Brite Payments
Brite Payments is a European instant payments provider that processes account-to-account transactions for online merchants, connecting to over 3,800 banks across 27 markets. It reached 350 million potential customers and ranked as Sweden's 7th fastest-growing tech company in 2024.
The growth story
Brite Payments grew from 76 to 128 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $60M along the way, most recently a Series A in October 2023.
About
Brite enables online merchants to accept direct bank transfers from consumers without requiring signups or credit card details. Users authenticate via their existing bank login methods. The company focuses on real-time settlement across Europe.
Since its 2019 founding, Brite has raised $60M in Series A funding led by Dawn Capital and others. It connects to most EU banks and serves 27 markets, though current headcount of 128 suggests focused scaling.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up the largest department with 36 staff. Leadership appears lean with a median tenure of 2 years across the organization.
The Brite Payments org chart
Lena Hackelöer (Founder & CEO) leads 49 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 46 (-19% YoY), Sales 12 (-25% YoY), Business Development 11 (-21% YoY), Information Technology 10 (0% YoY), Finance 9 (-18% YoY), Product Management 7 (-30% YoY).
Talent flow
Klarna is the top talent source, supplying 16 hires, followed by payments firms like SOFORT and Trustly. Alumni frequently move to fintech startups including Stoneleap and Pingwire.
Most common previous employers of Brite Payments staff: Klarna (16), SOFORT (4), Qliro (4), Worldline (3), Trustly (3), Bolt (3). Former Brite Payments employees most often moved to Stoneleap (3), Pingwire (2), Precis (2), Arrive (2), Nordea (2), Svenska kraftnät (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Brite Payments mafia
Four alumni-founded companies exist, most notably Stoneleap (10 staff) and Solfolket (7 staff), suggesting entrepreneurial spillover from Brite's early team.
4Jonas Schenström, was Engineering Manager until 2023Martin Malmveld, was COO until 2021Robert Arnesson, was Co-Founder until 2023Arturo Escudero, was Senior Software Engineer until 2020Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Brite Payments: Python (Programming Language) (40), JavaScript (37), SQL (35), Project Management (34), Agile Methodologies (33), MySQL (28), Microsoft Excel (28), Microsoft Office (28).
Where the team actually sits
Brite Payments people are concentrated in Stockholm County, Sweden (38), Andalusia, Spain (16), Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area (9), Sweden (6). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Brite Payments attracts about 2,070 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $15K a month if bought through ads. It gained 365 ranking keywords and lost 565 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Brite Payments has 128 employees as of September 2026.
Brite Payments has raised $60M in total, most recently a Series A round in October 2023.
Brite Payments was founded in 2019 by Lena Hackelöer.
Lena Hackelöer (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of Brite Payments's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Brite Payments staff are Klarna (16 people), SOFORT (4 people), Qliro (4 people).
Former Brite Payments employees most often move to Stoneleap (3), Pingwire (2), Precis (2).
At least 4 companies have a founder who previously worked at Brite Payments, including Stoneleap, Solfolket, PassportReader.
Brite Payments attracts about 2,070 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $15K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Brite Payments staff are Python (Programming Language), JavaScript, SQL, Project Management, Agile Methodologies.
Brite Payments staff are concentrated in Stockholm County, Sweden (38), Andalusia, Spain (16), Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area (9).
Brite Payments has about 46 people in Engineering, down 19% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Brite Payments has about 12 people in Sales, down 25% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 114 current and 170 former Brite Payments profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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