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iyzico

Turkish online payments gateway for merchants

Overview

Iyzico provides a Turkish online payments gateway that lets merchants accept multiple payment methods (credit cards and bank installment options) through a single integration. Its platform uses a unified integration with fraud-detection powered by machine learning to protect merchants and customers, and for marketplaces it handles escrow and fund splitting between vendors. Compared with peers, it focuses on Turkey with a single gateway covering many banks and payment options, plus built-in marketplace management, and it later leveraged PayU’s global reach after acquisition. Its goal is to help e-commerce merchants of all sizes grow online sales by simplifying payments, improving conversion rates, and providing a secure, scalable payments infrastructure.

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About iyzico

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Why iyzico is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & AnalyticsFintechFinancial Services

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$24M

Headquarters

Istanbul, Türkiye

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • 2026-03-12, Tencent Cloud backed iyzico's first European cloud production platform.
  • 2026-02-11, Starbucks Turkey adopted iyzico ile Öde, proving stronger consumer distribution.
  • 2026-07-03, the women entrepreneur program crossed 200 million TL in cumulative volume.

What critics are saying

  • Stripe Turkey, PayTR, and Param compress pricing and steal enterprise merchants in 2026.
  • Paynet integration through 2026 can break operations, distract engineers, and trigger merchant churn.
  • European expansion depends on Tencent Cloud compliance; a failed launch stalls growth outside Turkey.

What makes iyzico unique

  • 2026-01-01, iyzico unified Paynet, adding B2B collections and marketplace payouts.
  • iyzico serves 120,000-plus merchants and 6 million consumers across Turkey.
  • PayU's fraud engine and multi-market routing support cross-border expansion and risk controls.

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Funding

Total Funding

$24M

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Industry Average

Funded Over

6 Rounds

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Meal Benefits
  • Phone/Internet Stipend
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Flexible Work Hours
  • Mental Health Support

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-11%

1 year growth

-11%

2 year growth

-11%
Amadeus Capital Partners
Apr 22nd, 2025
Global fintech giant PayU acquires Turkey’s leading fintech company iyzico in a $165 million investment

iyzico, the Turkish fintech company providing payment solutions to over 30,000 merchants including Amazon, H&M, Zara and sahibinden.com, has been acquired by global fintech company PayU in a $165 million deal. PayU, a subsidiary of Naspers, will be buying a majority stake in iyzico, founded in 2013 and the brainchild of Barbaros Özbuğutu and Tahsin Isın.

FinTech Futures
May 8th, 2024
Turkish fintech Iyzico acquires Paynet in $87m deal

Turkish fintech Iyzico is set to acquire Paynet, a B2B and B2B2C payment solutions provider headquartered in Istanbul, from parent company the Arena Group in a deal worth $87 million.

Yahoo Finance
May 7th, 2024
Turkish fintech iyzico acquires Paynet for $87m

iyzico is to acquire Paynet from Arena Group in a deal worth around $87m.

ExploreBit
May 7th, 2024
iyzico Acquires Paynet

iyzico, an Istanbul, Turkey-based financial technology company, acquired Paynet, a provider of B2B payments and collections services in the Turkish fintech landscape, for USD87M from Arena Group.

Patika.dev
Jun 16th, 2022
Iyzico launches Front-end Practicum

iyzico and Patika have launched a Front-end Practicum to strengthen aspiring women programmers in front-end web development, one of the most demanded fields in tech.

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