Planet is a revenue generating payments service and technology provider. Planet helps businesses meet the needs of their customers by simplifying complex payments, helping people spend freely. Founded over 30 years ago in Ireland, now employ over 1,600 staff in more than 60 markets on five continents. Serving over 600,000 merchants and 100 partner banks, Planet manages in excess of 800 million transactions worth more than €45 billion in value.
Planet helps Merchants in the Retail, Hospitality, Food & Beverage and Parking sectors deliver an exceptional customer experience by simplifying complex payments, helping people spend freely in-store, on-site or online. Planet provides full stack payments on a single platform offering acquiring, VAT Refund and Currency Conversion services.
Planet’s ambition is to generate revenue for our customers through highly differentiated, digital payment services. Underpinning this is a continued passion to retain its cultural DNA.
Planet Payment was acquired by Planet for $250 million in 2017, and 3C Payment in 2020. Planet is part of the Eurazeo portfolio of growth companies.