Guillaume Pousaz

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guillaume Pousaz
Born1981/1982 (age 40–41)[1]
NationalitySwiss
EducationHEC Lausanne
Known forFounder and CEO of Checkout.com
Children3

Guillaume Pousaz (born 1981/1982) is a Dubai-based Swiss billionaire entrepreneur, and the CEO and founder of payment platform Checkout.com.[2] As of January 2022, he has an estimated net worth of US$20 billion.

Early life and education[]

Pousaz studied mathematical engineering at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne, before enrolling in an economics bachelor's degree at HEC Lausanne.[3]

Pousaz initially wanted to become an investment banker, but dropped out of university in 2005 when his father got cancer. He then moved to California to become a surfer.[4]

Career[]

In 2006, Pousaz joined payments company International Payments Consultants (IPC) but left to found his own business.[5][3]

In 2007, Pousaz set up NetMerchant, a US to Europe money transfer service, with IPC's head of sales. The company ran until 2009.[3]

In 2009, Pousaz purchased Mauritius-based SMS Pay for US$300,000 over a three-year period.[3]

Pousaz founded Opus Payments in Singapore in 2009, which enabled businesses in Hong Kong to process payments from buyers around the world.[3]

Opus Payments rebranded and became Checkout.com in 2012. The company was founded to solve the problem of online payment processing for merchants and their customers.[5][6]

In 2019, Checkout.com raised $230 million in funding. At the time, this was the largest Series A funding round ever for a European fintech company.[7]

In January 2021, Checkout.com raised a further US$450 million at a valuation of US$15 billion. As a result, Forbes estimated Pousaz's net worth to be US$9 billion.[3][6][8]

Pousaz is the CEO of Checkout.com and owns an estimated two-thirds of the company.[2]

Pousaz set up a personal investment firm, Zinial Growth, in May of 2021. The firm has invested in e-commerce start-ups Ziina and Wayflyer and blockchain firm Snickerdoodle Labs.[9]

In January 2022, after a $1 billion fundraising, Checkout.com was valued at US$40 billion, giving Pousaz an estimated net worth of about US$20 billion.[1]

Personal life[]

Pousaz lives in Dubai, is married and has three children.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Milmo, Dan (13 January 2022). "Checkout.com becomes UK's most valuable fintech at $40bn". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Guillaume Pousaz". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Shead, Sam. "Guillaume Pousaz: The Jet-Setting Founder Of $2 Billion Payment Startup Checkout.com". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  4. ^ Kelly, Liam. "Checkout.com's quiet surfer rides a lucrative fintech wave". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  5. ^ a b León, Riley de (2021-07-15). "Checkout.com founder Guillaume Pousaz on fintech's gold rush, cryptocurrency, and profitability". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  6. ^ a b Dawkins, David. "Checkout.com's Guillaume Pousaz Emerges As One Of Europe's Leading Billionaire Fintech Founders". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  7. ^ "Checkout.com raises Europe's biggest ever early-stage funding round". Growth Business. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  8. ^ "Checkout.com significantly increases valuation to $15 billion with another funding round". www.engineerability.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Checkout.com CEO Worth $8 Billion Builds Family Office for Tech Bets". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2021-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Retrieved from ""