Global segment ranking · Fintech › Payments

The world’s most valuable online payments & acquiring companies

Payment service providers, gateways and acquirers that let merchants accept payments online and across channels. Ranked worldwide by AI-estimated valuation. The market sets the value; our AI estimates it.

Edition 0 (beta) · Published September 29, 2026 Twice a yearNext edition: January 1, 2027· Claude · multi-AI consensus in a future edition· Published method· Order never changed by a human

Key metrics for this segment: payment volume (tpv), revenue, profit. Figures as published by each company or the press, dated, not recalculated. The AIs weigh them alongside funding history and comparables.

Not in this segment. Card readers and POS, cross-border remittances, mobile wallets, BNPL and business accounts each have their own segment. A company appears in one segment only. Method

The segment at a glance

12companies ranked

4companies on the radar

7countries in the ranking

11listed benchmarks

Sources: Bloomberg, CNBC, Payments Dive, TechCrunch, FinTech Futures, Calcalist (Ctech), YourStory, TechCabal, PYMNTS, Crowdfund Insider, Vestbee, Sacra, Multiples, company announcements. Intention counters will be shown above a threshold of amount and number of Backers.

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Global ranking · Online payments & acquiring

Top 12 Radar Challengers

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World · 12 ranked companies

#	Company	Last round · Key metrics	Estimated valuation (AI, order of magnitude)	Confidence	Invest
1	StripeUnited States · North AmericaSources: 1 · 2Is this your company? Report an error	Tender offer (secondary) · Feb 2026$1.9T total volume · Revenue: n/d · Robustly profitable (no figure) · 2025	Last known equity round: Tender offer (secondary) · Feb 2026 (Thrive Capital, Coatue, a16z, plus Stripe buyback) Published valuation: USD 159bn (Feb 2026) Confidence index: HighMethod	Solid sources	Declare an intent
2	Checkout.comUnited Kingdom · EuropeSources: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4Is this your company? Report an error	Employee share buyback · Sep 2025$300B+ processed (2025) · Revenue $297M (net) (2024) · EBITDA-positive, adj. margin >10% (2025)	Last known equity round: Employee share buyback · Sep 2025 (company-led; last primary round Series D USD 1B (Jan 2022)) Published valuation: USD 12bn (Sep 2025) Confidence index: HighMethod	Solid sources	Declare an intent
3	RazorpayIndia · Asia-PacificSources: 1 · 2Is this your company? Report an error	Series F · USD 375M · Dec 2021$180B annualized TPV (2025) · Revenue ₹3,783 crore (FY2025) · Net loss ₹1,209 crore (FY2025)	Last known equity round: Series F · USD 375M · Dec 2021 (co-led by Lone Pine, Alkeon and TCV) Published valuation: USD 7.5bn (Dec 2021) Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Declare an intent
4	RapydUnited Kingdom · EuropeSources: 1 · 2Is this your company? Report an error	Equity round (mostly equity, some debt) · USD 500M · Mar 2025Payment volume (TPV): n/d · Revenue $1B+ annual · Profit: n/d · 2025	Last known equity round: Equity round (mostly equity, some debt) · USD 500M · Mar 2025 (existing investors incl. Target Global, General Catalyst) Published valuation: USD 4.5bn (Mar 2025) Confidence index: HighMethod	Solid sources	Declare an intent
5	MollieNetherlands · EuropeSources: 1 · 2Is this your company? Report an error	Share-based acquisition of GoCardless · share issue to GoCardless holders (~EUR 1bn, >90% in shares) · Sep 2026Payment volume (TPV): n/d · Revenue €147M (net, Mollie standalone) (2025) · EBITDA-positive (since 2024)	Last known equity round: Share-based acquisition of GoCardless · share issue to GoCardless holders (~EUR 1bn, >90% in shares) · Sep 2026 (backers include Blackstone and EQT) Published valuation: EUR 1.95bn (~USD 2.3bn), implied in GoCardless deal (Dec 2025) Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Declare an intent
6	FlutterwaveNigeria · Sub-Saharan AfricaSources: 1 · 2 · 3Is this your company? Report an error	Series E · undisclosed · Jun 2026$50B+ processed to date · Revenue: n/d · Profit: n/d · cumulative	Last known equity round: Series E · undisclosed · Jun 2026 (Ripple) Published valuation: USD 3.2bn (Jun 2026) Confidence index: HighMethod	Solid sources	Declare an intent
7	EBANXBrazil · Latin AmericaSources: 1Is this your company? Report an error	Growth equity · USD 430M · Jun 2021Key metrics not disclosed	Last known equity round: Growth equity · USD 430M · Jun 2021 (Advent International) Published valuation: USD 1bn+ (Jun 2021) Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Declare an intent
8	XenditIndonesia · Asia-PacificSources: 1Is this your company? Report an error	Series D · USD 300M · May 2022$15B annualized TPV · Revenue: n/d · Profit: n/d · 2022	Last known equity round: Series D · USD 300M · May 2022 (co-led by Coatue and Insight Partners) Published valuation: USD 1bn (Series C) (2021) Confidence index: LowMethod	Weak sources	Declare an intent
9	JuspayIndia · Asia-PacificSources: 1Is this your company? Report an error	Series D (primary and secondary) · USD 60M · Apr 2025Payment volume (TPV): n/d · Revenue ~50% growth · Losses cut ~8% · FY2024	Last known equity round: Series D (primary and secondary) · USD 60M · Apr 2025 (led by Kedaara Capital, with SoftBank and Accel) Published valuation: over USD 900M (Apr 2025) Confidence index: HighMethod	Solid sources	Declare an intent
10	PaddleUnited Kingdom · EuropeSources: 1Is this your company? Report an error	Series D · USD 200M · May 2022Key metrics not disclosed	Last known equity round: Series D · USD 200M · May 2022 (led by KKR) Published valuation: USD 1.4bn (May 2022) Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Declare an intent
11	Cashfree PaymentsIndia · Asia-PacificSources: 1 · 2Is this your company? Report an error	Series C · USD 53M · Feb 2025$80B annual TPV (FY2025) · Revenue ~₹1,000 crore (FY2026) · Targets EBITDA breakeven in FY2027 (FY2026)	Last known equity round: Series C · USD 53M · Feb 2025 (led by KRAFTON, with Apis Growth Fund II) No confirmed published valuation Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Declare an intent
12	BoltUnited States · North AmericaSources: 1Is this your company? Report an error	Bridge (convertible note, pay-to-play) · up to USD 27M · 2026Payment volume (TPV): n/d · Revenue: n/d · Approaching profitability (CEO) · 2026	Last known equity round: Bridge (convertible note, pay-to-play) · up to USD 27M · 2026 (existing investors and CEO Ryan Breslow) Published valuation: USD 300M (2026) Confidence index: MediumMethod	Partial sources	Declare an intent

