Stripe Adds Former Governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney to Board of Directors

​Stripe, one of world's largest fintech unicorns, today announces that Mark Carney, who was previously the Governor of the Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, has joined its board of directors.

Since its launch ten years ago, Stripe now has millions of businesses in over 40 countries and provides infrastructure to support hundreds of billions of euros of payments from customers in more than 140 countries and territories. The company's clients include ambitious enterprises such as Waitrose, Tata, Axel Springer, and Maersk, and global technology leaders including Amazon, Shopify, ManoMano, Grab, Deliveroo and Glofox.

As one of the world's leading experts in sustainable finance, Mark Carney will bring to Stripe extensive experience of global financial systems and governance, giving the company valuable guidance as it launches its Climate efforts globally. In the role of the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action, Mark has galvanized climate action and private finance prior to the forthcoming COP26 conference in Glasgow.

Mark is joining the Stripe board of directors consisting of Christa Davies, Jonathan Chadwick, Diane Greene and Sir Michael Moritz, as well as Stripe's co-founders Collison and Patrick John. 

Commenting on the appointment of Mark, John Collison, co-founder and President of Stripe said: "As Stripe enters its second decade, Mark's unparalleled experience of the highest levels of financial services and central banking will be of enormous benefit as we work to grow the GDP of the internet. From his desire to see faster settlement systems to his commitment to climate change mitigation, Mark's values align with ours. We’re delighted he's joining our Board of Directors."