08/17/2022
AZA Group (also known as BitPesa)
Number of Employees: 101 to 250
Number of acquisitions: 2
Total Funding: $50 million
One Thing to Know: BitPesa currently accepts Bitcoin and delivers fiat currency directly to mobile phones in Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Tanzania. It also sells Bitcoin in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda.
Zepz (formerly WorldRemit)
Number of Employees: 1,500
Total Funding: $699.7 million
One Thing to Know: In August 2021, WorldRemit and Sendwave rebranded to Zepz, available in more than 130 countries and operated in more than 5,000 money transfer corridors worldwide.
Stripe
Number of Employees: 1,001 to 5,000
Number of acquisitions: 13
Number of investments: 46
Total Funding: $2.2 billion
One Thing to Know: Millions of companies in over 120 countries use Stripe including Google, Amazon, Salesforce, Shopify, Microsoft, and more.
Millions of companies in over 120 countries use Stripe. - Insider Intelligence
Millions of companies in over 120 countries use Stripe. Insider Intelligence
Braintree
Number of Employees: 251 to 500
Number of acquisitions: 1
Total Funding: $69 million
One Thing to Know: The PayPal-owned company powers payments for companies such as Uber, Poshmark, and StubHub.
Klarna
Number of Employees: 5,001 to 10,000
Number of acquisitions: 14
Number of investments: 5
Total Funding: $3.7 billion
One Thing to Know: Klarna is one of Europe’s largest banks and is providing ecommerce payment solutions for 90 million consumers across 250,000 merchants in 17 countries.
Chase Pay
Number of Employees: 5,001 to 10,000
Total Funding: N/A
One Thing to Know: Chase Pay officially debuted its app on November 21, 2016.
Chase Pay officially debuted its app on November 21, 2016. - Insider Intelligence
Chase Pay officially debuted its app on November 21, 2016. Insider Intelligence
Azimo
Number of Employees: 101 to 250
Total Funding: $88.1 million
One Thing to Know: Azimo promises money transfers in one hour or less.
Xoom
Number of Employees: 101 to 250
Number of acquisitions: 1
Total Funding: $104.3 million
One Thing to Know: PayPal acquired this international money transfer company on July 2, 2015.
iZettle
Number of Employees: 251 to 500
Number of acquisitions: 1
Total Funding: $332.8 million
One Thing to Know: iZettle Go allows you to take both cash and card payments, along with Apple and Google Pay.
Square
Number of Employees: 5,001 to 10,000
Number of acquisitions: 21
Number of investments: 19
Total Funding: $601.2 million
One Thing to Know: In December 2021, Square Inc. changed its corporate name to Block, an entity that encompasses its other divisions such as Cash App and TIDAL.
Square expects to launch a bank in 2021. - Insider Intelligence
Square expects to launch a bank in 2021. Insider Intelligence
Adyen
Number of Employees: 501 to 1,000
Total Funding: $266 million
One Thing to Know: Adyen’s customers include ebay, Uber, Etsy, Spotify, and more.
ShopKeep
Number of Employees: 251 to 500
Number of acquisitions: 4
Total Funding: $177.2 million
One Thing to Know: ShopKeep has more than 25,000 customers nationally, sees over 289 million transactions annually, and is the No. 1 customer rated iPad POS.
Remitly
Number of Employees: 1,001 to 5,000
Number of acquisitions: 2
Total Funding: $505 million
One Thing to Know: With Remitly, you can transfer money from: UK, US, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore and Sweden to over 50 countries worldwide.
