Rank #478
Guillaume Pousaz
Net worth $7.8B
Fintech · Switzerland
- Born
- Aug 15, 1981
- Age
- 44
- Source
- Fintech
- Residence
- London
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- 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; a year later it was lowered to $9.35 billion. In 2025, it rose to $12 billion, according to the company.
- 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.