# Patrick Collison

> Patrick Collison is co-founder and CEO of Stripe, the global payments infrastructure company.

Source: https://www.neobank.wiki/wiki/patrick-collison
Last updated: 2026-08-11
Categories: Financial technology, Fintech founders, People in fintech, Neobank founders

**Patrick Collison** is co-founder and chief executive officer of [Stripe](/wiki/stripe). An Irish entrepreneur, he co-founded Stripe with [John Collison](/wiki/john-collison) in 2010.[^fn1]

## Career

The Collison brothers previously built Croma. Stripe became the default internet payments API for startups and enterprises, later expanding into treasury, billing and [embedded finance](/wiki/embedded-finance) products used by many [neobanks](/wiki/neobank) and platforms.

## Stripe

Patrick Collison is principally associated with [Stripe](/wiki/stripe). See that article for products, licensing and market context.

## Infobox

- **Occupation**: Fintech founder
- **Known for**: Stripe CEO / co-founder
- **Company**: Stripe
- **Founded company**: 2010
- **Associated HQ**: San Francisco, U.S.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Patrick Collison?

Patrick Collison is co-founder and CEO of Stripe, the global payments infrastructure company.


## References

[^fn1]: Patrick Collison is a founder of Stripe, covered on neobank.wiki. — https://neobank.wiki/wiki/stripe