Paysafe
Paysafe Limited (formerly known as Optimal Payments PLC) is a multinational online payments company. Paysafe offers payment processing, digital wallet and online cash solutions to businesses and consumers, with particular experience of serving the global entertainment sectors. The group offers services both under the Paysafe brand and subsidiary brands that have become part of the group through several mergers and acquisitions, most notably Neteller, Skrill, SafetyPay, PagoEfectivo, Paysafecash and paysafecard.
| Company type | Public company |
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| ISIN | BMG6964L1072 |
| Industry | Online payments |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Key people | Dan Henson (Chairman) Bruce Lowthers (CFO) |
| Products | Electronic money Digital wallet |
| Revenue | US$1.496 billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022) |
| US–$1.872 billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022) | |
| US$–1.862 billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022) | |
| Total assets | US$5.957 billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022) |
| Total equity | US$0.859 billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2022) |
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| Website | Paysafe Limited |
Legally domiciled in Bermuda, Paysafe’s corporate headquarters are in the United Kingdom. Various Paysafe group companies hold a number of licences from different national and state regulators including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Conduct Authority and the Central Bank of Ireland. The company was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index until it was acquired by a consortium of The Blackstone Group and CVC Capital Partners in December 2017. Paysafe then listed on the New York Stock Exchange on March 31, 2021 (ticker PSFE) following a merger with special purpose acquisition company Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp II.