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{{Short description|Payment company}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Sage Pay
| name = Elavon Digital Europe Limited
| trade_name = Opayo
| logo = Sage Pay logo.png
| logo = Opayo logo.png
| image = Angel Building (geograph 2917437).jpg
| image = Angel Building (geograph 2917437).jpg
| image_caption = Sage Pay's London offices at the Angel Building
| image_caption = Opayo's London offices at the Angel Building
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = Payments processing
| industry = Payments processing
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| founder = <!-- or: | founders = -->
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| defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| hq_location_city = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=30149716 |title=Company Overview of Sage Pay Europe Limited |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref><br/>[[Newcastle upon Tyne]], United Kingdom (registered office)<ref>{{cite web |title=SAGE PAY EUROPE LIMITED |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07492608 |website=Companies House |accessdate=18 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| hq_location_city = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=30149716 |title=Company Overview of Sage Pay Europe Limited |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref><br/>[[Newcastle upon Tyne]], United Kingdom (registered office)<ref>{{cite web |title=SAGE PAY EUROPE LIMITED |url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/07492608 |website=Companies House |access-date=18 November 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
| hq_location_country =
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| area_served = UK, Ireland, Germany, Spain, South Africa
| area_served = UK, Ireland
| key_people =
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| products =
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| owner = <!-- or: | owners = -->
| owner = <!-- or: | owners = -->
| revenue = £41 million<ref name="sagedisp">{{cite web |title=Disposal of Sage Pay |url=https://www.sage.com/investors/investor-downloads/press-releases/2019/11/disposal-of-sage-pay/ |website=Sage Group plc |accessdate=18 November 2019 |date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
| revenue = £41 million<ref name="sagedisp">{{cite web |title=Disposal of Sage Pay |url=https://www.sage.com/investors/investor-downloads/press-releases/2019/11/disposal-of-sage-pay/ |website=Sage Group plc |access-date=18 November 2019 |date=18 November 2019}}</ref>
| revenue_year = 2018
| revenue_year = 2018
| profit = £15 million<ref name="sagedisp"/>
| profit = £15 million<ref name="sagedisp"/>
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| num_employees = 300<ref name="about"/>
| num_employees = 300<ref name="about"/>
| num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) -->
| num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) -->
| parent = [[Sage Group]]
| parent = [[Elavon]]
| former_name = Protx<br/>Sage Pay
| website = {{URL|https://www.sagepay.com}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.opayo.co.uk/}}
}}
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'''Opayo''', formerly '''Sage Pay''', is a payments processing service owned by [[Elavon]]. It operates in the UK and Ireland. The company provides [[online payment]]s processing as well as products for face-to-face and telephone payments. It was known by the name Sage Pay while under the ownership of [[The Sage Group plc]] between 2006 and 2020, when the payments company had also expanded to Germany, Spain, South Africa and the United States.
'''Sage Pay''' is a payments processing service that is owned by [[Sage Group]].


== History ==
== History ==
=== UK and Ireland ===


Sage Pay Europe Limited was founded in 2001 as Protx.<ref name="reg">{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/13/sage_buys_protx/ |title=Sage pays £20m for payment processing firm Protx |first=John |last=Leyden |date=13 November 2006|accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref> Sage Group purchased Protx for £20 million in 2006.<ref name="reg"/> Protx had 10,000 customers in 2006.<ref name="reg"/> Protx was rebranded as Sage Pay in April 2009. Sage Pay entered the Irish market and opened a customer service centre in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] during the same year.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=https://www.sagepay.co.uk/about-us |title=About us |publisher=Sage Pay Europe Limited |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>
The Opayo business was founded in 2001 as Protx, a business that processes online payments for small and medium sized businesses.<ref name="reg">{{cite web |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/13/sage_buys_protx/ |title=Sage pays £20m for payment processing firm Protx |first=John |last=Leyden |website=[[The Register]] |date=13 November 2006|access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> [[Sage Group]] purchased Protx for £20 million in 2006.<ref name="reg"/> Protx had 10,000 customers in 2006.<ref name="reg"/> Protx was rebranded as Sage Pay in April 2009. Sage Pay entered the Irish market and opened a customer service centre in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] during the same year.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=https://www.sagepay.co.uk/about-us |title=About us |publisher=Sage Pay Europe Limited |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>


