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Payworks

Fintech·UK·Active·1yr hold
Entry
2025
Hold
1yr
Status
Active

Who owns Payworks?

Payworks is a British Fintech company, currently owned by Hg since 2025. It changed hands in 2019, when CommerzVentures sold.

Hand-verified · updated 2026-09-30

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Hg
Most recent investor
Hg
Hg Genesis 10 · 2022 · Buyout
2 ownership periods · full history below

Key facts

HQUK
SectorFintech

Ownership history

2 ownership periods

Active
Currently held by Hg since 2025.
CommerzVentures
CommerzVenturesExited 2019
2018 · 2019(1yr) · CommerzVentures Fund I · 2014 · VC
Trade Sale · to Visa

CommerzVentures sold Payworks to Visa in 2019 after 1 year.

Hg
HgActive
2025 · present(1yr) · Hg Genesis 10 · 2022 · Buyout

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Questions

Who owns Payworks?

Payworks is currently owned by Hg, through Hg Genesis 10, since 2025.

When did Hg acquire Payworks?

Hg acquired Payworks in 2025.

Who did Payworks sell to?

CommerzVentures sold Payworks to Visa in 2019 (Trade Sale).

Who has owned Payworks over time?

Payworks has been through 2 private-equity ownership periods: CommerzVentures · via CommerzVentures Fund I · 2018–2019 · sold to Visa · (Trade Sale); Hg · via Hg Genesis 10 · 2025–2019.

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