Warrington-based ICC Solutions Limited is celebrating 25 years in the payments industry.

Starting out in 1996 with three staff members and a big dream the company now exports to over 100 countries, has numerous awards under its belt, and is now using its skills and experience to help others.

Initially the brainchild of Chief Executive David Maisey, the company has been a driving force in the migration and adoption of EMV testing around the world. Simply put, it’s partly thanks to ICC Solutions that you can walk into a shop and make a secure payment with your chip card or phone.

Over the last 25 years, payments have seen an incredibly swift evolution from contact chip cards to contactless and mobile payments, and even wearable technology. This evolution continues rapidly, and the team at ICC Solutions work tirelessly to ensure that the company keeps pace with the global demand for testing of this new technology.

With all that experience followed incredible recognition for the company. Since 2001, ICC Solutions has won numerous awards and accolades, including four Queen’s Awards for International Trade and Innovation in 2012, 2016 and 2017. This has spurred the Directors on to work closely with the Department for International Trade, helping other businesses in the export journey and being an advocate for British Exporting.