Draft:Cloud (company)

Cloud
Founded2014
HeadquartersMoscow
Number of employees
350
SubsidiariesCloudPayments, CloudKassir, CloudTips, CloudSoft, CloudPayments Kazakhstan
Websitehttps://cp.ru/

Cloud is a Russian group of companies that provides internet acquiring services, fiscalization of online payments, management of payments worldwide, and acceptance of non-cash tips.

The company's business geography includes Russia, Europe and the CIS countries.

As of 2021, the company entered the top-20 fintech startups in Russia according to Visa, in the nomination for "Subscription Services and Products"..[1].

In 2022, the company ranked 65th in the CNews100 rating: the largest IT companies in Russia[2], and 5th in the CNewsFast rating: The Fastest Growing IT Companies of 2021[2].

History

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The company was founded as a startup on April 13, 2014, by Dmitry Spiridonov and Konstantin Yan.

In September 2014, the company became self-sufficient[3]. The company's revenue grows by 100% annually[4].

The Cloud Group of Companies

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On February 17, 2022, the company CloudPayments underwent a rebranding and consolidated all its business lines under the single brand Cloud.[5].

On May 17, 2022, Dmitry Spiridonov, co-founder of CloudPayments, stepped down from his position as the Managing Director of Cloud. Pavel Vlasov became the company's General Director[6].

As of July 1, 2022, the CEO of CloudPayments became Tatyana Glazacheva, former General Director of Robokassa[7].

Services

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  • CloudPayments — a service that provides internet acquiring services for businesses.
  • CloudKassir — a subsidiary company that offers cloud-based online cash registers for servicing internet businesses.
  • CloudTips — a service for sending and receiving non-cash tips and donations.[8].
  • CloudSoft — a SaaS product that allows the creation of a flexible solution for accepting payments and making payouts through fast integration with the necessary acquirer banks for the merchant.

Branches

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In 2014, the European office of CloudPayments was opened in Riga, Latvia. This allowed the company to work with clients from the European Union countries.

In the spring of 2016, a division of CloudPayments was established in Kazakhstan. In 2018, CloudPayments Kazakhstan was the first in Kazakhstan to connect its clients to the Google Pay payment acceptance system[9]. And in 2019, they were among the first to connect the Apple Pay payment acceptance system[10].

In 2022, the launch of divisions in Uzbekistan[11] and the Republic of Belarus is planned[12].

Awards and Prizes

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  • "Startup of the Year" (2014)[13].
  • "Best Payment Solution of the Year for E-com" by E-COMSPACE (2016)[14].
  • "Big Turnover Award - 2018" in the "Payments" category (2018)[15].
  • "Runet Prize-2018" (2018)[16].
  • "Best Service for Online Trading" by E-COMSPACE (2018).
  • "Golden Site-2018" in the category "Vendor, Platform, Service Site"[17].
  • "Big Turnover Award - 2020" in the "Payments" category (2020)[15].
  • Co-founder and CEO Dmitry Spiridonov was included in the "Top-1000 Russian Managers" list (2020)[18].
  • "Time of Innovations-2020" in the "Product of the Year" category (product - CloudTips).[19].
  • HR Brand Award 2020: Small Business category (2021)[20].
  • CNews100: Largest IT Companies in Russia 2020: 89th place (2021)[21].
  • CNewsFast: Fastest Growing IT Companies 2020: 2nd place (2021)[22].
  • Top-20 fintech startups in Russia according to Visa (2021)[1].
  • Ranking of the largest and fastest-growing fintech companies in Russia according to the Atlanty business club and Smart Ranking: 7th place in revenue and 2nd place in growth (2021)[23].
  • "Quality of Service and Consumer Rights-2021" Award (2021)[24].
  • CNews100: Largest IT Companies in Russia 2021: 65th place (2022)[25].
  • CNewsFast: Fastest Growing IT Companies 2021: 5th place (2022)[2]

References

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