Barclaycard, the credit card division of Barclays PLC, officially opened the doors of a new administrative office in Long Island City, New York.
Staff at the New York location will provide credit risk, corporate finance and market analytics support to Barclaycard operations around the globe, including its U.S. business headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. The company has already filled 35 positions in the new facility and expects to hire 200 by November 2009.
The New York facility also will play a critical role in supporting Barclaycard’s objective of making the lives of its customers simpler by enhancing existing payment products and creating entirely new ones that meet this demanding standard.
“Barclaycard is strengthening its position as a global payments leader by accessing the best talent in the world and deploying that talent without regard to geographic boundaries,” says Antony Jenkins, chief executive, Barclaycard. “Having spent many years working in New York, I’m well aware of the depth of extremely talented people in the city, and I’m delighted to welcome some of them to Barclaycard.”
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