Checkout.com
{{Short description|Financial technology company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Checkout Ltd.
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| type = Private
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| founder = Guillaume Pousaz
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| key_people = Guillaume Pousaz {{small|(CEO)}}
| products = Financial services
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| founded = {{start date and age|2009}} (as Opus Payments)
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| hq_location_city = London
| hq_location_country = United Kingdom
| website = {{URL|https://checkout.com/}}
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Checkout.com (with the legal name of the main entity as Checkout Ltd.) is a British multinational financial technology company that processes payments for other companies. Founded as Opus Payments in 2009, it is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.{{Cite web |last=Dawkins |first=David |title=Checkout.com's Guillaume Pousaz Emerges As One Of Europe's Leading Billionaire Fintech Founders |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddawkins/2021/04/07/checkoutcoms-guillaume-pousaz-emerges-as-one-of-europes-leading-billionaire-fintech-founders/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Forbes |language=en}} It had a valuation of $40 billion in 2022, making it the most valuable European fintech startup. Customers include Netflix, Pizza Hut, and digital asset exchange Coinbase.{{Cite web |last=Milmo |first=Dan |date=2022-01-13 |title=Checkout.com becomes UK's most valuable fintech at $40bn |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jan/13/checkoutcom-becomes-uks-most-valuable-fintech-at-40bn |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sure and Checkout.com to streamline digital insurance payments |url=https://ibsintelligence.com/ibsi-news/sure-and-checkout-com-to-streamline-digital-insurance-payments/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=IBS Intelligence |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-02 |title=Crypto "not a focus" for Checkout.com, as it concentrates on e-commerce and fintech partners |url=https://tech.eu/2024/10/02/crypto-not-a-focus-for-checkout-com-as-it-concentrates-on-e-comerce-and-fintech-partners/ |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Tech.eu |language=en-GB}}
History
Checkout.com was founded in 2009 by Swiss national Guillaume Pousaz in Singapore under the name Opus Payments, which processed payments for merchants in Hong Kong. The company became profitable in 2011 through a deal with Chinese tech gadget trading website Dealextreme. In 2012, Opus Payments was renamed Checkout.com and registered in the U.K. In 2013, Checkout.com was granted membership with Visa and Mastercard, and Checkout.com subsequently focused on partnerships with Alipay and WeChat.{{Cite web |last=Shead |first=Sam |title=Guillaume Pousaz: The Jet-Setting Founder Of $2 Billion Payment Startup Checkout.com |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/samshead/2019/08/09/guillaume-pousaz-the-jet-setting-founder-of-2-billion-payment-startup-checkoutcom/ |access-date=2022-02-04 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
In 2018, the company joined London & Partners' Mayor's International Business Programme.{{Cite web |title=Mayor of London's International Business Programme [Annual Review 2020] |url=https://www.scaleupinstitute.org.uk/programmes/mayor-of-londons-international-business-programme/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=ScaleUp Institute}} In 2019, the company received a $230 million Series A funding round led by Insight Partners and DST Global.{{Cite web|title=Checkout.com raises $230m in record European Series A|url=https://www.checkout.com/blog/post/checkout-com-raises-usd230m-in-record-european-series-a|access-date=2022-02-04|website=Checkout.com|language=en-us}} After additional funding rounds, the company's valuation had increased to $15 billion by June 2020.{{Cite web|last=Browne|first=Ryan|date=2021-01-12|title=Fintech firm Checkout.com crowned Europe's top unicorn after tripling valuation to $15 billion|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/12/fintech-firm-checkoutcom-is-europes-top-unicorn-with-15b-valuation.html|access-date=2022-02-04|website=CNBC|language=en}} In May 2020, it acquired Australian company Pin Payments, allowing Checkout.com to expand into the Australian and New Zealand markets.{{Cite web |last=Eyers |first=James |date=2020-05-27 |title=Checkout.com buys Perth-based Pin Payments |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/perth-s-pin-payments-acquired-by-london-s-checkout-com-20200527-p54wsw |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}
In January 2022, the company announced a $1 billion funding round, surpassing the value of competitors such as Revolut and Wise. Investors included the Qatar Investment Authority and Tiger Global Management, among others.{{Cite web |last= |title=Checkout.com raises $1 billion in Series D amid major US market push |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/checkoutcom-raises-1-billion-in-series-d-amid-major-us-market-push-301459374.html |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.prnewswire.com |language=en}} The company announced it would use the capital to invest in Web3 applications. In May 2022, Checkout.com announced it was acquiring French startup Ubble, which provides a remote identity verification service.{{Cite web |last=Dillet |first=Romain |date=2022-05-12 |title=Identity verification startup Ubble acquired by Checkout.com |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/12/checkoutcom-to-acquire-identity-verification-startup-ubble/ |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}