Adyen

Adyen is a Dutch payment technology company founded in 2006 that has become one of the world's most important financial infrastructure businesses. Headquartered in Amsterdam, it went public on Euronext Amsterdam in 2018 and quickly became one of Europe's most valuable technology companies. Unlike traditional payment processors that cobble together services from multiple providers, Adyen built its entire platform from scratch — a single, unified stack handling acquiring, processing, risk management, and data analytics in one place.

How it works

For merchants and marketplaces, Adyen acts as the acquiring bank, payment processor, and gateway simultaneously. This integrated model eliminates the friction and data loss that comes from stitching together third-party services, and gives merchants a cleaner, more complete view of transaction data. Adyen supports over 200 payment methods globally, including cards, digital wallets, and local payment methods like iDEAL, Bancontact, and SOFORT.

Client base

Adyen's client list includes Spotify, Uber, Microsoft, eBay, Netflix, McDonald's, H&M, Booking.com, and hundreds of other major brands. The company serves businesses from large enterprise merchants to fast-growing scale-ups that need payment infrastructure capable of growing with them internationally. Its Unified Commerce product connects online and in-store payments on the same platform.