Fexco

Fexco Financial Services
Company typePrivate company
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Headquarters,
Area served
Europe, Middle East, Asia, North America, Latin America, Australasia
Key people
  • Brian McCarthy (Founder and chairman)[1]
  • Denis McCarthy (CEO)[2]
ProductsForeign exchange
Number of employees
~2,500[3]
Websitewww.fexco.com

Fexco is an Ireland-based financial services and financial technology company focusing on bureau de change and payment card services.[4][5] Its head office is located in Killorglin, County Kerry. As of 2019, Fexco reports it has more than 2,500 staff[3] and of these, 1,200 are based in Ireland,[6] with other staff in 29 countries worldwide, including the UK, Spain, New Zealand,[7] United States, Middle East[8] and Asia.[9]

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  2. ^ "Fexco scooped €23m after stock exchange sale". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "About Fexco". fexco.com. Fexco. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ O'Halloran, Barry. "The business of financial services adds up for Fexco". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  5. ^ "Focus: From his scenic offices in Co Kerry Brian McCarthy controls a huge multinational business. But it's no thanks to Irish officialdom which, he says, should be sacked for incompetence". The Sunday Times. 8 August 2004. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-10-31 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
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  8. ^ "Fexco expanding in the Gulf with two significant ventures". independent.ie. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Fexco Appoints Cathal Foley as CEO of Fexco Asia (PR Newswire)". Bloomberg. 2019-09-16. Retrieved 2019-10-30.