WEX Inc., a global corporate payments company based in South Portland, announced Wednesday that it will restructure its informational technology department to focus on technology development and design, a process that will result in the net loss of 25 positions next year.

WEX spokeswoman Trish O’Donnell explained that while 80 positions in South Portland are being eliminated, the company is adding 25 new IT jobs. It also plans to expand its relationship with its IT partner, CSC of Falls Church, Virginia.

The expanded relationship will bring 33 IT employees from CSC to Maine. They will be housed at the company’s South Portland headquarters.

The restructuring, which will take effect in April 2016, will result in the net loss of about 25 IT positions in South Portland, according to O’Donnell.

“This was a difficult decision as WEX has many talented IT professionals and some are going to be impacted by these actions. However, the company believes it is necessary to reshape the IT department to better enable WEX’s growth and align with its global footprint,” WEX said in a prepared statement.

WEX will provide employees affected by the restructuring with a comprehensive suite of transition support services that includes a minimum of five months’ notice, a severance package and outplacement assistance. The company employs 2,000, with about 700 working at its South Portland headquarters.

The payment processing company announced an agreement with CSC in 2009 when it was expanding its international operations. CSC, an $11 billion company with about 70,000 employees worldwide, provides hosting and data center services for WEX.

In its quarterly earnings report released in October, WEX reported a 25 percent drop in net income following a series of acquisitions to reduce the company’s exposure to volatile gas prices. The company’s revenue for the quarter, which ended Sept. 30, was $226.1 million, a 2 percent increase from revenue during the same quarter last year.

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