Nepting welcomes Five Arrows as an investor to support its next phase of growth
Montpellier, 11th June 2026
We are pleased to share with you a major milestone in Nepting’s growth. Below is the full text of our official press release detailing our new strategic partnership with Five Arrows (Rothschild & Co).
Nepting, a leading French provider of next-generation payments acceptance software, has announced a key milestone in its growth with the entry of Five Arrows – the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co – as a shareholder. The Five Arrows investment has been made alongside Nepting’s four co-founders and historical investor IRDI/SORIDEC, and will enable the company to accelerate its growth trajectory with a clear ambition to become the European leader in omnichannel payments acceptance by 2030. The investment is made through its lower mid-market strategy, certified in 2024 as part of Phase II of the “Tibi Initiative” sponsored by the French Presidency, a programme which aims to promote investment in the most innovative technology companies in France and Europe.
A leading French fintech focusing on payments acceptance
Founded in 2012 in Montpellier by Martine Aubry, Jean-Paul Dalmas, Jean-François Cotte and Frederic Renault, Nepting designs and operates a software platform that enables merchants to accept payments, and route transaction flows to acquirers. Its centralised, cloud-based platform offers a wide range of payment services to all types of merchants. The company has a systems agnostic technology for terminals, payment methods and acquirers, allowing its clients and partners to build and operate complete, next-generation payments solutions.
The company currently serves a wide range of sectors – restaurants and fast food outlets, grocery retail, specialty retail, hospitality and leisure, healthcare, energy, distribution and transportation – and collaborates with both small businesses and local merchants as well as major retailers, banks and leading payments distributors.
Today, Nepting equips more than 350,000 merchants of all sizes across France and Europe, processing 2 billion transactions in 2025, representing €70 billion in payments volume. The company continues to demonstrate strong growth momentum, underpinned by recurring revenues increasing by 35%, reflecting the robustness of the business model and supporting €23m of revenue in 2025.
A European ambition driven by innovation
With Five Arrows as a partner, Nepting will continue its growth trajectory to keep delivering the reliable and secure services that have built its reputation with customers. To achieve its ambition of becoming the European leader in omnichannel payments acceptance, the company plans to accelerate the development of its platform to offer merchants and partners the most powerful and comprehensive open omnichannel acceptance solution in Europe. Nepting also plans to continue its international expansion, following entry into Belgium, Hungary and Morocco. With deep experience in supporting technology platforms, Five Arrows will provide Nepting with long-term strategic and operational support.
Martine Aubry, Chair of Nepting, said: “The partnership with Five Arrows marks a new chapter for Nepting. This collaboration, fully aligned with our ongoing growth plans, gives Nepting fresh momentum in its development and innovation efforts, both in France and across Europe. We are now accelerating around three key pillars: becoming the most high-performing omnichannel acceptance platform in the market, strengthening our position in France, and expanding into new European markets. The founders and the Nepting team look to the future with confidence and remain committed to meeting customers and market expectations.”
Jean-Daniel Bertoncini, Partner at Five Arrows, added: “In just a few years, Nepting has established itself as a leading player in payments acceptance thanks to its next-generation technology, which enables smooth and unified transaction management. Beyond its technological excellence, we have been particularly impressed by Nepting’s culture, underpinned by an unwavering commitment to the success and satisfaction of its customers, partners and distributors. We look forward to working closely with the founders and the entire team to support Nepting in this next phase.”
About Nepting
Founded in 2012, Nepting is a leading French provider of payment acceptance software, offering innovation technology that allow merchants to process and manage transactions seamlessly across multiple sales channels and terminals. The company’s mission is to empower merchants to accept a wide range of payment methods while ensuring a secure, reliable and user-friendly experience for their customers.
For more information, visit: www.nepting.com
About Five Arrows
Five Arrows is the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co and has €33 billion in assets under management1, with offices in Paris, London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Luxembourg.
With €13 billion of assets under management1, the corporate private equity business of Five Arrows is focused on investing in companies with highly defensible market positions, strong management teams, business models with high visibility of organic unit volume growth and strong unit economics and multiple operational levers that can be used to unlock latent value. Sectors are limited to healthcare, data and software, and technology-enabled business services.
For more information, visit: www.rothschildandco.com/en/five-arrows/corporate-private-equity
Five Arrows Managers (USA) LLC is an independent investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. More information about Five Arrows Managers (USA) LLC, including our investment strategies, fees and objectives is available upon request.
1As at March 2026
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