Edenred Digital Center, the technology hub of the Edenred group in Romania, has reached over 300 employees

With more than 300 employees, the technology hub Edenred Digital Center is the only one of its kind in Europe and a key pillar of the Edenred Group’s technology division. As Edenred has reinvented its business model by switching to 100% digital solutions, Edenred Digital Center has become a source of technological innovation, significantly contributing to the group’s positioning as a leader in digital innovation in the markets where it operates.

Edenred Digital Center delivers technological solutions for all business lines of the Edenred group, from employee benefits and engagement, mobility, to corporate payment solutions, serving 60 million beneficiaries in the 45 countries where the company is present. Among the products developed by Edenred Digital Center is the Edenred mobile application currently implemented globally, as well as payment solutions used in 27 countries and online partnerships with over 200 companies in 23 countries.

Dave Ubachs, Executive Vice President Global Technology, Edenred: “The company has undergone important transformations in recent years, adapting to a business model based on 100% digital solutions. Our portfolio includes more than 250 solutions to meet the evolving needs of our 60 million users and 2 million merchant partners in 45 countries. At Group level, we invested more than €480 million in technology last year, more than €2 billion in total since 2016, and we will continue to invest in the future. The Edenred Digital Center is Edenred’s largest technology hub worldwide and a competence center for a series of strategic programs such as cybersecurity, cloud, stability, data and engineering that provide governance and leadership within the Edenred group. Edenred Digital Center has the mission to take the digitization of Edenred solutions to the next level, by automating and streamlining B2B payments, simplifying relationships and interactions with users and facilitating payments to merchants”.

Edenred Digital Center continues to train young talents in the technology area 

Since its launch five years ago, Edenred Digital Center has grown from 20 to 300 employees, and the goal is to expand the team further.

Răzvan Popescu, HR Director & Site Leader Edenred Digital Center : “EDC is a center of technical expertise in continuous growth, an organization created specifically to attract talents from the world of technology to support the strategic development projects of the Edenred group. Thanks to the significant investments made by Edenred, the employees of the Edenred Digital Center have access to the latest technologies and advanced training tools that allow their professional development. EDC employees particularly enjoy the global projects they work on with colleagues from all over the world, thus having access to an international career and the possibility to influence the group’s global technology strategies. The fact that they can choose the teams they work in and the work schedule themselves, the quality of the teams and the way of collaboration in the team are also very much appreciated by the employees. Nevertheless, they value the application of best practices in the use of the cutting-edge technologies and the opportunity to learn new working models thanks to the group’s acquisitions at a global level.”

Edenred Digital Center has developed a series of partnerships with universities that aim to develop the educational offer in relation to the needs of the labor market and internship programs, trainings and mentoring programs for graduates, which give them the opportunity to develop a career in the field, together with Edenred Digital Center. One such program is the EdenTech Graduate Program, through which the Edenred Digital Center continues to train young talents in the technology industry for more than two years.

Răzvan Popescu, HR Director & Site Leader Edenred Digital Center: “The EdenTech Graduate Program is a program that we launched in 2022 and which is aimed at young graduates in the IT field or adjacent fields. The participants selected in the program benefit from four months of intensive learning, with the support of experienced mentors, and a series of advantages and opportunities that will help them develop their skills and knowledge in the field of technology. Thus, they have the opportunity to expose themselves internationally and interact with Edenred’s top leaders, they have access to some of the most important tech events, which gives them a broad perspective on trends and innovations in the industry.”