Austin Chamber’s Opportunity Austin and Green Dot Corporation Announce Headquarters Relocation for Fintech Pioneer & Digital Bank
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Green Dot establishes Austin headquarters to increase technical staff and adopt the “work from anywhere” model
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 17, 2021 – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) and Opportunity Austin, the Greater Austin Chamber’s five-county wealth initiative, today announced plans for the digital banking and financial technology company to relocate its headquarters to Austin, TX.
“We’re excited to be rooting in Austin as we build a more creative, dynamic, and performance-driven workforce that is committed to seamlessly connecting more people and businesses with their money,” said Dan Henry, President & CEO of Green Dot . “Austin’s location, technology talent pool and other connections and benefits will play an important role in building tomorrow’s Green Dot for our employees, customers and partners.”
Last year, Green Dot announced plans to become a leaner, more focused, growth-oriented company that adopts a fully remote, “work from anywhere” model that maximizes the benefits of working remotely and attracts top talent that matches its culture and mission match. The company is currently recruiting more than 100 jobs nationwide, primarily in the areas of technology, engineering and product management, as well as marketing, data science and analytics, partnerships, customer support and more. They also recently announced upgrades to their maternity and paternity, PTO and other remote work benefits and programs for employees.
“Green Dot’s announcement confirms the Austin region’s continued growth in fintech and the ability to attract this type of headquarters,” said Charisse Bodisch, senior vice president of economic development for the Austin Chamber of Commerce. “Your platform shows some of the innovative technologies that are transforming the financial services industry.”
US-based Green Dot employees now have the freedom and flexibility to work and work from any home location in the continental US with a collective understanding and commitment to appear and engage virtually daily, with some employees doing the whole Travel year-round to network personally with colleagues and partners, to work together and to create innovations.
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“We are creating a flexible, collaborative workplace that is built on trust and empowerment, giving our employees the benefits of remote working and the opportunity to come together all year round and have a real impact on people’s financial lives,” said Henry.
About Green Dot
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) is a financial technology and registered bank holding company dedicated to providing customers and partners with trusted, world-class money management and payment solutions that seamlessly connect people with their money. Green Dot’s proprietary technology enables products and features to be developed that address the most pressing financial challenges facing consumers and businesses, transform the way they manage and move money, and make financial empowerment more accessible to all.
Green Dot offers consumers and businesses a wide range of financial services, including debit, check, credit, prepaid, and salary cards, as well as robust money processing services, tax refunds, cash deposits and withdrawals. Its flagship digital banking platform, GO2bank, offers consumers simple and accessible mobile banking that is designed to help improve financial health over time. The company’s banking platform services business enables a growing list of the world’s largest and most trusted consumer and technology brands to deliver bespoke, seamless and value-driven money management solutions to their clients.
Founded in 1999, Green Dot has served more than 33 million customers directly and many millions more through its partners. The Green Dot network of more than 90,000 retail distribution locations nationwide, more than all of the remaining US bank branches combined, enables it to operate primarily as a “branchless bank”. Green Dot Bank is a subsidiary of Green Dot Corporation and a member of FDIC1. For more information on Green Dot’s products and services, please visit www.greendot.com.
About Opportunity Austin
Opportunity Austin is the economic development initiative that aims to encourage job-creating investment in the five-county area of Central Texas. Top priorities include promoting economic diversification to proactively strengthen the economy, deepening the talent pool through development and attraction, and making the Greater Austin area attractive to entrepreneurs, business leaders and site voters through advocacy on issues such as a comprehensive regional transportation system and regional collaboration. Since 2004, Opportunity Austin has helped create more than 400,000 jobs in the Austin area. Learn more about Opportunity Austin here.
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1 Green Dot Bank also operates under the following registered trade names: GO2Bank, GoBank and Bonneville Bank. All of these registered trade names are used by and refer to a single FDIC insured bank, Green Dot Bank. Deposits under one of these trade names are deposits with the Green Dot Bank and are combined for deposit protection up to the permitted limits.
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contacts
Green Dot
Whit Chapman – wchapman@greendotcorp.com
Elisabeth Christian public relations
Walter Zaykowski – 202.503.5108
Danielle Kaigler – 617.840.1689
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