Company
Melbourne, VIC
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Pin Payments raised.
The transaction that ended Pin Payments's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat Zebra | Acquisition | since 2024 | - | Fintech News Australia (Fri 21 Aug 2026), Fintech News Australia (Fri 21 Aug 2026), Australian FinTech, Fintech News Australia (Mon 30 Mar 2026) |
| Checkout.com | Acquisition | 28 May 2020 | - | Startup News (WA), Australian FinTech, Startup Daily |
Companies Pin Payments acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Dahl | Co-CEO (former) | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Thu 24 Nov 2022), SmartCompany (Wed 14 Sep 2022), SmartCompany (Tue 9 Aug 2022) |
| Dom Pym | Founder | Fintech News Australia, Startup Daily |
| Dominic Pym | Founder | Startup News (WA), Startup Daily |
| Grant Bissett | Founder | Startup News (WA), Startup Daily |
Stories naming Pin Payments. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Profiles four Australian fintechs worth watching in 2026: Fat Zebra, WeMoney, Swyftx and Block Earner, covering their growth, past acquisitions and previously secured funding rounds.
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Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures and specialist fund Triple Bubble announce a partnership to support Australian fintechs with capital, mentoring and talent exchange between the bank and startups.
Dom Pym's fintech fund Triple Bubble has formed a partnership with Commonwealth Bank's venture arm x15ventures spanning joint investment, mentorship and talent exchange; financial terms were undisclosed.
Five tech and venture figures look back on 2023 and ahead to 2024, mentioning Giant Leap's fund close, Everlab's pre-seed raise, AI regulation, cybersecurity, and defence export controls.
Profile of Caitlin Zotti, who became Pin Payments' co-CEO, covering her merchant background, serving small businesses, gender diversity challenges in fintech, and advice for aspiring founders.
SmartCompany opens applications for the 2023 edition of its startup pitch competition, and flags fresh raises at Subpod and Oceanfarmr while recalling Zipr's prize at the inaugural event.
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Amid the tech downturn, a roundup of five Australian companies that recently secured backing: Behaviol, LUMOS, Zipr, Envirma, plus OIF Ventures closing its third fund at $140 million.
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Perth-founded payments firm Pin Payments has been bought by London-based Checkout.com for an undisclosed sum, exiting founders and Allectus Capital; Checkout.com also bought Process Out in February.
Roundup covering Checkout.com's acquisition of Perth payments firm Pin Payments, Amazon's bid interest in Zoox, Google's office reopening plans, Twitter's Trump fact-check, and Virgin Orbit's failed rocket launch.