Lemonway is a pan-European payment institution dedicated to marketplaces, alternative finance platforms and other companies looking for payment processing, wallet management and third-party payment in a KYC/AML - regulated framework. Its payment solution is trusted and used by over 1,400 websites in Europe including 200 crowdfunding platforms. Since December 2012, the company has opened 7 million e-wallets to end-users and has registered 200 platforms as agents with the ACPR – Banque de France.
Lemonway self-financed its growth since its creation in 2007 and then raised €35M from three VC funds: Breega Capital and Speedinvest in July 2018, then ToscaFund in October 2019. Lemonway is approved and regulated by the ACPR and benefits from the " EU financial passport" in 29 countries. The company based in Paris (HQ), London, Madrid, Milano, employs 160+ people from 20 different nationalities.
In January 2021, Lemonway was selected by the French Government as one of the 120 most promising tech companies in France! 🚀
Website: www.lemonway.com
Twitter: @LemonWay
Lemonway self-financed its growth since its creation in 2007 and then raised €35M from three VC funds: Breega Capital and Speedinvest in July 2018, then ToscaFund in October 2019. Lemonway is approved and regulated by the ACPR and benefits from the " EU financial passport" in 29 countries. The company based in Paris (HQ), London, Madrid, Milano, employs 160+ people from 20 different nationalities.
In January 2021, Lemonway was selected by the French Government as one of the 120 most promising tech companies in France! 🚀
Website: www.lemonway.com
Twitter: @LemonWay
Location: France, Ile-de-France, Paris
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +33 1 76 44 04 60
Founded date: 2007
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