Tagged: john collison

March 16, 2023 @ 3:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stripe, a leading Fintech in the payments and transaction sector, has raised $6.5 billion (€6.15 billion) at a $50 billion (€47 billion) valuation. The “Series I” round took a significant haircut from its last round. In 2022, Stripe raised money at a $74 billion valuation. … Read More

November 24, 2021 @ 2:20 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

While Stripe does not currently accept cryptocurrencies as payment, the are monitoring the space and could change that policy in the future, its co-founder and president said today. Speaking at the Fintech Abu Dhabi Festival, John Collison noted his company and cryptocurrencies were founded within… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 8:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fintech firm Stripe, an Irish-American payment processing service, has secured $600 million (appr. €500 million) through a funding round. Stripe is now valued at around $95 billion (appr. €80 billion). Investors that took part in Stripe’s investment round include Allianz X, Axa, Baillie Gifford, Fidelity… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 8:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Mark Carney, the former Bank of England Governor, has joined Stripe’s board of directors. Carney joins the board in advance of a new funding round that is said to value the Fintech at between $70 to $100 billion, according to reports. In early 2020, Stripe… Read More

July 28, 2015 @ 11:35 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Payments startup Stripe landed a new round of funding from investors including American Express, Visa and Sequoia Capital, valuing the San Francisco-based company at $5 billion. According to the announcement, Stripe signed an agreement with Visa to work on digital transactions such as website ‘buy… Read More