# Adyen

> Adyen is a Dutch financial technology company that provides a single, end-to-end platform for accepting payments online, in apps, and in stores. Founded in Amsterdam in 2006, it operates as a licensed acquiring bank and connects merchants directly to card networks and local payment methods across the globe. Adyen powers checkout and embedded financial products for enterprises such as Uber, Spotify, eBay, Booking.com, McDonald's, and Microsoft, and is publicly listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

- **Founded:** 2006
- **Headquarters:** Amsterdam, Netherlands
- **Founders:** Pieter van der Does (Co-founder & President (former Co-CEO)), Arnout Schuijff (Co-founder & former CTO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 4,000+ employees across offices worldwide (2025)
- **Products:** Online Payments, Acquiring, In-Person / Point of Sale, Unified Commerce, Capital
- **Notable:** Grew from a 2006 startup into one of the world's largest publicly listed payment companies., Successful IPO on Euronext Amsterdam in June 2018 at roughly €7 billion valuation., Operates as a fully licensed acquiring bank across Europe, the US, and other regions.

## Products & services

- **Online Payments** — A single API and payment gateway that lets merchants accept cards, wallets, and hundreds of local payment methods worldwide.
- **Acquiring** — Adyen is a licensed acquiring bank, connecting merchants directly to Visa, Mastercard and local schemes without third-party acquirers.
- **In-Person / Point of Sale** — In-store payment terminals and software that unify physical and digital transactions on one platform.
- **Unified Commerce** — Ties together online, in-app, and in-store payments so merchants see one shopper journey and one set of data across all channels.
- **Capital** — Data-driven business financing that platforms can offer to their users based on historic payments data.
- **Issuing** — Lets platforms create and issue branded physical and virtual payment cards to their users.
- **Accounts (Embedded Financial Products)** — Business bank accounts that let platform users hold and manage funds and get instant access to money where they do business.
- **Data & Risk (RevenueProtect)** — Machine-learning fraud prevention and revenue optimization built into the payment flow.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 2006 startup into one of the world's largest publicly listed payment companies.
- Successful IPO on Euronext Amsterdam in June 2018 at roughly €7 billion valuation.
- Operates as a fully licensed acquiring bank across Europe, the US, and other regions.
- Processed a record ~$43 billion in payments over a single Black Friday/Cyber Monday weekend in 2025.
- Reported best-in-class profitability with a pretax income margin around 54% in H2 2025.
- Powers payments for global brands including Uber, Spotify, eBay, Booking.com, and Microsoft.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Adyen reported full-year 2025 results, highlighting continued double-digit net revenue growth and strong margins alongside momentum in its Platforms/embedded-finance segment.
- **2025-12** — Adyen processed a record ~$43 billion in payment volume over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday weekend.
- **2025-08** — H2/full-year updates showed Platforms net revenue up roughly 45-49% year over year, driven by SaaS and marketplace customers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.adyen.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/adyen
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Adyen
- GitHub: https://github.com/Adyen
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/adyenpayments
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adyen/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adyen

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Last updated: 2026-07-16