Deloitte runs the awards programme to recognise indigenous technology companies on the island of Ireland that have experienced an exceptional growth in turnover over the past five years.

Deloitte announced Ezetop as the winner of the Technology Fast 50 at an awards ceremony in Dublin on Friday night as it said the company had achieved an aggregate growth rate of 6,986pc over the past five years.

Set up in 2006, Ezetop has created services to allow people living or working abroad to instantly top up mobile phones of friends and family back home. The company’s services are available from more than 350,000 retail stores in 16 countries.