to buyers is BlueSnap’s goal, and the depth of knowledge the team now has will offer best-of-breed collaboration, integration, and customer experience from offices around the globe.

About BlueSnap

BlueSnap is a smarter international payment gateway powering the checkout process for eCommerce merchants worldwide, and fueling growth for online businesses serving digital, physical and mobile markets. BlueSnap has reinvented and optimized the checkout experience by combining intelligent payment routing, frictionless one-click checkout, global payment processing, award-winning smart subscriptions, multiple integration options and dynamic ecommerce tools. With over 10 years experience serving merchants around the globe and supporting shoppers in 180 countries with localization in 29 languages, 60 currencies and 110 payment types, BlueSnap is fulfilling its promise to convert more shoppers to buyers worldwide. Learn more at www.bluesnap.com.