About
Lemonway, a fast-growing fintech company offering a payment processing solution for marketplaces.
Who are we?
Lemonway is a pan-European payment institution offering a secure, compliant, modular payment solution for marketplaces and crowdfunding platforms.
Our goal is to be a leading player in the new economy through our world-class, regulated, unified payment solution for marketplaces and alternative finance platforms across Europe.
Today, 145 experts based in Paris and Hamburg support our clients daily in building the future of payments together.
Awards and recognition
Our mission
To spur growth and innovation through a reliable and secure payment technology for businesses
Key figures
150
experts
26
Nationalities
€50m
in funds raised
1200
eMerchants and platforms
€10.5bn
flows handled in 2024
19.1m
transactions processed in 2024
1.4m
opened wallets
29
countries
Our values
Ambition
Together
Getting things done
Milestones
An adventure full of collective challenges
Sébastien Burlet and Antoine Orsini found Lemonway. Damien Guermonprez joins the adventure in 2009. Sébastien leaves in 2018 to launch his own marketplace, with Antoine taking on the role of CEO and Damien becoming Executive President.
We roll out our technology platform for banking-sector customers in Europe.
We receive payment institution accreditation from the French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority (ACPR) and obtain the EU passport.
Our revenue quadruples in a single year, from €1 million to €4 million.
Our workforce expands fivefold, from 12 to 60 people, in a single year.
We complete two fundraising rounds: a series A round for €10 million with Breega Capital and Speedinvest, and a series B round for €40 million with Toscafund Asset Management.
We join the French Tech 120 list for the first time.
We double our revenue and achieve break-even point. Our customers include SNCF, Décathlon, Eiffage, Drouot, and ESF.
We open a new office in Hamburg, with a team of five people.
Lemonway acquires PayGreen’s business and expands its offering to include e-commerce payments.
The Bank of Italy has restricted Lemonway’s operations in Italy. Lemonway is prohibited from engaging new Italian partners or offering new products and services. Starting November 1, 2024, Lemonway will be limited in the number of new payment accounts it can open: Up to 1,600 accounts in November 2024, 1400 accounts in December 2024, 1150 accounts per month starting from January 2025.
These limits apply to platforms operated by current Italian partners, except for accounts opened during ongoing fundraising campaign, started before October 30, 2024.
Lemonway is committed to complying with these directives and supporting its partners and customers.
La Banca d'Italia ha limitato le operazioni di Lemonway in Italia. Lemonway non può acquisire nuovi partner italiani né offrire nuovi prodotti e servizi. A partire dal 1° novembre 2024, Lemonway sarà soggetta a limiti nel numero di nuovi conti di pagamento che potrà aprire: Fino a 1.600 conti a novembre 2024, 1.400 conti a dicembre 2024, 1.150 conti al mese a partire da gennaio 2025.
Questi limiti si applicano alle piattaforme gestite dagli attuali partner italiani, ad eccezione dei conti aperti durante campagne di raccolta fondi in corso, cominciato prima del 30 ottobre 2024.
Lemonway si impegna a rispettare queste direttive e a supportare i suoi partner e clienti.