Online payment software giant pay pal has announced its plans to double their amount of employees working in Austin. The pay pal company plan to employ staff to help design and maintain the software.
The rapid growth of the company has created the need for more staff as chief executive Scott Thompson explains, “PayPal is a technology and risk-management company more than anything else,” Thompson said. “Our product development is done by engineers. They are all technology people who have a lot of talent, skills and capabilities in doing things with software.”
Products are being designed including new payment and anti fraud systems to improve the pay pal service. “It was a big decision, but we are extremely happy with what the result has been in a very short period of time,” Thompson said. “We have been able to get tremendous quality and many more people than we thought. When we tell people we have openings and we are PayPal, lots and lots of people turn up. We get to pick from the best of the best because our brand in this market has a lot to it.”
Pay Pal is owned by online auction giant Ebay, however have recently expanded to serve other online industries including the casino sector. With over 60 million active accounts pay pal is easily the biggest online payment software provider. They have built a trusting relationship with customers and look to improve their service by offering new and improved products for users. Pay Pal will continue to grow as more and more businesses look to offer online payment options.
