Viva Wallet
Founded Year
2010Stage
Shareholder Liquidity | AliveTotal Raised
$287.53MMosaic Score The Mosaic Score is an algorithm that measures the overall financial health and market potential of private companies.
-67 points in the past 30 days
About Viva Wallet
Viva Wallet is a cloud-based neo-bank using Microsoft Azure with branches in twenty-three countries in Europe. It is a principal member of Visa and Mastercard for acquiring and issuing services with direct connectivity to the card schemes, providing processing services through its own platform. Viva Wallet provides businesses of all sizes with card acceptance services through POS terminals and the new Android Viva Wallet POS app, as well as through advanced payment gateways in online stores. It also offers business accounts with local IBAN and business Viva Wallet Mastercard cards. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Athens, Greece.
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ESPs containing Viva Wallet
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The mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) market offers a range of solutions for merchants to accept payments and engage with customers through mobile devices. These solutions include ordering, payment, and loyalty programs, as well as the ability to accept new payment form factors such as contactless and mobile wallets. The market also offers solutions for legacy POS systems to integrate with mobile platfo…
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Viva Wallet's Products & Differentiators
Independent Hardware Vendor & Independent Software Vendor Partnership Programs
We enable payments on any smart device and we can integrate with any software or hardware provider through our cutting-edge software platform. We enable consolidation and less hassle for all businesses that accept payments, while introducing new innovative payment use cases across any industry. All that harnessing the power of our in-house omnichannel technologies, namely Viva Terminal App and Smart Checkout payment gateway.
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Viva Wallet in 2 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Sep 13, 2022.
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Latest Viva Wallet News
Jun 23, 2025
Sediul central: Atena, Grecia Total finanţări: peste 950 de milioane de dolari Evaluare curentă: aproximativ 1,5 miliarde de dolari, în ianuarie 2022, după ce JPMorgan a preluat aproape jumătate din companie Model de business: B2B — platformă cloud pentru plăţi, POS-uri tap on phone, gateway e-commerce, conturi IBAN locale, carduri de debit, servicii de creditare IMM (Merchant Advance, lending) Cifre cheie: prezenţă în circa 24 de ţări europene; aproximativ 420 de angajaţi. Povestea Viva Wallet pe larg În 2010 - 2011, Haris Karonis şi Makis Antypas fondază Viva Payments, ca instituţie de plată autorizată în spaţiul EEA, odată cu implementarea PSD2, scrie pe site-ul companiei. În 2014, compania finalizează o finanţare de seria A, condusă de Latsis Family Office, în valoare de aproximativ 6 milioane de euro, scrie emeastartups.com. În 2015, Viva Payments devine Viva Wallet se mută în cloud (Microsoft Azure) şi devine membru principal Visa/Mastercard, arată sursa citată anterior. În 2016, compania deschide birouri în Belgia şi UK şi atrage o rundă de finanţare serie B de circa 15 mil. euro, potrivit emeastartups.com. În 2019, Viva Wallet se extinde la nivel european şi începe activitatea pe 19 pieţe – printre care România şi Portugalia, arată informaţiile publicate pe site-ul companiei. Tot în 2019, compania încheie o rundă de finanţare seria C cu Hedosophia, în valoare de 75 mil. euro pentru consolidarea poziţiei europene, potrivit Crunchbase. În mai 2021, Viva Wallet mai atrage 80 mil.de dolari (circa 66 mil. euro) în seria C de la Tencent, EBRD şi Breyer Capital, conform TechCrunch. În ianuarie 2022, JP Morgan achiziţionează 48,5 % din Viva Wallet pentru 800 mil. de dolari, oferind o infuzie de 100 mil. euro, scrie Reuters. În decembrie, se finalizează actiziţia în urma căreia Viva Wallet devine un unicorn fintech, cu evaluare de 1,5 miliarde de dolari şi potenţial de a atinge o evaluare de peste 5 mld. euro, potrivit greekreporter.com. Pentru alte știri, analize, articole și informații din business în timp real urmărește Ziarul Financiar pe WhatsApp Channels Citește și
Viva Wallet Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
When was Viva Wallet founded?
Viva Wallet was founded in 2010.
Where is Viva Wallet's headquarters?
Viva Wallet's headquarters is located at Avenue Halandri Maroussi 18-20, Athens.
What is Viva Wallet's latest funding round?
Viva Wallet's latest funding round is Shareholder Liquidity.
How much did Viva Wallet raise?
Viva Wallet raised a total of $287.53M.
Who are the investors of Viva Wallet?
Investors of Viva Wallet include DECA Investments, Hedosophia, J.P. Morgan Chase, Latsis Family, Tencent and 5 more.
Who are Viva Wallet's competitors?
Competitors of Viva Wallet include SumUp and 6 more.
What products does Viva Wallet offer?
Viva Wallet's products include Independent Hardware Vendor & Independent Software Vendor Partnership Programs and 2 more.
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