Planet - Ownership and Business Overview

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Planet Ownership

Who owns Planet?

Planet is owned by Planet Payment. It was acquired on October 20, 2017.

Planet Business Overview

Where is Planet headquartered?

Planet is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

What is Planet’s revenue?

Planet disclosed revenue of 53M USD for 2015 and 47M USD for 2014.

What sector is Planet in?

Planet is an information technology company.

When was Planet founded?

Planet was founded in 1985.

Information Technology M&A Summary in 2017

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Planet

Planet Payment, Inc. (old)

Tully Business Park, Ballinahown,
Galway,
Ireland,

Planet is a provider of international payment processing and multi-currency processing services. Planet Payment provides services in 23 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region, North America, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, primarily through its 76 acquiring bank and processor customers. Its point-of-sale and e-commerce services help merchants sell more goods and services to consumers, and together with its ATM services are integrated within the payment card transaction flow enabling its acquiring customers, their merchants and consumers to shop, pay, transact and reconcile payment transactions in multiple currencies, geographies and channels. Planet was founded in 1985 and is based in Galway, Ireland.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Information Technology

Revenue

53   13% 2015
47   3% 2014
46   7% 2013
43   2012
(millions of USD) Show More Show Less

Established

1985

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