Kevin Long

Kevin Long is a proven leader with extensive experience in managing 9 gateway platforms for card present and card not present payments globally, processing billions of transactions monthly across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

He has led the architecture, engineering, QA, and delivery of these platforms with agile teams spanning the United States, Ireland, Eastern Europe, and India, totaling over 200 team members.

Kevin also oversees all IT operations in Dublin, including data center management, cloud engineering, 1st & 2nd line operations, and corporate systems, specifically supporting the Global Payments eCommerce gateway.

His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Science from University College Cork and completion of the Leaving Certificate at Christian Brothers College.

In his career, Kevin has held prominent positions such as VP, Head of Global Gateway Technology, VP, Head of Architecture & Engineering in Ireland, and Head of Architecture at Realex Payments, all at Global Payments Inc.

Prior to these roles, he gained valuable experience working at Accenture in various positions from Manager to Analyst, as well as having an internship at Citi.