Partech

Partech is a global venture capital firm established in 1982, headquartered in Paris with offices across Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The firm manages over €2.5 billion in assets and has invested in over 220 companies across 40 countries. Partech focuses on technology investments, backing entrepreneurs from seed to growth stages, and provides operational support and strategic guidance alongside capital. The firm's portfolio spans various sectors, including software, fintech, health tech, mobility tech, and artificial intelligence, among others. Partech's investment approach is unconstrained by trends, working collaboratively with founders to drive success.

Ami Amir

Partner

Klaudyna Augler

Senior Associate and Member of the Growth Team

Nicolas El Baze

General Partner

Tom Le Bras

Senior Associate, Growth Investment Team

Jai Choi

Partner

Philippe Collombel

Co-Founder, General Partner and Member of the Venture Team

Tito Cookey-Gam

Principal

Louis Dessal

Associate

André François-Poncet

Partner - Growth Equity

Boris Golden

General Partner and Member of the Seed Team

Victor Huberson

Principal, Growth Investment Team

Alison Imbert

Principal and Member of the Seed Team

Lewam Kefela

Principal and Member of the African Team

Alexis Lancien

Senior Associate

Réza Malekzadeh

General Partner

Laetitia Marcade

Principal

Matthieu Marchand

Principal and Member of the African Team

Olivier Michelon

General Partner, CFO Funds and Head of Operations

Aya Murr

Senior Associate

Guillaume Nordlinger

Principal, Portfolio and Transactions

Christelle Pariat

General Partner and CFO - Corporate

Magda Posluszny

Principal

Marie Raichvarg

Managing Director

Rémi Said

Co-Founder, General Partner and Member of the Impact Team

Carlota Armero Saura

Analyst

Jean Sini

General Partner and Member of the Venture Team

Marie-Hortense Varin

Principal

Paul Vider

Principal and Member of the Growth Team

Simone Riva

Principal and Member of the Venture Team

Andrew Whiting

Partner and Member of the Growth Team

Past deals in Payments

Djamo

Venture Round in 2025
Djamo is a financial technology company that offers a financial application enabling customers to utilize their cards without incurring fees across a variety of services. The application provides free and limitless card options that function like standard debit cards, allowing users to set aside funds for savings, monitor their expenses, manage card payments, and exercise control over their withdrawals and overall financial management. Djamo's focus is on enhancing financial accessibility and convenience for its users.

Payt

Private Equity Round in 2024
Payt is a technology company that specializes in cloud-based software for managing and collecting debts. Its platform, designed to streamline the accounts receivable process, offers features such as automated follow-up, payment plans, payment services, credit scoring, internal note-taking, and simplified invoicing. This enables users to efficiently manage their outstanding invoices and improve their debt recovery process.

Revio

Seed Round in 2023
Revio was founded in 2020 to help businesses collect more revenue, through reducing payment failures and recovering lost revenue. Through a single API, we optimise merchants’ payment stacks with locally-optimised payment methods and smart payment routing, failover, and retries. We understand that there is more to getting paid than accepting payments, and believe that how you engage customers when trying to collect a failed payment is as important as when you are trying to acquire them. Our Recovery solution builds on this insight, empowering businesses with data-driven omnichannel interaction workflows to recover at-risk revenue from their customers. Today, we’re helping some of Africa's largest brands and fastest-growing startups increase their revenue through increased payment success rates, customer retention, and lifetime value. Locally grounded but globally relevant, we aim to be the go-to revenue recovery and growth partner for businesses across emerging markets.

Nomba

Series B in 2023
Nomba is a fintech company focused on providing accessible and affordable financial software solutions for businesses and individuals in Africa. The company offers a range of services, including business savings accounts, joint business savings options, card payments, and POS terminal solutions. Nomba's platform facilitates various financial transactions, enabling users to pay bills, transfer money, purchase airtime and TV subscriptions, and manage electricity payments. Customers can access these services through digital channels such as mobile, web, and USSD, as well as via a network of agents. By streamlining financial processes, Nomba aims to enhance the financial landscape for its users across the continent.

Mooncard

Series C in 2023
Mooncard is a company that specializes in providing innovative payment solutions aimed at simplifying the management of expenses for businesses of all sizes. By leveraging advanced technologies such as web, big data, and artificial intelligence, Mooncard offers a secure and real-time payment system that automates the processes of expense claims and business expenditures. This automation significantly reduces the complexity and manual labor typically associated with purchasing and managing payments, allowing companies, particularly smaller ones, to save valuable time and enhance efficiency. Mooncard's goal is to empower organizations to fully utilize modern payment methods, thereby improving their day-to-day management and overall profitability.

