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Adyen company history timeline

2006

Established in 2006, the Amsterdam-based company is currently valued at around $2.3bn and has has built a portfolio of more than 4,000 clients, including Netflix, Facebook, Uber and Spotify, plus retailers such as River Island and Superdry.

2007

Since then Adyen has grown from a startup into a global operation, averaging double-digit annual growth since 2007.

2012

In 2012, Adyen started to expand globally, opening its offices in San Francisco, Paris, and London.

2015

In 2015, Adyen achieved a valuation of $2.3 billion, making it the sixth largest European unicorn.

2016

In 2016, it obtained an acquiring license in Brazil through a BIN sponsorship.

2017

In London - generally considered to be Europe’s Fintech Hub - figures published in January by London and Partners found that the UK’s fintech sector attracted £1.24bn in 2017 alone.

In April 2017, the company was granted a European banking license, which gives it the status of an acquiring bank.

2018

On 24 May 2018, the company announced that it would be making the company public by listing shares publicly in Amsterdam.

2019

In 2019, Adyen opened new offices in Tokyo and Mumbai, and expanded its payment offering in Africa.

2020

€303.6 BN billion in processed volume in 2020

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Pieter van der Does,Arnout Schuijff
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