Paymentwall
Paymentwall Inc. is a payments platform which services businesses in the SaaS, travel, and E-Commerce industries.
Type of site | Private |
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Available in | Multilingual |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Founder(s) | Honor Gunday, Vladimir Kovalyov |
Industry | IT, Financial services |
Employees | 150+ (July, 2015)[1] |
URL | paymentwall.com |
Users | 200 thousands (2015) |
Current status | Active |
History
Honor Gunday and Vladimir Kovalyov started Paymentwall in April 2010 to help game companies on Facebook monetize their global traffic.[2]
On July 1, 2011, Facebook announced that they would no longer allow any outside monetization providers, at which point the company pivoted to providing services to non-Facebook games and online dating websites.[3][4]
In 2011, the company entered into partnership with Alipay, a third-party mobile and online payment platform, established in Hangzhou, China in February 2004 by Alibaba Group.[5]
Paymentwall launched a payment system for Smart TVs in November 2014.[6]
In 2018, Paymentwall has spun out Terminal3 as global payment platform for gaming companies.[7]
Offices
Paymentwall is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Berlin,[8][9] Bangalore, Beijing, Gurgaon, Hanoi, Kyiv, Las Vegas, Lisbon, London, Moscow, Manila, Phoenix, Seoul, Shenzhen, Sao Paulo and Sofia.
In November 2015, the company unveiled its intergalactic-themed development lab in Kiev.[10]
In July 2019, the company officially announced its two new office locations in Bangalore and Gurgaon.[11]
References
- "Global online payments company building on Kyiv roots". KyivPost. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- Sudolskiy, Roman. "Virtualnaya Kassa". Forbes. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- Shield, Mike. "Facebook Makes 'Credits' Lone Gamer Currency". AdWeek. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- Takahashi, Dean. "Paymentwall's in-game payment options gain a good following". Venturebeat. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- "Paymentwall partners with Alipay to enter the Chinese market (press release)". ThePaypers. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- "Paymentwall launches a payment suite for smart TVs so you can buy with your remote control — or smartphone". Venturebeat. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- "Paymentwall spins out Terminal3 as payment platform for games". VentureBeat. 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- "Paymentwall Opens New European HQ In Berlin". SiliconAllee. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- "Paymentwall eröffnet Europa-Hauptsitz in Berlin". Gruenderszene (in German). Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- "Paymentwall opens the doors to its new futuristic development lab in Ukraine". KyivPost. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- "Paymentwall's Gunday Wants To Solve India's Cross Border Payments Problem". Inc42 Media. 2019-07-27. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
Further reading
- Winegarner, Beth (April 3, 2015). "Paymentwall Accused In Latest Silicon Valley Sex-Bias Suit". Law360. Retrieved August 5, 2017.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)