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Being founded with the belief that any payment transaction should be digital, PAY.ON became the global backend processor between hundreds of financial institutions. Serving leading providers including Alipay, JP Morgan or Stripe, PAY.ON has been a
„Hidden Champion“
(Gruenderszene) as the world‘s largest online payment gateway, when
ACI bought us
in 2015.
payon.com
„Hidden Champion“
(Gruenderszene) as the world‘s largest online payment gateway, when
ACI bought us
in 2015.
payon.com
Overview
Location
Germany, Bavaria, Munich
Employees
51-200
Founded date
2004
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 5
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| Nov 8, 2015 | ACI Worldwide Acquires PAY.ON, for €180M | ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, acquired PAY.ON, a Munich, Germany-based provider of eCommerce payment gateway services, for €180m (approximately $200m). ACI will use the existing... |
| Nov 5, 2015 | ACI Worldwide acquires German payment processor PAY.ON | ACI Worldwide has announced it acquired German ecommerce payments solutions provider PAY.ON. The global provider of e-payment and banking solutions acquired 100 percent of PAY.ON’s equity in a combination of cash and stock. PAY.ON is now be... |
| Nov 5, 2015 | A German fintech exit: ACI acquires Munich-based PAY.ON in €180 million deal | ACI, the NASDAQ-listed provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, has acquired Munich, Germany-based e-commerce payment gateway services provider PAY.ON in a cash-and-stock deal that values the latter company at €180 million or r... |
| Jan 15, 2013 | Paymill, The Samwer Stripe Clone, Strikes Global Deal With PAY.ON To Expand Payment Options | Paymill, the cloud-based payment provider backed by the Samwer Brothers’ Rocket Internet startup incubator, is taking one more step to build out its Stripe-like service: it has signed a deal with PAY.ON, an international payment services ag... |
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FAQ about PAY.ON
When was PAY.ON founded?
PAY.ON was founded in 2004.
What has the press written about PAY.ON?
Parsers VC has collected 5 articles mentioning PAY.ON, among them “ACI Worldwide Acquires PAY.ON, for €180M” (Nov 8, 2015) and “ACI Worldwide acquires German payment processor PAY.ON” (Nov 5, 2015).
Is PAY.ON still active?
Yes, PAY.ON is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jun 9, 2025.