“Can the Financial Times sustain premium subscription growth and B2B data revenue as a global digital media brand owned by Nikkei?”
Founded in 1888 as a print financial newspaper, the FT transitioned to a digital-first subscription model in the 2010s, making ft.com one of the earliest paywalled news sites with a metered model. Acquired by Nikkei in 2015, the company accelerated its digital subscriptions business and expanded into events, data services, and B2B content licensing. The embedded finance angle is minimal — FT is primarily a B2C/B2B media and subscription business that uses payments infrastructure (notably Checkout.com) to process subscriber payments globally.
Financial Times processes payments through Checkout.com.
Financial Times is founded in 1888 and headquartered in London, UK.
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