GoCardless CEO Hiroki Takeuchi wasn’t always looking to sell his company.

‘We don’t see this as an exit’: GoCardless CEO Hiroki Takeuchi talks Mollie acquisition
Sifted reported in August the payments fintech had been courting acquisition offers
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Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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