Building the future of global payments
NovaPay was founded with a simple mission: make moving money as fast, transparent, and accessible as sending a message.
Our Journey
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2020
Founded in San Francisco with $5M seed funding
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2021
Launched payment processing, 100 merchants onboarded
22
2022
Series A: $45M raised. Expanded to 50+ currencies
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2023
1,000+ merchants. Launched fraud detection AI
24
2024
Series B: $120M. 150+ currencies, embedded finance APIs
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2025
10,000+ merchants processing $12B+ annually
Leadership Team
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Sarah Chen
CEO & Co-Founder
Former VP Payments at Stripe. 15+ years in fintech infrastructure.
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Marcus Williams
CTO & Co-Founder
Ex-Google, built distributed systems processing $1T+ annually.
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Elena Petrova
Chief Risk Officer
Former Head of Risk at Visa. Expert in ML-powered fraud detection.
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David Kim
VP Engineering
Led payments platform at Square. Specializes in real-time settlement.
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Aisha Patel
Head of Compliance
Former FINRA examiner. Ensures regulatory compliance across 40+ markets.
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James O'Brien
CFO
Previously CFO at Plaid. IPO experience and financial strategy expert.
Security & Compliance
We maintain the highest standards of security and regulatory compliance to protect your business and customers.
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PCI DSS Level 1
Highest level of payment card security certification
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SOC 2 Type II
Audited controls for security, availability, and confidentiality
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ISO 27001
International standard for information security management
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GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with EU data protection regulations
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FCA Authorized
Regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority
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FinCEN Registered
Registered Money Services Business in the United States
200+
Team members
40+
Countries served
$250M+
Total funding
10,000+
Active merchants