Philip Symes Joins Checkout.com as Interim Chief Financial Officer

Checkout.com, a leading global digital payments company, has announced the appointment of its new interim Chief Financial Officer, Philip Symes. He replaces Nirupam Sinha, who will leave Checkout later this month.

Philip trained at PwC and has more than 25 years of experience in financial leadership roles at Visa Europe, Willis Towers Watson, and various PE-backed companies. Philip has a strong track record leading and transforming finance teams, with the goal of improving enterprise planning, new business development, and international expansion strategies.

Checkout.com handles payments for the world’s leading enterprises that shape the digital economy and is trusted by global brands including Alibaba, Delivery Hero, Docusign, Remitly, The Financial Times, General Electric, Sainsbury’s, Sony, Uber Eats, and Wise. Checkout’s company revenue is growing 40% year on year for a second year running.

Checkout.com offers a suite of fully modular payment solutions that help businesses reduce the complexity and cost of payment processing, while increasing performance and revenues. Philip will play a key role in supporting the company’s global expansion and innovation in financial products. In 2024, Checkout.com introduced Visa and Mastercard direct acquiring in Japan and announced plans to expand to Brazil and Canada. Philip’s expertise will also strengthen the continued evolution of Checkout.com’s Business Account, which optimizes cash flow, by enabling merchants to access funds on the same day transactions are processed, earn market-leading yields on balances, and manage business expenses from within the payment network.

“This is a very exciting time to be joining Checkout, a leading European fintech that’s gained strong momentum – and has such a solid strategy for 2025 and beyond,” said Philip Symes, CFO, Checkout.com. “It’s a unique opportunity to shape the financial strategy of a high-growth business ready for the next stage of its journey. I’m excited to get stuck in.”‍

‍“We’re thrilled to welcome Philip to Checkout’s leadership team,” commented Guillaume Pousaz, CEO, Checkout.com. “Highly respected for his deep expertise in payments – he is ideally placed to join us on this next phase of our journey. I’m personally excited to partner with Philip on Checkout’s future growth. At the same time, we say goodbye to Nirupam, who is leaving to pursue another career opportunity. We’re grateful for his leadership – and his contribution to the company’s growth and success.” ‍

‍“Playing a part in Checkout.com’s growth journey has been one of the most rewarding experiences in my career”, said Nirupam Sinha. “I wish the team all the best for the future and am confident in their ability to continue to grow and be successful – continuing to serve the world’s largest enterprise merchants.”