OUR STORY

The world of payments is dynamic and so are we.

“Payments can deliver real value to your business. With a vast array of tools and features, combined with our expertise and the power of payment data, we can support you in achieving your goals.”

Who We Are

PXP Financial has many years of experience shaping and leading innovation in the payments space. Today, we have 200 employees from 25 nationalities working across offices in the UK, Austria, Bulgaria, India, and the US.

The world of payments is dynamic and so are we. Our aim is to stay ahead of the game through innovative technologies and new solutions

that create a first-class payment experience for our customers. We are all about ambitious objectives within an open culture of communication. As a leading payments provider, PXP Financial sets standards of operational excellence, best-in-class service and dedicated client care, to help businesses thrive.

Our Story

until 2006

The Beginnings

80s
Servebase (later PXP Solutions) is set up

2001
CQR (later Kalixa) begins as an internal department of bwin

until 2013

Building Strength

2008
FCA
license

2011
Principal membership with Mastercard and Visa

until 2018

Coming together

2014
Kalixa acquires 
PXP Solutions

2018
Kalixa Group rebrands to PXP Financial Group

since 2019

BUSINESS GROWTH

2019
One value proposition and a new management team

 

PXP Financial in Figures

€22.7bn
processing volume yearly
200
employees from 25 nations
1.000+
merchants on the platform
50+
years of business operations
5
office locations worldwide

Our Executive Team

Our management team has many years of experience within the payments industry, and we pride ourselves on delivering a world-class service to all of our clients and partners. They inspire and unite our diverse 200-strong team of experts to ensure we exceed customer expectations delivering expertise and enthusiasm to your business.


Kamran Hedjri

Group CEO

Kamran’s passion for payments started in 1995 at Europay and developed further when he joined BWIN. Here he shaped the company’s payment strategy and helped it to gain over 20m customers and to grow in 27 countries across Europe, North and South America. As a next step, Kamran founded CQR/Kalixa payment group by establishing three companies: CQR Payment Solutions (gateway), CQR UK (acquiring) and Vincento (issuing). Kamran is now the Group CEO, responsible for the new strategic direction of the PXP business.


Jonathan Bell

Group CFO

Jonathan, Chief Financial Officer, with 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry is responsible for finance, as well as oversight of legal, compliance and internal controls for the UK and European entities.At PXP Financial, Jonathan and his team will look for ways to serve both customers and the business better through speed, quality and efficiency of service, and the range of products we offer.

PXP FINANCIAL IS A PRINCIPAL MEMBER OF VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER AND DINERS, MSP ACQUIRER TPP AND IS PCI LEVEL I CERTIFIED.

YOUR CLIENT JOURNEY WITH PXP FINANCIAL

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