TOP 100 COMPANIES
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Adyen
Founded in 2006
CEO: Pieter van der Does
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Adyen is a financial technology platform that provides end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products to institutional clients, including Facebook, Uber, H & M and Microsoft. Since launching in 2006, the company’ s ascent has made co-founders Pieter van der Does and Arnout Schuijff( who stepped away from the business a couple of years ago) two of the richest people in the Netherlands, just behind the heir to the Heineken beer fortune and the founder of temping agency Randstad. In February, CFO Ingo Uytdehaage was promoted to the role of co-CEO to allow van der Does more time to focus on his health. Though based in Amsterdam, Adyen has offices in 26 cities from Stockholm to Sydney and employs over 3,000 people.
Financial Services
Netherlands
15
Santander
Founded in 1857
CEO: José Antonio Alvarez
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Banco Santander is a commercial bank which has, for almost 150 years, been helping individuals and businesses reach their financial potential. Based in Spain and named after the city where it started, Santander’ s presence in 10 core markets throughout Europe, North America and South America makes it one of the largest banks based on market capitalisation. It serves private individuals as well as SMEs, corporates, other financial institutions and governments. As part of its transition for the future, the bank has committed to raising more than € 120bn( US $ 132bn) in green financing by 2025, as well as financially empowering over 10m people. The bank has € 1.2tn in total funds, 157m customers, over 9,000 branches, and 200,000 employees.
Banking
Spain
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