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Checkout.com
Payment orchestrator
United KingdomFounded 2012What it does
London acquirer and processor for enterprise merchants, selling online processing, payouts, fraud and risk tooling as separate modules. Checkout Ltd is an FCA-authorised electronic money institution under number 900816, and Checkout SAS holds an ACPR e-money licence passported across the EEA.
News
- 29 Oct 2026·Adyen and Checkout.com both switch on Visa Payment Passkey for UK merchants on the same day
- 20 Oct 2026·Checkout.com enters in-person acceptance across the UK and EEA with Mollie supplying the hardware side
- 19 Oct 2026·Samsung extends Checkout.com to its EU and North American stores and puts Samsung Pay on Flow
- 29 Sep 2026·Checkout.com reports 750 million dollars in annualised net revenue and expects 480 billion in 2026 volume
- 9 Sep 2026·Checkout.com goes live with direct US acquiring on its own Georgia bank charter
Funding
- Jan 2021·€372m, led by Tiger Global Management
- Jun 2020·€133m, led by Coatue
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