Billie

Billie

Buy Now, Pay Later for B2B

Overview

Billie provides a Buy Now, Pay Later checkout service for businesses, letting customers choose flexible payment terms at checkout to speed merchant payment. It supports existing, new, and guest customers with high acceptance rates, boosting checkout conversion and merchant revenue. Real-time customer verification and scoring identify buyers—from individuals to corporate entities—enabling quick approvals without waiting periods, and Billie also handles post-purchase processes like overpayments, dunning, and debt collection. Merchants are charged for Billie’s services, typically based on transaction volume or sales processed, with the goal of increasing checkout conversions, expanding access to financing, and smoothing the sale-to-receivables lifecycle.

About Billie

Simplify's Rating
Why Billie is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Enterprise Software

Fintech

Financial Services

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$147.9M

Headquarters

Berlin, Germany

Founded

2016

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What believers are saying

  • Stripe support expanded Billie to Germany, France, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Spain, Denmark, Switzerland, and the UK.
  • July 2024 Stripe rollout gives Billie immediate access to thousands of European merchants.
  • Billie’s instant payment to merchants and 30-day terms directly reduce fraud and collection friction.

What critics are saying

  • Consumer BNPL regulation tightens in mid-2026, pressuring merchant attention and compliance budgets.
  • Billie cut twelve employees in November 2022, signaling restructuring pressure during growth.
  • Stripe and Adyen can commoditize distribution, weakening Billie’s pricing power and strategic control.

What makes Billie unique

  • Billie owns B2B BNPL, not consumer lending, separating it from FCA-regulated peers.
  • Stripe added Billie in July 2024, making it Europe’s first B2B BNPL on Stripe.
  • Adyen partnered with Billie in February 2024, extending invoice-style checkout across Europe.

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Funding

Total Funding

$147.8M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

6 Rounds

Series C funding is usually for startups that are doing well and are looking for more money to fuel major growth, such as acquiring other companies, expanding into global markets, or launching new product lines. Investors typically include larger venture capital firms and private equity.
Series C Funding Comparison
Above Average

Industry standards

$50M
$50M
Medium
$62M
SeatGeek
$100M
Oura
$100M
Billie

Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Paid Vacation

Sabbatical Leave

Paid Sick Leave

Commuter Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
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Feb 25th, 2025
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Jul 25th, 2024
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Jul 24th, 2024
Billie Begins Adding B2B Bnpl To Stripe Platform In Europe

Billie’s B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution has been integrated with Stripe and is now available on that financial infrastructure platform to select customers in Europe. The new solution will be tested by select online shops and marketplaces in Germany, Franceand the Netherlands throughout the summer before being made available to other businesses running on Stripe’s platform later this year, Billie said in a Tuesday (July 23) press release. “We are excited to offer Stripe merchants easy access to one of the most sought-after payment methods in B2B commerce: pay later by invoice,” Mauro Miotto, vice president of partnerships at Billie, said in the release. “Our partnership will enable thousands of merchants across Europe to grow their customer base, modernize their B2B payment systems and expand into new markets without facing the risks of payment default or fraud.”

FF News
Jul 23rd, 2024
Billie Integrates With Stripe, Making It The First B2B Bnpl Solution Available On The Platform In Europe

Billie, the new standard for B2B payments and leading provider of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) payment solutions for business customers is now available via Stripe.Throughout the summer, a select number of online shops and marketplaces selling to business customers in Germany, France, and the Netherlands will be able to test the new solution. Later on this year, any business running on Stripe’s financial infrastructure platform will be able to easily offer Billie’s Buy Now, Pay Later payment method to their business customers. Billie’s B2B BNPL solution is the first of its kind available via Stripe in Europe.With Billie, business customers can make purchases and defer a payment for up to 30 days. At the same time, merchants receive payment upon the shipment of goods, making Billie’s payment method a beneficial tool for the cash flow management of both merchants and business buyers. Billie makes this possible with real-time approval of buyers at checkout while providing default and fraud risk protection for merchants. Stripe’s B2B sellers can now offer their business customers flexible payment terms while reducing their credit risk and the administrative burden of collection and dunning processes to zero.The integration of Billie reflects Stripe’s dedication to providing its customers with ongoing access to the latest payment innovations, ensuring they stay at the forefront of technological advancements.We are excited to offer Stripe merchants easy access to one of the most sought-after payment methods in B2B commerce: pay later by invoice,” says Mauro Miotto, VP Partnerships at Billie

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Jul 16th, 2024
Jtl’S Ecommerce Solutions To Integrate With Mollie’S Payment Services

JTL-Software and Mollie have partnered to provide enhanced payment options to the merchants using JTL’s eCommerce solutions. Mollie’s payment services will be integrated into JTL’s eCommerce solutions to provide both online and offline payment solutions, including the ability to processes transactions directly in the JTL enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, the companies said in a Monday (July 15) press release. “By working closely together, we will be able to offer both merchants and service partners customized payment solutions that are tailored to their exact requirements,” Sebastian Evers, CEO of JTL, said in the release. “At a time when eCommerce is becoming increasingly complex, we are creating seamless shopping experiences.”

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