Payments platform Acquired.com has appointed Lee Clifton as chief operating officer.

Clifton joins the company from FinTech Stripe, where he served for two and a half years as global head of payments performance and strategy.

Previously, he held several leadership roles at JPMorgan, including global head of product, a position he held for almost two years. There, he focused on relationship management, strategy, product and payments optimisation.

Clifton started his career at the financial services firm in 2013 as vice president, strategic merchants, where he was responsible for a portfolio of six of the largest global e-commerce clients.

He’s currently chair of the global board at the Merchant Risk Council (MRC). There, part of his duties include working closely with top executives from globally recognised brands like Netflix, Sony, and others to guide the strategic direction and governance of the organisation.

“My role involves collaborating with the MRC chief executive officer and leadership team (LT) to formulate, implement, and monitor high-impact strategies that drive sustainable growth and innovation,” he said on LinkedIn.

In his new role, Clifton will be responsible for strengthening Acquired.com's strategic relationships with its key customers, as well as boosting the company’s operational growth.

In his new role, Clifton will be responsible for strengthening Acquired.com's strategic relationships with its key customers, as well as boosting the company’s operational growth.

“Being able to attract someone of Lee’s calibre from an organisation like Stripe further evidences the huge impact Acquired.com is making in the payments market,” said Greg Cox, co-founder and chief executive officer of Acquired.com.

Acquired.com has recorded growth of 200 per cent over the past three years according to data from the firm. The payment firm has also recently expanded its team with the hire of Eline Blomme as chief strategy and product officer in October 2024.

During the same month, the firm completed a funding deal worth £4 million with capital market firm Beach Point Capital Management. Acquired.com said it will use the capital injection to strengthen its card processing, direct debit, pay by bank and real-time payments divisions.

Acquired.com is part of Quint Group, a FinTech group established in 2009 which aims to find solutions key issues across payments and credit.

Since its inception, it has generated over £0.5 billion total revenues to date, it said in a statement.

---