INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
GoCardless has been around for eight years
But the company has experienced tremendous growth over the past couple of years
It now has a shot at becoming a global leader when it comes to payments via direct debit
us at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin.GoCardless has a pretty self-explanatory name
While many small and big companies still rely on credit cards and sometimes even (gasp) cheques, GoCardless wants to make it easier to
switch to direct debit payments
First, card payments were never designed for recurring subscriptions
They expire and lead to churn
direct debit schemes, such as SEPA in Europe, Bacs direct debit in the U.K., ACH debit in the United States and many more.But GoCardless
The company thinks direct debit payments could represent a big opportunity for B2B use cases
what resilience feels like on a personal and professional level
chest.A few months ago, the company raised a $75 million Series E round with an impressive list of investors that included Adams Street
Partners, GV, Salesforce Ventures, Accel Partners, Balderton Capital, Notion Capital and Passion Capital.Buy your ticket to Disrupt Berlin
The conference will take place December 11-12.In addition to panels and fireside chats, like this one, new startups will participate in the
Startup Battlefield to compete for the highly coveted Battlefield Cup.Hiroki is co-founder and CEO of GoCardless
Founded in 2011, GoCardless is a global leader in recurring payments
The business is on a mission to take the pain out of getting paid for recurring revenue businesses
More than 40,000 businesses around the world, from multinational corporations to SMBs, transact through GoCardless each month, and the
business processes $10bn of payments a year.Before starting GoCardless, Hiroki studied Mathematics at Oxford University and worked as a
management consultant at McKinsey - Co.
