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Founded: 2010 Headquarters: San Francisco, USA( and Dublin, Ireland) CEO: Patrick Collison

The Collison brothers transformed online payments from a developer nightmare into seven lines of code. Frustrated by complex payment integrations whilst building their previous company, Patrick and John created Stripe to make accepting online payments absurdly simple. Their developer-first approach attracted everyone from small startups to Amazon, Google and Shopify. Now processing over US $ 1tn annually, Stripe has become the backbone of internet commerce. Recent expansion into banking, lending and corporate cards shows ambition beyond payments. At a US $ 50bn valuation, Stripe continues setting the standard for payment processing excellence whilst powering the global digital economy. fintechmagazine. com 37