Northern Ireland’s capital city is a regional destination for financial technology and financial services companies, which serve both consumers and other businesses such as banks, insurance providers and brokerages. Belfast has earned a FinTech Strategy award and is known as a fintech leader among mid-sized European cities. Check out this list to familiarize yourself with some of the finance leaders in Belfast.
Finance Companies in Belfast
- Citi
- Barclays
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Dojo
- DailyPay
Top Finance Companies in Belfast
Citi is a global investment banking and financial services company serving clients across 180 countries, including 85 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Its presence in the U.K. dates back to 1902, and Citi now employs more than 14,000 professionals across its London, Belfast and Edinburgh offices. Citi operates four sites in Belfast and says it’s continuing to grow its presence in Northern Ireland.
Headquartered in the U.K., Barclays operates five divisions that encompass consumer and corporate banking along with wealth management services. It has more than 80,000 employees working across its multinational footprint, which spans over three dozen countries.
DailyPay is a fintech company that provides payroll solutions. Its signature offering is branded as On-Demand Pay, which helps companies enhance recruitment, retention and productivity by giving their employees the option to access their earnings ahead of payday.
Headquartered in Belfast, YAVIA aims to strengthen financial advisory relationships by delivering a platform that turns real-time client data into insights to enable intelligent, personalized customer engagement. It’s working to support a more human financial advice experience that puts the customer first.
The fintech firm Dojo specializes in payment tools. It works with service businesses in the food and beverage, dental and travel sectors, making it efficient and simple for its clients to receive payments. Its offerings cover in-person and remote payments, and it provides solutions designed to drive business growth, including a system for managing reservations and access to emergency funds.
Funds-Axis Limited makes software tools to streamline regulatory compliance for the investment management industry. Its High Wire platform coheres regulatory reporting processes, investment compliance, risk monitoring and investor communications.
U.K.-based Lloyds Banking Group’s structure consists of three groups: retail financial services; insurance, pensions and investments; and commercial banking. It has thousands of employees working across its portfolio of 16 brands, which serve approximately 28 million customers.
Ulster Bank is a personal and business banking services provider that’s based in Northern Ireland and focuses on serving U.K. clients. Its offerings span everything from bank accounts and mortgages to various business financing options, including small business, fixed rate and variable rate loans.
