An Australian fintech quietly chose Huntersville for its global headquarters, tucking a new U.S. outpost into the Lake Norman corridor. PlanPay, which builds digital lay-by style payment plans for travel bookings, is starting with a lean team and has signaled it wants to ramp up to several dozen local hires. The move drops a fresh corporate office into a mixed-use pocket near Birkdale Village.
Lease, headcount and the move
According to the Charlotte Business Journal, PlanPay has signed a five-year lease at Birkdale Village Business Park and will launch its U.S. base in Huntersville with roughly 10 employees, with a goal of growing to more than 30. The company’s website now lists a Huntersville office as its U.S. headquarters, and that address shows up in its public contact details. Local reporting also identifies Gary Burrows as PlanPay’s founder and CEO, with Burrows overseeing the expansion.
What PlanPay does
Company profiles and business databases say PlanPay started in Sydney and focuses on a no-debt installment product specifically for travel bookings. Crunchbase outlines the company’s founding information and sector, while the firm’s LinkedIn page lists Huntersville as a headquarters location and shows recent U.S.-based job postings. Taken together, those details indicate PlanPay is using a modest local office to anchor North American business development and partnerships.
Why Huntersville?
Birkdale Village is a mixed-use retail and office hub on Sam Furr Road that landlords market to small corporate tenants and regional offices. Property listings for 8600 Sam Furr Road describe Suite 250 as a compact office suited for teams of a few dozen, which lines up with the space PlanPay lists on its contact page. Regional business groups such as the Lake Norman Chamber promote the corridor to companies that want access to area talent and quick highway connections.
Hiring and what to watch
PlanPay’s careers page and its LinkedIn presence show the company is already hiring in Huntersville, including a recent posting for a marketing manager role. If PlanPay follows through on its plan to grow beyond the initial group of employees, the office would bring a modest but notable batch of tech and administrative jobs to the town. This story will be updated if PlanPay or local officials release more details on timing, leasing, or hiring.