Sage Pay now{{when|date=August 2019}} has 300 employees and serves 50,000 customers.<ref name="about"/>
{{As of|2019}} Sage Pay had 300 employees and serves 50,000 customers.<ref name="about"/>


In February 2012 Sage Pay entered the card machine payment market when they acquired Integral Computers Ltd for €20 million.<ref name="int">{{cite web |url=https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/43007/sage-pay-buys-integral-computers |title=Sage Pay buys Integral Computers |date=7 February 2012 |publisher=Finextra |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> Integral Computers was founded in 1989 and its [[point of sale]] technology was used in 25,000 locations in 2012 across the UK and Ireland.<ref name="int"/>
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In May 2010, [[Softline (South African software company)|Sage South Africa]] announced the acquisition of Netcash (Pty) Ltd,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sage.com/ourbusiness/newsroom/newsfromourregionalbusinesses/view/1699 |title=Archived copy |access-date=October 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926002821/http://sage.com/ourbusiness/newsroom/newsfromourregionalbusinesses/view/1699 |archive-date=September 26, 2011 }}</ref> a company that provides transaction processing services in three primary areas: electric funds transfer payments, debit order collections and credit card transaction processing. In 2013 Sage Netcash was rebranded as Sage Pay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sagepay.co.za/sage-netcash-rebrands-to-sage-pay/ |title=Sage Netcash rebrands to Sage Pay |publisher=Sage Pay (Pty) Ltd. |date=2013 |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>


In February 2012 Sage Pay entered the card machine payment market when they acquired Integral Computers Ltd for €20 million.<ref name="int">{{cite web |url=https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/43007/sage-pay-buys-integral-computers |title=Sage Pay buys Integral Computers |date=7 February 2012 |publisher=Finextra |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref> Integral Computers was founded in 1989 its [[point of sale]] technology was used in 25,000 locations in 2012 across the UK and Ireland.<ref name="int"/>
In 2019 Sage Pay and [[Worldpay, Inc.]] announced they were to partner to provide additional services in the UK and Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldpay.com/uk/about/media-centre/2019-02/worldpay-and-sage-partner |title=Worldpay and Sage partner to provide fast and efficient Payments to businesses across the UK and Ireland |date=February 2019 |publisher=Worldpay |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>


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In November 2019 [[Elavon]] announced the acquisition of the UK and Irish Sage Pay business for £232 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elavon.co.uk/news/2019/elavon-acquires-sage-pay.html |title=Elavon acquires Sage Pay, expanding its presence and services for customers in the UK, Ireland |date=November 2019 |publisher=Elavon |access-date=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="sagedisp"/> The Sage Salary and Supplier Payments portion of Sage Payments was not included in the deal with Elavon. The sale was completed on 11 March 2020 and the business was rebranded as Opayo in July of the same year.
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Sage Pay launched in Germany in October 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/s/LSE_SGE_2012.pdf |title=2012 results |publisher=Sage Group |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref> and in Spain in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sagepay.co.uk/news/viva-espa-a-sage-pay-launches-in-spain |title=¡Viva España! Sage Pay launches in Spain |publisher=Sage Pay Europe |date=30 September 2013 |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>


=== Germany and Spain ===
In 2019 Sage Pay and [[Worldpay, Inc.]] announced they were to partner to provide additional services in the UK and Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldpay.com/uk/about/media-centre/2019-02/worldpay-and-sage-partner |title=Worldpay and Sage partner to provide fast and efficient Payments to businesses across the UK and Ireland |date=February 2019 |publisher=Worldpay |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>
[[File:Sage Pay logo.png|thumb|Sage Pay former logo.]]
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Sage Pay launched in Germany in October 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.annualreports.com/HostedData/AnnualReportArchive/s/LSE_SGE_2012.pdf |title=2012 results |publisher=Sage Group |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> and in Spain in September 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sagepay.co.uk/news/viva-espa-a-sage-pay-launches-in-spain |title=¡Viva España! Sage Pay launches in Spain |publisher=Sage Pay Europe |date=30 September 2013 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> Sage Pay is no longer listed on the German and Spanish Sage websites.