TerraPay

Series B in 2023
TerraPay is a mobile-first international payment network that enables secure and seamless transnational money transfers. By interconnecting various financial services providers, such as mobile wallet services, money transfer operators, banks, and payment platforms, TerraPay creates one cohesive network for the movement of funds. The company offers a range of transaction types, including interpersonal transfers, e-payments, and government disbursements. Its platform-agnostic approach supports standard open APIs, allowing for easy integration with any mobile wallet provider. This single connection grants partners access to a global payment network, streamlining service expansion while reducing operational and capital expenditures. As a regulated financial intermediary, TerraPay also encompasses regulatory compliance, foreign exchange management, and fund settlement within its suite of services, ensuring the processing, clearing, and settlement of mobile payments is handled efficiently and securely.

Djamo

Venture Round in 2022
Djamo is a financial technology company that offers a financial application enabling customers to utilize their cards without incurring fees across a variety of services. The application provides free and limitless card options that function like standard debit cards, allowing users to set aside funds for savings, monitor their expenses, manage card payments, and exercise control over their withdrawals and overall financial management. Djamo's focus is on enhancing financial accessibility and convenience for its users.

Billogram

Venture Round in 2022
Billogram AB is a Swedish company that offers online billing services aimed at simplifying the invoicing process for small business owners. Founded in 2011 and based in Stockholm, the company provides an intelligent digital platform that enables users to create and send invoices in multiple formats, including letters and emails. Billogram's solution also includes features for monitoring payments in real time and sending debt collection letters for unpaid invoices. By automating billing and payment processes, Billogram enhances customer relations while effectively lowering operational costs, increasing revenue, and minimizing customer churn. The platform serves as a modern alternative to traditional invoicing, adding value through improved communication channels and customer management tools.

Beam

Seed Round in 2022
Beam, an experience-driven payments platform, has been revolutionizing payments in Southeast Asia with its proprietary one-click checkout. Leveraging a comprehensive range of payment options – cards, e-wallets, mobile banking, Buy Now Pay Later, and installments – Beam caters to the diverse payment preferences of Southeast Asian consumers. Businesses can effortlessly integrate Beam's services, eliminating integration hassles and enabling instant payment acceptance. The company was established in 2019 and is headquartered in Singapore! Ready, set, Beam.

symmetrical.ai

Series A in 2022
Symmetrical.ai is the first payroll solution users don't hate. We enable fast-paced companies to onboard at scale and run their payroll invisibly. Instead of countless, complicated processes and (Excel) spreadsheets involving a high risk of human error, we make payroll and onboarding automated. We helped rapidly developing companies scale up by speeding up onboarding, reducing onboarding churn, and providing mistake-free payroll, ready to payout (real-time, daily, weekly, and monthly). Our mission is to eliminate borders for employment, time constraints on getting paid, and reduce the complexity of payroll across the board.

Vyne Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Vyne Technologies Limited is a London-based company that specializes in online bank-to-bank payment processing for e-commerce businesses. Founded in 2019, Vyne provides an innovative account-to-account payments platform that enables customers to make payments directly from their bank accounts to businesses, eliminating the need for intermediaries. This service streamlines the payment process, enhancing efficiency and security for both consumers and merchants.

Billogram

Venture Round in 2021
Billogram AB is a Swedish company that offers online billing services aimed at simplifying the invoicing process for small business owners. Founded in 2011 and based in Stockholm, the company provides an intelligent digital platform that enables users to create and send invoices in multiple formats, including letters and emails. Billogram's solution also includes features for monitoring payments in real time and sending debt collection letters for unpaid invoices. By automating billing and payment processes, Billogram enhances customer relations while effectively lowering operational costs, increasing revenue, and minimizing customer churn. The platform serves as a modern alternative to traditional invoicing, adding value through improved communication channels and customer management tools.

Wave Mobile Money

Series A in 2021
Wave Mobile Money is a financial technology company focused on providing app-based solutions for saving, transferring, and borrowing money in Africa. With a mission to create the first cashless continent, Wave aims to address the challenge of limited access to banking services, as less than 10% of the African population has a bank account. The company is developing an inclusive financial network that offers no account fees and allows for instant transactions, making it accessible to a broader audience. By leveraging technology, Wave is creating affordable financial services that enable individuals to manage their money effectively, thereby fostering economic empowerment and contributing to poverty alleviation. Its platform supports various services, including deposits, withdrawals, bill payments, and money transfers, facilitating cashless transactions for users and businesses alike.

