Paydock
Paydock is a payment orchestration platform for financial institutions, merchants and nonprofits that raised $31M in a Series A round in May 2023. The London-based company has 51 employees.
The growth story
Paydock grew from 48 to 51 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $31M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2023.
About
Paydock provides a platform that helps financial institutions, digital merchants, B2B platforms and nonprofits manage their payment systems. It aims to simplify payment integrations, improve customer experience and reduce costs while maintaining compliance.
The company was founded in 2015 in Australia and has since expanded to the UK. It raised $31M in Series A funding in May 2023, led by IAG Silverstripe. Paydock's platform is built on 11 years of analysis and working with merchants to understand their payment needs.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Paydock's largest function with 24 employees, nearly half of its 51-person workforce. The company has a median tenure of 2 years, suggesting moderate turnover. Leadership spans both Australia and the UK, reflecting its dual-country origins.
The Paydock org chart
Babar Khan, CFA (Chief Executive Officer) leads 16 mapped leaders with 3 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 27 (-47% YoY), Business Development 6 (-45% YoY), Information Technology 5 (-55% YoY), Operations 3 (-25% YoY).
Talent flow
Paydock recruits heavily from Ivy Tech, with 5 alumni joining the company. Other notable talent sources include Mastercard, Payplug and Cognizant. Alumni have gone on to roles at Ramses, Tuum and bolttech, among others. The company draws from technical universities like Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute and Macquarie University.
Most common previous employers of Paydock staff: Ivy Tech (5), Mastercard (2), Payplug (2), Cognizant (2), RBS (2), NatWest (2). Former Paydock employees most often moved to Ramses (2), Tuum (2), bolttech (2), Zepz (2), FNZ (2), Coles (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Paydock mafia
Paydock alumni have founded 5 companies, including The Fred Hollows Foundation (549 staff), Tuum (138 staff) and Kismet (69 staff). These span fintech, healthcare and consulting sectors.
5Ross Piper, was Board Chair and Director until 2025Gregor Dobbie, was Chief Executive Officer until 2026Stefan Cordiner, was Advisor until 2018Luke Littler, was General Manager until 2018Cass Mao, was Growth until 2016Web traffic
Traffic mix: 34% direct, 1% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Paydock: Management (20), Git (19), PostgreSQL (18), JavaScript (18), Jira (17), Problem Solving (17), Business Analysis (17), Agile Methodologies (17).
Where the team actually sits
Paydock people are concentrated in Ukraine (7), England, United Kingdom (7), United Kingdom (6), Mazowieckie, Poland (3).
Search footprint
Paydock attracts about 63 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $1K a month if bought through ads. It gained 29 ranking keywords and lost 37 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.20 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.40 / 5
Frequently asked
Paydock has 51 employees as of September 2026.
Paydock has raised $31M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2023.
Paydock was founded in 2015 by Oleksandr Omelchenko.
Babar Khan, CFA (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Paydock's reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Paydock staff are Ivy Tech (5 people), Mastercard (2 people), Payplug (2 people).
Former Paydock employees most often move to Ramses (2), Tuum (2), bolttech (2).
At least 5 companies have a founder who previously worked at Paydock, including The Fred Hollows Foundation, Tuum, Kismet.
Paydock attracts about 63 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $1K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Paydock staff are Management, Git, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, Jira.
Paydock staff are concentrated in Ukraine (7), England, United Kingdom (7), United Kingdom (6).
Paydock has about 27 people in Engineering, down 47% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Paydock has about 6 people in Business Development, down 45% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 48 current and 175 former Paydock profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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