Moneybookers Recognized by Deloitte Buyout Track 100

Leading UK-based international online payment system and electronic money issuer, Moneybookers, was recently named the fastest growing private equity-backed company by the Deloitte Buyout Track 100, which ranks the 100 fastest-growing private equity-backed companies in Britain.

According to the Deloitte Buyout Track 100, Moneybookers' profits increased by 177 per cent in a year to £13.9 million in 2008. Deloitte noted that although the industry was struggling as a whole, Moneybookers continued to outperform the market, even managing to sign up 13,000 new customers every day.

And according to the Deloitte Buyout Track 100, Moneybookers:

Signed up its 10 millionth customer to its e-Wallet, representing a 64 per cent growth year-on-year;
Doubled the number of deposits in its customer accounts;
Increased its staff headcount from 150 to 400;
Experienced a 120 per cent surge in its eCommerce transaction volume;
Extended its online merchant base from 35,000 to 60,000 as well as signed deals with large and reputable companies like Thomas Cook, eBay.com, Skype and Playfish.