Barion Payment Zrt.
TypePrivate
IndustryFintech, Payments service provider
Founded2015 (2015)
Founder
  • Sándor Kiss
  • Tamás Bíró
HeadquartersBudapest, Hungary
Key people
Sándor Kiss (CEO)
Services
  • Payment Gateway
  • Digital Wallet

Barion Payment Zrt. is a Hungarian financial technology company known for its electronic payment gateway 'Barion Smart Gateway' which allows online merchants to accept online payments.[1]

Overview

Barion was founded in 2015 by Tamás Bíró and Sándor Kiss who also serves as the company's CEO.[2][3][4][5][6] The company is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary.[7][8][9]

Barion allows online merchants to accept e-commerce payments through various payment methods such as credit cards, wire transfers or digital wallets such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Barion Wallet. The company offers its payment gateway for ecommerce websites and e-money accounts for both individuals and businesses.[10][11][12]

In 2017, Barion raised 2 million euros from Home Credit, a subsidiary of PPF Group owned by Petr Kellner. The Home Credit investment group is based in Czech Republic.[13][14]

In June 2020, the company received 2 million EUR in a Series B funding round led by European private equity firm Financial Services Capital (FSC).[15][16]

In 2021, the company exceeded 1 billion HUF in revenue.[17] Barion is authorized and regulated by the Hungarian National Bank.[18][19][20][21][22]

References

  1. ↑ "Száguldanak a webshopok, viszik magukkal az egyik legforróbb magyar startupot". Forbes.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ↑ "The most innovative Hungarian payment platform". Budapest Stock Exchange 2018. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. ↑ "A leginnovatívabb magyar fizetési platform - Barion Payment Zrt". Bet site (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  4. ↑ 2021 Annual report (PDF). Barion. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Basic Institution Data - National Bank of Hungary MNB. Retrieved on 2 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Brejčák, Peter (2023-11-24). "O svém potenciálu přesvědčili i Petra Kellnera. Platební brána Barion analyzuje nákupní data". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  7. ↑ Trajkovska, Bojana (2020-01-27). "10 Hungary-based startups to watch out for in 2020". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  8. ↑ Szilárd, Száraz (2022-03-18). "Barion fizetés a weboldalamon? Mennyibe kerül a cégemnek?". Kiszervezett Marketing (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  9. ↑ https://www.ceginformacio.hu/cr9311228594_EN
  10. ↑ O2 (2022-04-12). "Za služby O2 mohou zákazníci platit on-line i platební bránou Barion". O2 (in Czech). Retrieved 2023-11-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Kft, Netrisk Magyarország. "Barion Bankkártyás Fizetés - Tájékoztató". Biztositas.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  12. ↑ "Biztonságos kártyás fizetés a Barionnal ⋆ Modern Takarítás". Modern Takarítás (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  13. ↑ "Ott a számlán a kétmillió euró". Forbes.hu (in Hungarian). 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  14. ↑ https://www.ppf.eu/en/about-the-ppf-group/people-and-statutory-%20bodies/petr-kellner
  15. ↑ Đorđević, Nikola (2020-06-23). "Budapest-based payment start-up Barion secures two million euros to fund expansion". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  16. ↑ "Budapest-based Barion just landed €2 million to expand its payment solutions further across Europe". startuparound.com. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  17. ↑ https://docs.barion.com/images/6/6c/Annual_report_2021_Barion_Payment_Inc.pdf
  18. ↑ "AKH - Barion - gumi.hu". gumi.hu. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  19. ↑ PCI DSS certificate - Barion 2022 PCI DSS. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Barion - bankkártyás fizetés tudnivalók". Sofőrhívó. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  21. ↑ "Barion könyvelése: hogy kezeljük, ha se nem bank, se nem pénztár?". adozona.hu (in Hungarian). 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  22. ↑ https://thebanks.eu/emis/barion-payment-355005
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