Checkout - About the company
Checkout is a series D company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2012 by Guillaume Pousaz. It operates as a Provider of payment processing and global money movement solutions. Checkout has raised $1.83B in funding from investors like Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management and DST Global, with a current valuation of $12B. The company has 2472 active competitors, including 252 funded and 283 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PayPal, Stripe and PayU.
Sectors and market segments that Checkout operate in
Checkout serves in the FinTech market segments.The primary business model of Checkout is:Company Details
Provider of payment processing and global money movement solutions. The business offers tools for online payment acceptance and payouts. It provides services such as fraud detection, authentication, and identity verification. The company delivers payment methods and integration options. It helps businesses manage payments through a single dashboard.
- Website
- www.checkout.com/
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@checkout.com
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
- Registered Address
- 54 Portland Place, London, England, W1B 1DY
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
London, United Kingdom
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$1.83B in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$12B as on Sep 26, 2025
Investors
Ranked
11th among 2472 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£246M as on Dec 31, 2022
Employee Count
2,275 as on Mar 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Checkout
Checkout is associated with 9 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CHECKOUT LLC CIN: 6358103 , United States, Active | Apr 04, 2017 | - | 110 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
Checkout Limited CIN: 8037323 , Germany, Active | Apr 18, 2012 | $305M (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - | |
CHECKOUT SERVICES LTD CIN: 15062599 , United Kingdom, Active | Aug 09, 2023 | - | - | |
Checkout US, Inc. CIN: 001t000000WoO1wAAF , United States, Active | Mar 28, 2019 | - | - | - |
CHECKOUT TECHNOLOGY LTD CIN: 12785792 , United Kingdom, Active | Aug 01, 2020 | - | 873 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | |
CHECK OUT LLC CIN: 20228283791 , United States, Deadpooled | Dec 29, 2022 | - | - | - |
CHECKOUT LIMITED CIN: 8037323 , United Kingdom, Active | - | 284 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | ||
Checkout US, Inc. CIN: 20191275344 , United States, Active | Mar 28, 2019 | - | - | - |
Checkouts CIN: 0766.715.912 , Belgium, Active | Apr 14, 2021 | - | - | - |
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Checkout's funding and investors
Checkout has raised a total funding of $1.83B over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 01, 2019. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Jan 12, 2022 for $1B. 13 investors participated in its latest round. Checkout has 16 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Checkout:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jan 12, 2022 | $1B | Series D | $40B | 110.5x | - | |
Dec 31, 2020 | $450M | Series C | $5.5B | 14.9x | ||
Jun 19, 2020 | $150M | Series B | - | - |
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Checkout's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Checkout is Guillaume Pousaz. Guillaume Pousaz is the CEO of Checkout.
Here are the details of Checkout's key team members:
- Guillaume Pousaz: Founder & CEO of Checkout and founder of 2 other companies, Zinal Growth and Checkout. They are also an angel investor in 11 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Checkout's Board of Directors
Checkout's board has 5 active members. Guillaume Pousaz is part of team and Mike Benchimol, Adrian Charles Asher, Emilie Mathieu and Edward Philip Simmons are independent board members.Here is the list of Checkout's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | - | Current | 13y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 5y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 3y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 5m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 2y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 3y 3m | |
Independent board member | - | Past | 5y 0m |
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Checkout's employee count trend
Checkout has 2,275 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Checkout's employee count trend over the years:
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Checkout's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Checkout include PayPal, Stripe and PayU. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Checkout, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  PayPal 1998, United States, Public | Provider of online payment solutions, money transfers, and virtual wallets | $216M | 88/100 | |
2nd | Stripe 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series I | Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for revenue growth and payment processing | $9.81B | 86/100 | |
3rd | PayU 2002, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C | Provider of payment solutions and credit products for online merchants | $35.1M | 84/100 | |
4th | Online payment and money transfer platform for businesses | $533M | 83/100 | ||
5th |  Flutterwave 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions | $489M | 83/100 | |
6th | Adyen 2006, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Public | Provider of end-to-end payment, data, and financial management platform solutions | $266M | 80/100 | |
7th |  Corpay 2000, Atlanta (United States), Public | Provider of payment automation and expense management software solutions | $175M | 77/100 | |
8th | Worldpay 1993, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of payment processing solutions for online, in-store, and omnichannel commerce | $18M | 77/100 | |
9th | ACI Worldwide 1975, Omaha (United States), Public | Process and manage digital payments | - | 76/100 | |
10th | Modern Treasury 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Provider of APIs to automate and manage money movement and ledgering | $183M | 74/100 | |
11th | Checkout 2012, London (United Kingdom), Series D | Provider of payment processing and global money movement solutions | $1.83B | 74/100 |
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Checkout's Investments and acquisitions
Checkout has made 9 investments in companies including Tamara and Loctax. Checkout has also acquired 3 companies including ubble and Icefire.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Dec 18, 2023 | Investments | 2020 | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) | |
Sep 21, 2022 | Investments | 2020 | London (United Kingdom) | |
Aug 22, 2022 | Investments | 2020 | Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) |
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Reports related to Checkout
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News related to Checkout
Filter this listMedia has covered Checkout for a total of 46 events in the last 1 year, 17 of them have been about partnerships and 14 about company updates.
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Hello Clever partners with Checkout.com to drive global expansionAustralian FinTech•Apr 16, 2026•Checkout, Clever Agency, Inc.
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Trip.com Teams Up With Checkout.com to Simplify Payments for Global TravelersFintech Finance•Mar 25, 2026•Trip, Checkout
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Checkout.com Named a Leader by Global Analyst Firm as It Bets on Agentic Commerce and Grows US BusinessFintech Finance•Mar 06, 2026•Checkout
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Checkout.com Returns to Full-Year Profitability and Surpasses $300B in VolumeFintech Finance•Feb 24, 2026•Checkout
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WalletConnect Hires Checkout.com's Riaz Bordie to Advance Crypto PaymentsPYMNTS.com•Feb 19, 2026•WalletConnect, Checkout
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Checkout.com Appoints Ashley Paulus to Head Growth for UK and EuropeRetail Technology Innovation Hub•Feb 12, 2026•Checkout
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Equiti Group Partners with Checkout.com and TraderEvolution GlobalFinance Magnates•Feb 04, 2026•Equiti, Checkout
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Checkout.com Acquires Blue EMI, Expands Fintech Presence in Europe with New Vilnius HubCrowdfund Insider•Jan 27, 2026•Checkout, Blue EMI
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Checkout.com Powers Digital Payments for Freenow by Lyft in EuropeCrowdfund Insider•Jan 23, 2026•Lyft, Checkout, Spotify
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