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Guillaume Pousaz
$7.8B
Real Time Net Worth
as of 4/26/24
#330 in the world todayReflects change since 5 pm ET of prior trading day.
Photo by Kieran Kesner
About Guillaume Pousaz
- Guillaume Pousaz founded Checkout.com in 2012 to solve the problem of online payment processing for shops and shoppers around the world.
- In January 2022, Checkout.com raised $1 billion from private investors, valuing the company at $40 billion.
- In December 2022, Checkout.com marked down its internal valuation to $11 billion, as fintech valuations tumbled during the year.
- Pousaz, who is CEO of Checkout.com, owns an estimated nearly two-thirds of the London-based company.
- The Swiss citizen dropped out of college to go surfing in California before working in fintech and payments.
- He is known for his obsession with endurance athletics and lives in London with his family.
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- Age
- 42
- Source of Wealth
- Fintech, Self Made
- Residence
- London, United Kingdom
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 3
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