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Whether you are a small or large business, Paystack offers everything you need to accept payments. It's simple, secure and affordable.

TypeSubsidiary
Parent CompanyStripe
HQSan Francisco, CA, US
Founded2015
Websitepaystack.com
Cybersecurity ratingAMore
Paystack was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, US

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Key People/Management at Paystack

Ezra Olubi

Ezra Olubi

CTO, Co Founder
Shola Akinlade

Shola Akinlade

CEO, Co Founder
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Paystack Office Locations

Paystack has offices in San Francisco, Lagos and Sandton
San Francisco, CA, US (HQ)
201 Spear St #1100, San Francisco
Lagos, NG
126 Joel Ogunnaike St, Ikeja GRA
Sandton, ZA
45 Kingfisher Dr, Fourways
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Paystack Financials and Metrics

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Founding Date

2015

Total Funding

$9.4 m

Investors

Y Combinator, Comcast Ventures, Tencent Holdings, Justin Kan, Stripe, Spark, Michael Seibel, Singularity Investments, M&S Partners, Blue Rinc Capital, Pave Investments, KIBS-CFY Partners, Olumide Soyombo, Leonard Stiegeler, Tokyo Founders Fund
In total, Paystack had raised $9.4 m. Paystack is a subsidiary of Stripe

Paystack Operating Metrics

Oct, 2020

Customers

60 k
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Paystack Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

A

91/100

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Paystack News and Updates

January 24, 2021

How Nigeria is becoming a top hub for open source development, with strong community, Big Tech investments, and successful startups like Paystack which Stripe just bought for $200 million

Summary List PlacementWhen Nigerian developer Gift Egwuenu first started learning computer science as a student in 2012, she felt isolated: She was learning on her own most of the time, she told Insider.  But that changed in 2018 when she dove into the world of open source and discovered Nigeria's…
October 15, 2020

Stripe makes play for African e-commerce landscape with Paystack acquisition

Privately held financial-technology company Stripe announced Thursday that it plans to acquire Paystack, a Nigeria-based payment-processing company. Paystack already processes half of all online transactions in Nigeria, according to Stripe's release, and the company is aiming to expand across Africa…
October 15, 2020

Stripe buys Nigeria's Paystack

Stripe is stepping up its expansion into Africa through the acquisition of Lagos-based payments firm Paystack in a deal reportedly worth more than $200 million.
October 15, 2020

Stripe buys Nigeria's Paystack

Stripe is stepping up its expansion into Africa through the acquisition of Lagos-based payments firm Paystack in a deal reportedly worth more than $200 million.
October 15, 2020

Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200M+ to expand into the African continent

When Stripe announced earlier this year that it had picked up another $600 million in funding, it said one big reason for the funding was to expand its API-based payments services into more geographies. Today the company is coming good on that plan in the form of some M&A. Stripe is acquiring Pa…
August 28, 2018

Stripe and Visa invest in Nigerian payments startup Paystack

Paystack, Nigeria's answer to Stripe, has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round led by Strip...
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 Paystack Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Paystack founded?

    Paystack was founded in 2015.

  • Who are Paystack key executives?

    Paystack's key executives are Ezra Olubi and Shola Akinlade.

  • How many employees does Paystack have?

    Paystack has 139 employees.

  • Who are Paystack competitors?

    Competitors of Paystack include Fawry, Bridge and OpusCapita.

  • Where is Paystack headquarters?

    Paystack headquarters is located at 201 Spear St #1100, San Francisco, San Francisco.

  • Where are Paystack offices?

    Paystack has offices in San Francisco, Lagos and Sandton.

  • How many offices does Paystack have?

    Paystack has 3 offices.