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November 30, 2020

Checkout.com CEO pours cold water on Accel's £14m fintech investment in Primer

Primer has won high-profile backing by promising payments innovation — but it may need to take on the 'goliaths' first


Isabel Woodford

4 min read

Guillaume Pousaz, CEO of Checkout.com

Primer, one of London's hottest new payment startups, has today announced a £14m funding round led by top venture fund Accel.

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Primer (represented in pink) powers the online basket, and connects into multiple different providers
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An example of Primer's payment dashboard. Checkout.com does not feature on the graphic but is expected to be one of the integration options
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