Ranking in descending order of AI-estimated valuation, based on public information, following a published method, with no human intervention on the order. Valuation ranges are indicative editorial estimates: neither a financial valuation, nor an offer, nor investment advice. Only the market sets a company’s value, through a funding round or a sale. Edition 0: produced by Claude (Anthropic); a consensus of several AI models will apply in a future edition. Eligibility: at least $1M raised including one equity round, non-listed company, main activity in this segment (online payment acceptance and acquiring for merchants). Country shown is the country of main operations. Request a correction

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How to read this ranking

Rank

Companies are ranked by AI-estimated valuation, highest first. The market sets the value; our AI estimates it.

Range

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Confidence

High: recent published valuation or round (under 24 months).
Medium: older data.
Low: single or unconfirmed source.

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Critical mass is reached

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The licensed partner structures

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Closing

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Challengers

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Radar · known eligible companies, not ranked

Sorted by date of last round, with no judgement and no AI call.

Paymob · Egypt · Middle East & North AfricaSep 2026 · USD 35M
Yuno · Colombia · Latin AmericaAug 2026 · USD 45M
Viva Wallet · Greece · EuropeJan 2022 · undisclosed (JPMorgan 48.5% stake)
Kushki · Ecuador · Latin America2021 · Series B (SoftBank-led), amount to be confirmed

Listed benchmarks

Not ranked: no intention is possible on a listed company.

Adyen · NetherlandsEuronext Amsterdam · ADYEN
PayPal · United StatesNasdaq · PYPL
Shift4 · United StatesNYSE · FOUR
Worldline · FranceEuronext Paris · WLN
Nexi · ItalyEuronext Milan · NEXI
Global Payments · United StatesNYSE · GPN
PagSeguro · BrazilNYSE · PAGS
StoneCo · BrazilNasdaq · STNE
Paytm (One 97) · IndiaNSE · PAYTM
Paysafe · United KingdomNYSE · PSFE
GMO Payment Gateway · JapanTSE · 3769

Sources and method for this segment

Calendar. Global segment rankings are published twice a year. Next edition: January 1, 2027.

Eligibility. At least $1M raised including one equity round, non-listed company, main activity in this segment (online payment acceptance and acquiring for merchants). A company appears in one segment only.

Sources. Bloomberg, CNBC, Payments Dive, TechCrunch, FinTech Futures, Calcalist (Ctech), YourStory, TechCabal, PYMNTS, Crowdfund Insider, Vestbee, Sacra, Multiples, company announcements.

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