About
Lemonway, a fast-growing fintech company offering a payment processing solution for marketplaces.
Supervisory measures towards Lemonway from the Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy has communicated to Lemonway certain limitations on its operations in Italy and in particular that it should not engage new Italian partners, offer new products and services to customers and – but only to the extent that shall be indicated by the Bank of Italy by 31 October 2024 - open new payment accounts for customers that carry out transactions over platforms operated by currently affiliated Italian partners. Up until that date, Lemonway can keep opening payment accounts for your customers without restrictions.
Provvedimenti della Banca d'Italia nei confronti di Lemonway
La Banca d'Italia ha disposto il divieto – per Lemonway – di intraprendere nuove operazioni in Italia, in particolare il divieto di convenzionare nuovi partners per l'offerta di servizi di pagamento attraverso le relative piattaforme, di offrire nuovi prodotti e servizi a clientela, nonché di aprire – ma solo nella misura che la Banca d'Italia comunicherà a Lemonway entro il 31 ottobre 2024 – nuovi conti di pagamento alla clientela che opera sulle piattaforme partner attualmente convenzionate. Sino a tale data Lemonway potrà regolarmente aprire nuovi conti di pagamento ai Vostri clienti senza restrizioni.
Who we are
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.
Key figures
130
experts
2
offices: Paris and Hamburg
€50m
in funds raised
+400
marketplaces
€9.6bn
flows handled in 2023
19.1m
transactions processed in 2023
1.3m
opened wallets
29
countries
Our mission
To spur growth and innovation through a reliable and secure payment technology for businesses
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.
Awards and recognition
Our values
Ambition
Team spirit