Mooncard

Series B in 2021
Mooncard is a company that specializes in providing innovative payment solutions aimed at simplifying the management of expenses for businesses of all sizes. By leveraging advanced technologies such as web, big data, and artificial intelligence, Mooncard offers a secure and real-time payment system that automates the processes of expense claims and business expenditures. This automation significantly reduces the complexity and manual labor typically associated with purchasing and managing payments, allowing companies, particularly smaller ones, to save valuable time and enhance efficiency. Mooncard's goal is to empower organizations to fully utilize modern payment methods, thereby improving their day-to-day management and overall profitability.

Yoco

Series C in 2021
Yoco Technologies, based in Cape Town, South Africa, specializes in streamlining commerce between buyers and sellers. It offers a mobile point-of-sale solution that enables businesses to accept secure payments online and offline through a unified platform. This platform also includes lending and business software services, catering to over 300,000 small businesses annually, processing billions of dollars in transactions. Yoco aims to enhance the customer experience by reducing wait times and simplifying payment processes for both buyers and sellers.

Djamo

Venture Round in 2021
Djamo is a financial technology company that offers a financial application enabling customers to utilize their cards without incurring fees across a variety of services. The application provides free and limitless card options that function like standard debit cards, allowing users to set aside funds for savings, monitor their expenses, manage card payments, and exercise control over their withdrawals and overall financial management. Djamo's focus is on enhancing financial accessibility and convenience for its users.

symmetrical.ai

Seed Round in 2020
Symmetrical.ai is the first payroll solution users don't hate. We enable fast-paced companies to onboard at scale and run their payroll invisibly. Instead of countless, complicated processes and (Excel) spreadsheets involving a high risk of human error, we make payroll and onboarding automated. We helped rapidly developing companies scale up by speeding up onboarding, reducing onboarding churn, and providing mistake-free payroll, ready to payout (real-time, daily, weekly, and monthly). Our mission is to eliminate borders for employment, time constraints on getting paid, and reduce the complexity of payroll across the board.

Kyash

Series C in 2020
Kyash Inc. is a Japanese fintech company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tokyo. It specializes in developing a wallet application and payment platform that enables consumers to make payments at Visa merchants and conduct peer-to-peer transactions. Kyash offers a range of services through its mobile application, including the ability for users to send and request instant money from friends using virtual and prepaid cards. Additionally, the company provides a proprietary technology platform that allows businesses to issue their own Visa cards to customers through its APIs, enhancing the payment experience. Through these services, Kyash aims to facilitate safe, quick, and convenient money transfers for both consumers and businesses.

TerraPay

Venture Round in 2020
TerraPay is a mobile-first international payment network that enables secure and seamless transnational money transfers. By interconnecting various financial services providers, such as mobile wallet services, money transfer operators, banks, and payment platforms, TerraPay creates one cohesive network for the movement of funds. The company offers a range of transaction types, including interpersonal transfers, e-payments, and government disbursements. Its platform-agnostic approach supports standard open APIs, allowing for easy integration with any mobile wallet provider. This single connection grants partners access to a global payment network, streamlining service expansion while reducing operational and capital expenditures. As a regulated financial intermediary, TerraPay also encompasses regulatory compliance, foreign exchange management, and fund settlement within its suite of services, ensuring the processing, clearing, and settlement of mobile payments is handled efficiently and securely.

Nomba

Series A in 2019
Nomba is a fintech company focused on providing accessible and affordable financial software solutions for businesses and individuals in Africa. The company offers a range of services, including business savings accounts, joint business savings options, card payments, and POS terminal solutions. Nomba's platform facilitates various financial transactions, enabling users to pay bills, transfer money, purchase airtime and TV subscriptions, and manage electricity payments. Customers can access these services through digital channels such as mobile, web, and USSD, as well as via a network of agents. By streamlining financial processes, Nomba aims to enhance the financial landscape for its users across the continent.

Yoco

Series B in 2018
Yoco Technologies, based in Cape Town, South Africa, specializes in streamlining commerce between buyers and sellers. It offers a mobile point-of-sale solution that enables businesses to accept secure payments online and offline through a unified platform. This platform also includes lending and business software services, catering to over 300,000 small businesses annually, processing billions of dollars in transactions. Yoco aims to enhance the customer experience by reducing wait times and simplifying payment processes for both buyers and sellers.

