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September 27, 2022

Xavier Niel’s Iliad launches long-anticipated payments solution Stancer

Stancer is a B2B payments provider aimed at small merchants and is a subsidiary of the Neil-founded Iliad.


Selin Bucak

3 min read

Stancer leadership George Owen (left) and Aurélien Beaujean (right).

French billionaire Xavier Niel’s telecoms company Iliad has launched its long-anticipated payment subsidiary Stancer. The businessman is well known for trying to shake up industries from telecommunications to media — now the tech world is waiting to see how he will fare in financial services.  

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Selin Bucak

Selin Bucak is a freelance finance writer based in Paris. She tweets from @SelinBucak2

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