Zettle

Zettle by PayPal
Company typeAktiebolag
IndustryFinancial technology
FoundedApril 2010; 14 years ago (2010-04) in Stockholm, Sweden
FoundersJacob de Geer
Magnus Nilsson
Headquarters,
Number of employees
485
ParentPayPal
Websitewww.zettle.com
Footnotes / references
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Zettle reader.

Zettle by PayPal (previously known as iZettle[1]) is a Swedish financial technology company founded by Jacob de Geer and Magnus Nilsson in April 2010. Launching its first app and service in 2011,[3] the company offers a range of financial products including payments, point of sales, funding and partners applications.[4][5] The company was acquired by PayPal in 2018.[6]

The company was one of the first to develop a chip-card reader and app for smartphone-based mobile commerce which meets international security requirements.[7]

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  2. ^ Emily Bary (17 May 2018). "PayPal buys iZettle for $2.2 billion as it gears up against Square". Market Watch.
  3. ^ "iZettle Raises €40 Million ($55.5 Million) Series C". 9 May 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
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  7. ^ Ben Rooney (24 May 2011). "App Turns Any iPhone Into Credit Card Reader". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 September 2013.