Checkout.com launches employee share buyback at USD 12 billion valuation

Checkout.com, the London-based payments technology company, announced on 26 September 2025 an employee share buyback that values the business at USD 12 billion, giving its staff an opportunity to sell part of their shareholdings. The size of the buyback was not disclosed.

The company, which has about 2,000 employees across 19 offices, said it is on track to achieve full-year profitability in 2025, having exited 2024 profitably. The new valuation compares with the USD 40 billion at which Checkout.com was valued in a funding round in 2022. The buyback is open to Checkout.com employees; chief operating officer Jenny Hadlow described it as an opportunity to give staff who contributed to the company's growth access to liquidity.

GROWTH AND VOLUMES

Checkout.com said its core business grew net revenue by 45% in 2024 and that it is on track to exceed its target of 30% net revenue growth in its core business in 2025. It processes more than USD 1 billion in e-commerce payment volume a day and expects total volume to exceed USD 300 billion in 2025.

The company plans to increase its headcount by 15% this year, adding around 300 people by year-end. It said its Intelligent Acceptance product had unlocked USD 15 billion in additional revenue for merchants since launch, and cited new enterprise partners including eBay and Pinterest.

AGENTIC COMMERCE

Checkout.com has added support for Visa Intelligent Commerce, Mastercard Agent Pay and Google's Agent Payment Protocol. Earlier in 2025 it launched card issuing with Visa, introduced direct acquiring in Canada and opened an office in San Francisco. “We are relentlessly focused on growth and innovation, particularly with the impact of AI and the expected rise of agentic commerce,” said chief executive Guillaume Pousaz.