Analysis

January 11, 2023

Delving into Checkout.com’s latest financial filing

The company says it’s profitable, but that doesn’t seem to be the case at its UK entity


Amy O'Brien

4 min read

Guillaume Pousaz, CEO of Checkout.com

Going by externally assigned valuations, payments unicorn Checkout.com is Europe’s most valuable startup at $40bn. Despite revising its internal valuation down to $11bn recently, it still ranks among the world’s biggest private tech companies.

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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