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London-based payment processor Checkout valued at $40 billion!
The London-based FCA-regulated EMI and payment processor Checkout Ltd d/b/a Checkout.com raised $1 billion in a recent share sale that valued it at $40 billion. New investors including Franklin Templeton and the Qatar Investment Authority participated alongside existing ones, such as Insight Partners and Tiger Global Management. Checkout is one of the big crypto-to-FIAT payment processors. It didn’t raise money from outside investors until 2019 but is one of the most valuable start-ups in the world.
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