EuroPass

Seed Round in 2018
EuroPass is a digital agency that specializes in assisting Chinese tourists in planning and enhancing their travel experiences. The company offers a range of services, including trip preparation, access to luxury home rentals, and exclusive experiences tailored for its clientele. Additionally, EuroPass facilitates seamless transactions by enabling payments through WeChat Payment, which is widely used by Chinese consumers. The agency also provides social media management and mobile payment solutions, catering to businesses in France, the U.K., Ireland, and similar markets. By focusing on e-commerce and digital ticketing, EuroPass aims to simplify the travel process for Chinese visitors, allowing them to enjoy their journeys without concerns about payment methods.

Toss

Series C in 2017
Toss is a South Korea-based mobile financial service platform developed by the fintech startup Viva Republica, established in 2011 by Seunggun Lee in Seoul. The platform offers a range of services aimed at simplifying financial management for users, including peer-to-peer money transfers, credit score management, and bank account oversight. Additionally, Toss provides access to loan and insurance plans, facilitates bill splitting, and supports QR payments. These features collectively enable users to handle their financial needs efficiently and conveniently.

Xfers

Seed Round in 2016
Xfers is a Major Payment Institution approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, specializing in e-money issuance services. The company operates a payment processing platform that facilitates credit card processing and internet banking transfers. By leveraging advanced technology, Xfers provides secure payment solutions to automate bank transfer payments, allowing users to efficiently pay, receive, and manage online transactions. The platform is designed to support businesses in accessing last-mile financial services, particularly catering to the underbanked population in the region.

Wave Mobile Money

Seed Round in 2016
Wave Mobile Money is a financial technology company focused on providing app-based solutions for saving, transferring, and borrowing money in Africa. With a mission to create the first cashless continent, Wave aims to address the challenge of limited access to banking services, as less than 10% of the African population has a bank account. The company is developing an inclusive financial network that offers no account fees and allows for instant transactions, making it accessible to a broader audience. By leveraging technology, Wave is creating affordable financial services that enable individuals to manage their money effectively, thereby fostering economic empowerment and contributing to poverty alleviation. Its platform supports various services, including deposits, withdrawals, bill payments, and money transfers, facilitating cashless transactions for users and businesses alike.

Compte Nickel

Venture Round in 2015
The Account-Nickel is a service bank account alternative and means of payment French , created in 2010 by the company Financière electronic payments (EPF), with the co-founders and developers the engineer in electronic Ryad Boulanouar 1 and the financial Hugues Bret 2 .

Xendit

Seed Round in 2015
Xendit is a Southeast Asian fintech company that specializes in providing payment infrastructure primarily in Indonesia and the Philippines. Founded in 2014 by Moses Lo, Tessa Wijaya, Bo Chen, and Juan Gonzalez, Xendit offers a robust payment gateway platform that enables businesses to accept various forms of payments, including bank transfers, virtual accounts, and credit cards. The company simplifies payment processes through a suite of world-class APIs and an intuitive dashboard, allowing businesses to efficiently manage transactions, disburse payroll, and access loan services while also detecting fraud. By streamlining these financial operations, Xendit supports the growth of businesses in the region.

Netsize

Series D in 2006
Netsize, a Gemalto company, is a leading provider of mobile operator micro-payment and messaging services. The company connects directly with mobile operators to offer solutions that enable clients to monetize mobile services effectively. Its services include selling digital goods, vending, ticketing, and value-added services such as mobile marketing and app store payments. With a payment and messaging network that reaches over 2 billion consumers, Netsize connects more than 1,000 merchants and service providers to over 160 mobile network operators across more than 50 countries. This extensive network allows Netsize to deliver customized In-App Payment, P-SMS, and Online and Direct Billing solutions. Employing over 250 telecom professionals, the company has local offices in 21 countries, facilitating quick market engagement and results-driven campaigns for its clients.

Qpass

Series A in 2000
Qpass is a U.S.-based software provider that focuses on managing the full cycle of activities for business systems and value-added data services for wireless carriers and network operators. Founded in 1997, the company initially operated as a web payment service, offering a digital wallet solution that facilitated e-commerce transactions for participating merchants. Qpass's platform enables the marketing and merchandising of digital goods and services, managing content applications and services across mobile, VoIP, and Wi-Fi networks. The company provides essential functions such as authentication, transaction management, access control, billing, settlement, and customer care. In 2004, Qpass expanded its capabilities by acquiring Dublin-based Altamedius, a prominent European payment provider, to enhance its mobile commerce offerings. In 2006, Qpass was acquired by Amdocs Ltd., further integrating its solutions within the broader telecommunications landscape.
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