Checkout.com
London-headquartered global payments platform processing card and alternative payments for large merchants.
- Fintech
- Series B+
- London
- Sector
- Fintech
- Stage
- Series B+
- Based in
- London
- Founded
- 2012
- Funding raised
- $1.8B
- Website
- checkout.com
Checkout.com is a London-based payments company that provides a single platform for enterprises to accept, process and manage card and local payment methods across many markets, alongside payouts, fraud tools and issuing. Founded in 2012 by Guillaume Pousaz, who remains chief executive, it serves large digital merchants and marketplaces and operates offices across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. The company raised a $230 million Series A in 2019, a $150 million Series B in 2020, a $450 million Series C in 2021 and a $1 billion Series D in January 2022 at a $40 billion valuation, taking total funding to $1.8 billion according to its own announcement. It later cut its internal valuation during the 2022-23 downturn.
Team
- Guillaume Pousaz, Founder and CEO
Backed by
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