=== South Africa ===
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In November 2019 [[Elavon]] announced the acquisition of Sage Pay for £232 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elavon.co.uk/news/2019/elavon-acquires-sage-pay.html |title=Elavon acquires Sage Pay, expanding its presence and services for customers in the UK, Ireland |date=November 2019 |publisher=Elavon |accessdate=18 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="sagedisp"/>
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In May 2010, [[Softline (South African software company)|Sage South Africa]] announced the acquisition of Netcash (Pty) Ltd,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sage.com/ourbusiness/newsroom/newsfromourregionalbusinesses/view/1699 |title=The Sage Group PLC – Softline acquires a leading Transaction Services Provider, Netcash |access-date=October 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926002821/http://sage.com/ourbusiness/newsroom/newsfromourregionalbusinesses/view/1699 |archive-date=September 26, 2011 }}</ref> a company that provides transaction processing services in three primary areas: electric funds transfer payments, debit order collections and credit card transaction processing.


Netcash had been established in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Softline - Sage - Netcash - Payment Provider |url=https://sagepay.co.za/softline-acquires-leading-transaction-service-provider-netcash/ |website=SagePay South Africa |access-date=20 November 2019 |date=1 November 2012}}</ref> In 2013 Sage Netcash was rebranded as Sage Pay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sagepay.co.za/sage-netcash-rebrands-to-sage-pay/ |title=Sage Netcash rebrands to Sage Pay |publisher=Sage Pay (Pty) Ltd. |date=2013 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> Sage sold the South African payments business in July 2019 for £5 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Full Year 2019 Results press release |url=https://www.sage.com/investors/-/media/files/investors/documents/pdf/downloads/results/full%20year%202019%20results/full%20year%202019%20results%20press%20release.pdf |website=Sage Group plc |access-date=20 November 2019 }}</ref> The South African business reverted to its Netcash name in December 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Netcash brand reveal |url=https://netcash.co.za/test/ |website=Netcash |access-date=8 December 2019 |date=1 December 2019}}</ref> and launched Netcash Shop in 2021 as an online platform solution.<ref>{{cite web |title=Free eCommerce shop platform |url=https://shop.netcash.co.za/ |website=Netcash Shop |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref>
== Other Sage Payments divisions ==
Sage also operate other payments processing services such as '''Sage Salary and Supplier Payments''', powered by [[Modulr Finance]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sage.com/en-gb/news/press-releases/2019/02/sage-automates-payments-with-modulr/ |title=Sage automates salary and supplier payments with Modulr |publisher=Sage Group |date=25 February 2019 |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref> Launched in the UK in 2015 as Sage Payments, Sage Salary and Supplier Payments helps businesses automate payments out.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lsbf.org.uk/blog/news/innovation-technology/sage-launches-new-payments-service/95733 |title=Sage launches new payments service for small businesses |publisher=[[London School of Business and Finance]] |date=30 October 2015 |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>


=== United States ===
Sage previously operated a payments processing service in the United States called '''Sage Payment Solutions'''. Sage Group divested the US Sage Payments Solutions business to [[GTCR]] in 2017 for $260 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gtcr-announces-acquisition-of-sage-payment-solutions-300467918.html |title=GTCR Announces Acquisition of Sage Payment Solutions |date=2 June 2017 |publisher=GTCR |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref> Sage Payments Solutions was later rebranded as [[Paya (company)|Paya]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sage-payment-solutions-announces-company-rebrand-to-paya-300589688.html |title=Sage Payment Solutions Announces Company Rebrand to Paya |publisher=Paya |date=30 January 2018 |accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref>
Sage previously operated a payments processing service in the United States called '''Sage Payment Solutions'''. Sage Group divested the US Sage Payments Solutions business to [[GTCR]] in 2017 for $260 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gtcr-announces-acquisition-of-sage-payment-solutions-300467918.html |title=GTCR Announces Acquisition of Sage Payment Solutions |date=2 June 2017 |publisher=GTCR |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> Sage Payments Solutions was later rebranded as [[Paya (company)|Paya]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sage-payment-solutions-announces-company-rebrand-to-paya-300589688.html |title=Sage Payment Solutions Announces Company Rebrand to Paya |publisher=Paya |date=30 January 2018 |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of online payment service providers]]
* [[List of online payment service providers]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.sagepay.com Sage Pay]
* [https://www.opayo.co.uk/ Opayo by Elavon]



{{Payment service providers}}
{{Payment service providers}}
{{Sage Group}}


[[Category:Sage Group|Pay]]
[[Category:Sage Group|Pay]]

