PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FreedomPay, the global leader in secure commerce technology for lodging, gaming, retail, restaurants, stadiums and other hospitality merchants, today announced its selection as 2017's “Best Tech Work Culture” for the Second Annual Timmy Awards, which recognizes the top workplaces for tech professionals. The tech community and an expert panel of judges chose FreedomPay from a field of more than 150 nominees to join a list of notable North American winners such as AppDynamics, Technossus and Drawbridge. Tech in Motion presented FreedomPay with the Timmy Awards trophy in front of an audience of more than 300 local technology influencers in an awards ceremony on September 27.
“It is such an exciting time to be a tech company in Philadelphia,” said Tom Durovsik, Founder and CEO of FreedomPay. “We take great pride in our work culture-- whether it’s bringing in local artists to enhance our office environment, hosting Philadelphia’s Mayor James Kenney for an all-employee ribbon-cutting or using a local restaurant operator to run our onsite barista and café, all free of charge to our employees.”
FreedomPay is a global pioneer in payment and commerce technologies and is widely recognized as the industry’s innovation leader. As a rapidly growing technology company, FreedomPay is committed to delivering the most innovative software solutions for today’s complex global commerce marketplace.
“We are excited to recognize FreedomPay as Philadelphia’s Best Tech Work Culture of 2017,” states Mandy Walker, Director of Marketing at Tech in Motion and Motion Recruitment Partners. “Since the inception of the Timmy Awards in 2015, companies have continued to raise the bar each year. We love bringing the community together to celebrate the best of the best and want to extend our congratulations to FreedomPay from the entire Tech in Motion community.”
The 2017 Philadelphia’s Timmy Awards recognized winners across four award categories to bring the spotlight onto the diversity and growth of the city, highlighting local tech startups, workplace diversity, management as well as work culture. The Timmys are presented every year in tech hub cities across North America, including Boston, San Francisco and Toronto. A list of 2017 Philadelphia winners and finalists is available here. Previous winners include innovators such as Jet.com, LearnVest, Venmo, Trip Advisor, Gilt, Constant Contact, Casper and Instacart.
About FreedomPay
The FreedomPay Commerce Platform is the best way for merchants to simplify complex payment environments. Validated by the PCI Security Standards Council for Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) along with EMV, NFC and DCC capabilities, global leaders in retail, hospitality, gaming, education, healthcare and financial services trust FreedomPay to deliver unmatched security and advanced value added services. With broad integrations across top point-of-sale, device manufacturers and payment processors, supported by rapid API adoption, FreedomPay is driving the future of commerce and customer interaction. For more information, go to www.freedompay.com.