Paymentology
Paymentology is a card processing platform for fintechs and banks, handling billions of transactions across 65+ countries. It raised $175M in a 2026 Series A and employs 414 people.
The growth story
Paymentology grew from 283 to 414 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $175M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2026.
About
The company provides infrastructure for banks and fintechs to issue and manage payment cards globally. Its platform supports transactions in 14 time zones, emphasizing local market expertise alongside global scale.
Paymentology has processed billions of transactions since its 2015 founding. Its $175M Series A in 2026 suggests aggressive expansion, though headcount growth rates are undisclosed.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up the largest function with 57 employees. The company operates with a median tenure of 3 years, indicating moderate retention.
The Paymentology org chart
Jeff Parker (Chief Executive Officer) leads 57 mapped leaders with 13 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 109 (+9% YoY), Information Technology 82 (+1% YoY), Sales 33 (+6% YoY), Operations 25 (+4% YoY), Program and Project Management 21 (+17% YoY), Product Management 21 (+11% YoY).
Talent flow
Nearly 1 in 5 hires come from Wirecard, with Tutuka and TPS Worldwide also key talent sources. Alumni most frequently join Visa, Mastercard, and fintech startups like scale and Episode Six.
Most common previous employers of Paymentology staff: Wirecard (19), Tutuka (15), TPS Worldwide (12), MeaWallet (11), BPC (10), Avanza Solutions (7). Former Paymentology employees most often moved to Visa (10), Mastercard (5), scale (3), Episode Six (3), Lesaka Technologies (3), fumopay (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Paymentology mafia
15 alumni founded companies, including Beltech AI (38 staff) and Bunce (25 staff). Several ventures like scale and Vaultavo operate in fintech.
15Agastya Bellad, was Intern until 2017Dami Soladoye, was Product Manager - Portal until 2023Miranda Naidoo, was Regional Head: New Business and Market Development Europe, Middle East & Africa until 2022Khaled Abou-Zied, was Finance Director until 2022James Fick, was Business Development Director until 2022Matt Bruton, was Global Head of Advisory until 2025
Marija Šilinskytė, ACC, was People Development Specialist until 2024
William Kiama, was Head of Fraud and Risk until 2024
Hoan Đỗ, was Senior Software Engineer until 2024
David Praise Kalu, was Senior AI Product Manager (Data & AI Team) until 2025
Vlad Yanрolsky, was Chief Technology Officer until 2019
Ileana Mercado, was Senior Region Executive LAC until 2023
Kam M., was Talent Acquisition Specialist ( RPO | On Secondment From TalentintheCloud) until 2022
James Letley, was CTO until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 0% direct, 0% search, 0% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Paymentology: Project Management (120), SQL (120), Java (103), Management (98), Leadership (87), Customer Service (86), Communication (85), Problem Solving (84).
Where the team actually sits
Paymentology people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (30), Gauteng, South Africa (28), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (13), United Kingdom (11). 2 offices on record.
Search footprint
Paymentology attracts about 515 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $8K a month if bought through ads. It gained 320 ranking keywords and lost 174 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.30 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.30 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Paymentology has 414 employees as of September 2026.
Paymentology has raised $175M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2026.
Jeff Parker (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Paymentology's reporting structure, with 13 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Paymentology staff are Wirecard (19 people), Tutuka (15 people), TPS Worldwide (12 people).
Former Paymentology employees most often move to Visa (10), Mastercard (5), scale (3).
At least 15 companies have a founder who previously worked at Paymentology, including Beltech AI, Bunce, scale.
Paymentology attracts about 515 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $8K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Paymentology staff are Project Management, SQL, Java, Management, Leadership.
Paymentology staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (30), Gauteng, South Africa (28), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (13).
Paymentology has about 109 people in Engineering, up 9% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Paymentology has about 82 people in Information Technology, up 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 244 current and 236 former Paymentology profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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