Latest revision as of 17:00, 16 May 2024

Elavon Digital Europe Limited
Opayo
FormerlyProtx
Sage Pay
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryPayments processing
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom[1]
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (registered office)[2]
Area served
UK, Ireland
Revenue£41 million[3] (2018)
£15 million[3] (2018)
Number of employees
300[4]
ParentElavon
Websitewww.opayo.co.uk

Opayo, formerly Sage Pay, is a payments processing service owned by Elavon. It operates in the UK and Ireland. The company provides online payments processing as well as products for face-to-face and telephone payments. It was known by the name Sage Pay while under the ownership of The Sage Group plc between 2006 and 2020, when the payments company had also expanded to Germany, Spain, South Africa and the United States.

History

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UK and Ireland

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The Opayo business was founded in 2001 as Protx, a business that processes online payments for small and medium sized businesses.[5] Sage Group purchased Protx for £20 million in 2006.[5] Protx had 10,000 customers in 2006.[5] Protx was rebranded as Sage Pay in April 2009. Sage Pay entered the Irish market and opened a customer service centre in Newcastle upon Tyne during the same year.[4]

As of 2019 Sage Pay had 300 employees and serves 50,000 customers.[4]

In February 2012 Sage Pay entered the card machine payment market when they acquired Integral Computers Ltd for €20 million.[6] Integral Computers was founded in 1989 and its point of sale technology was used in 25,000 locations in 2012 across the UK and Ireland.[6]

In 2019 Sage Pay and Worldpay, Inc. announced they were to partner to provide additional services in the UK and Ireland.[7]

In November 2019 Elavon announced the acquisition of the UK and Irish Sage Pay business for £232 million.[8][3] The Sage Salary and Supplier Payments portion of Sage Payments was not included in the deal with Elavon. The sale was completed on 11 March 2020 and the business was rebranded as Opayo in July of the same year.

Germany and Spain

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Sage Pay former logo.

Sage Pay launched in Germany in October 2012[9] and in Spain in September 2013.[10] Sage Pay is no longer listed on the German and Spanish Sage websites.

South Africa

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In May 2010, Sage South Africa announced the acquisition of Netcash (Pty) Ltd,[11] a company that provides transaction processing services in three primary areas: electric funds transfer payments, debit order collections and credit card transaction processing.

Netcash had been established in 2002.[12] In 2013 Sage Netcash was rebranded as Sage Pay.[13] Sage sold the South African payments business in July 2019 for £5 million.[14] The South African business reverted to its Netcash name in December 2019.[15] and launched Netcash Shop in 2021 as an online platform solution.[16]

United States

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Sage previously operated a payments processing service in the United States called Sage Payment Solutions. Sage Group divested the US Sage Payments Solutions business to GTCR in 2017 for $260 million.[17] Sage Payments Solutions was later rebranded as Paya.[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Company Overview of Sage Pay Europe Limited". Bloomberg. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  2. ^ "SAGE PAY EUROPE LIMITED". Companies House. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Disposal of Sage Pay". Sage Group plc. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "About us". Sage Pay Europe Limited. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Leyden, John (13 November 2006). "Sage pays £20m for payment processing firm Protx". The Register. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Sage Pay buys Integral Computers". Finextra. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Worldpay and Sage partner to provide fast and efficient Payments to businesses across the UK and Ireland". Worldpay. February 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Elavon acquires Sage Pay, expanding its presence and services for customers in the UK, Ireland". Elavon. November 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  9. ^ "2012 results" (PDF). Sage Group. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  10. ^ "¡Viva España! Sage Pay launches in Spain". Sage Pay Europe. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  11. ^ "The Sage Group PLC – Softline acquires a leading Transaction Services Provider, Netcash". Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  12. ^ "Softline - Sage - Netcash - Payment Provider". SagePay South Africa. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Sage Netcash rebrands to Sage Pay". Sage Pay (Pty) Ltd. 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Full Year 2019 Results press release" (PDF). Sage Group plc. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  15. ^ "Netcash brand reveal". Netcash. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Free eCommerce shop platform". Netcash Shop. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  17. ^ "GTCR Announces Acquisition of Sage Payment Solutions". GTCR. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Sage Payment Solutions Announces Company Rebrand to Paya". Paya. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
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