Work experience/internships

VocaLink Limited: Work experience at VocaLink Limited

Please note the application deadline for 2010 Industrial Placements was 31st January, and therefore we are no longer accepting applications.

VocaLink provides the infrastructure that makes money move faster and more efficiently for consumers, businesses, governments and banks. Whether its your monthly salary, being able to get your cash out of any ATM, or paying someone instantly, VocaLink is operating at the heart of payments.

VocaLink is a specialist provider of transaction services to banks, their corporate customers and Government departments. It processes domestic and international automated payments and provides ATM switching solutions. On a peak day, the VocaLink automated payment platform processes over 90 million transactions and over half a billion in a month. Its switching platform connects the world’s busiest network of over 60,000 ATMs. Its Real-Time Payments platform provides the central infrastructure for the UK Faster Payments Service. VocaLink is working with BGC (Bankgirocentralen), to provide outsourced processing for the majority of Sweden’s domestic payments.
Having pioneered electronic payments over 40 years ago, many of the world’s top banks and their corporate customers have grown to rely on VocaLink to meet their transaction needs. It’s processing services offer banks reach throughout the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and beyond; and are complemented by value-added services that leverage industry expertise and technical capabilities.

In 2010 we are offering 10 month placements in Finance, Operations and Sales and are looking for applications to be submitted by 29th January 2010.
Once shortlisted we will then be holding telephone interviews and if successful we will then invite you to attend an assessment morning at our Rickmansworth office where all of the placements are based.

We will make selections on the degree relevance to the area of application and also from the details provided in a covering letter and if successful once you join us there will be full training and support provided to offer you a view of all aspects of the department you are placed in.