Nopan

📂 Fintech📍 Amsterdam🗓️ Founded: 2024

A fintech platform that improves conversion, reliability and costs of card-free payment methods.

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Nopan, Prolo, NextGO Epi — €7.2 million in payments, £4.2 million for construction and €2 million in semiconductors — Daily News July 14, 2026

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About Nopan

Nopan develops an infrastructure and optimisation layer to help digital companies and payment service providers manage account and wallet payments at European scale. Founded in 2024 by Konstantin Surkov and Nick Ryabov, former heads of payments at Netflix Amsterdam, the company has raised a total of €7.2 million from Newion, Crane and Seedcamp. Nopan holds a payment institution licence from the Dutch central bank and is a Principal Member of Wero, the European payments initiative.

The Story

Founded by Konstantin Surkov and Nick Ryabov following their experience managing payments at Netflix Amsterdam.

How Nopan works

Business Model

B2B platform for digital companies, fintechs and payment service providers.

Revenue Model

Not disclosed.

Products & Services

Key Products

  • Account and wallet payment optimisation platform

Core Use Cases

  • Ottimizzazione dei tassi di conversione
  • Riduzione dei costi di pagamento
  • Instradamento e connettività bancaria
  • Monitoraggio delle prestazioni operative

Market & Clients

Key Customers

Digital companies, fintechs and payment service providers managing account or wallet payments.

Geographic Presence

NL

How Nopan competes

Competitive Advantages

  • Direct founder experience managing large-scale payments at Netflix
  • Dutch payment institution licence
  • Wero Principal Membership

How Nopan grows

Growth Strategy

Broaden payment method coverage across Europe and grow the commercial team.

Distribution Model

Direct B2B sales.

Moat (Defensibility)

Operational payments expertise, bank integrations and performance data.

Regulatory Context

Operates in the European payments market; holds a Dutch payment institution licence.

Key Risks

  • Dependency on third-party banks and infrastructure
  • Competition from payment orchestration platforms
  • European financial regulation

Funding & Investors

Total Funding

7200000

Funding Rounds

  • 2026 - Undisclosed: undisclosed (€7.2M total to date)
    Lead: Newion

Key Investors

NewionCraneSeedcamp

Founding Team

Founders

Konstantin SurkovCo-founder & CEO
Nick RyabovCo-founder

Key Metrics

Total funding to date€7.2M (2026)

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Sources

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