GoCardless is a global bank-to-bank payments company enabling businesses to collect recurring and one-off payments directly from customer bank accounts. Since its founding, the company has raised $540 million across multiple funding rounds from Seed to Series G. GoCardless achieved unicorn status with a valuation of $2.1 billion, driven by growing adoption of open banking and account-to-account payments. Backed by investors such as Permira, BlackRock, Accel, and Bain Capital Ventures, GoCardless has positioned itself as a key infrastructure provider for subscription billing and global payments.