Payment processing and merchant services for UK SMEs
TRANSAX processes card payments for UK small and mid-market businesses through a portfolio of terminal hardware and acquiring services. The hiring pattern—17 sales roles against 3 engineering positions, with leadership gaps in presales and pipeline qualification—reflects a company pivoting toward high-touch B2B sales and professional services delivery rather than product-led growth. Active projects around private markets solutions and balance-sheet management suggest movement beyond core payment processing into higher-value financial services.
Notable leadership hires: Lead Qualification Analyst, Presales Lead
TRANSAX provides card payment processing, terminal hardware, and merchant acquiring services to UK businesses. Founded in 1986, the company operates from Birmingham with a 201–500 person team and maintains UK-based customer support available 24/7. The product line includes terminal equipment (chip-and-pin, PDQ machines, card readers) and processing services, marketed around rapid settlement (next-day payment), transparent pricing, and SME-focused support. Current operational focus spans proof-of-concepts, European balance-sheet management for clients, and expansion into private markets solutions across the UK and European markets.
TRANSAX runs on Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, and GCP, with Splunk for monitoring and Tableau for analytics. The stack includes Planview and Monday.com for project management, LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Outreach for sales engagement, and HSM for payment security.
TRANSAX is headquartered in Birmingham, England, and hires exclusively within the United Kingdom.
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