Founded: 2006 Headquarters: Amsterdam, Netherlands CEO: Pieter van der Does

Van der Does and co-founder Arnout Schuijff built Adyen after selling their previous payments company Bibit to Royal Bank of Scotland. Their second attempt focused on a single platform handling global payments complexity – a vision that now processes transactions for Meta, Uber, Microsoft and eBay. Supporting 250 + payment methods across 45 countries, Adyen eliminated the need for multiple payment processors. The company’ s impressive client retention and € 1 + billion annual revenue demonstrate its technical superiority over traditional processors. As one of the few profitable payments companies operating at this scale, Adyen continues expanding internationally whilst maintaining the innovation that originally distinguished it.