# Ashley Paulus, VP of Revenue (UK & EEA) at Checkout.com: Checkout.com reached 78% growth in the UK and 60% in Europe

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Podcast: [Scaling Europe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scaling-europe-7780754)
Published: 2026-05-26T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scaling-europe/episodes/Ashley-Paulus--VP-of-Revenue-UK--EEA-at-Checkout-com-Checkout-com-reached-78-growth-in-the-UK-and-60-in-Europe-e3jme0h
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## Resource

Checkout.com is one of Europe’s leading payments companies, powering transactions for some of the world’s biggest digital businesses. Ashley Paulus, VP of Revenue (UK & EEA) at Checkout.com, is leading the company’s growth across two of its most important markets after 78% growth in the UK and around 60% growth in Europe last year. As merchants look for better acceptance rates, global coverage and faster access to capital, Checkout.com is becoming a bigger part of how companies grow across borders. The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjk Sponsors: Mishcon: https://www.mishcon.com/pop-ups/scaling-europe Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026 SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/ Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeurope Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 0:16 - Checkout.com’s growth in the UK and Europe 1:51 - Why major merchants choose Checkout.com 3:40 - Scaling payments across global markets 5:12 - Growth targets for 2026 7:01 - New merchants and existing customers 8:14 - Europe vs Southeast Asia in payments 10:16 - AI in payments infrastructure 13:50 - Using AI in revenue teams 16:26 - Agentic commerce 18:04 - Stablecoins and faster merchant settlement

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