ApideckTapeMonthly recapMap
← Embedded Finance Index 2026/Stories/Mews
The embedded-finance story

Mews

2012–2026 in 14 milestones, 5 of them in payments, lending, licences or reported financials.

2012
Founded
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Headquarters →
$400M+
Raised
$2.5B (Jan 2026)
Valuation
1
Licences held
● Founded◇ Product◆ Funding▲ Acquisition■ Partnership★ Licence▣ Financials○ MilestoneEmbedded finance
The money · 2025

75% of Mews’ €291M revenue came from payments

Revenue 2025: €291M
75%
21%
Payments (transaction revenue) €219M · 75%Software subscriptions €62M · 21%Other €10M · 3%
Of the €219M payments revenue
79% paid out
21%
Paid out in payment-gateway commissions (interchange and bank fees) €172MKept by Mews €47M
€17B
payment volume processed
1.3%
of volume earned as payments revenue
€72M
gross profit
−€111M
operating loss
Revenue grew 39% on 2024. Mews now targets break-even in 2028. Source: Skift, reading Mews' 2025 statutory accounts ↗
2012
● Founded

Mews founded in Prague by Richard Valtr

2013
◇ Product

The Emblem becomes Mews' first customer

2016
◆ Funding

First funding round; European expansion including London office

2019
▲ Acquisition

Acquired Planet Winner: Mews' first acquisition; hospitality software

Source ↗
2022
▲ Acquisition

Continued hyper-growth with multiple acquisitions; 5,000+ customers

2024
○ Milestone

Reached unicorn status; named Best PMS by HotelTechReport

◆ FundingSepEmbedded finance

Raised $100 million in equity funding; hotel-focused provider offering payment and lending products.

Source ↗
2025
▲ Acquisition

Acquired DataChat: AI/data team acquisition to accelerate AI capabilities

Source ↗
■ PartnershipSepEmbedded finance

Promoting its existing YouLend-powered hotel financing solution (£3,000-£1,000,000, 3-12 months, UK-only, revenue-linked repayment).

Source ↗
■ PartnershipNovEmbedded finance

Mews x YouLend partnership delivered nearly €2M in flexible financing to hotels across Europe and US; France rollout completed

Source ↗
2026
◆ FundingJan

Raised $300M Series D led by EQT Growth at $2.5B valuation

Source ↗
■ PartnershipJun

Embedding Uber for guest/staff ride requests directly within its hotel operating system, with a pilot launching later in 2026.

Source ↗
★ LicenceAugEmbedded finance

Became first hospitality operating system in EEA to secure an e-money license

Source ↗
▣ FinancialsOctEmbedded finance

Mews' 2025 statutory accounts: revenue up 39% to €291M, of which €219M (about 75%) transaction revenue and about €62M core SaaS; €17B of transaction volume; about €172M paid in external payment-gateway commissions (interchange and bank fees), €72M gross profit and a €111M operating loss. Break-even target moved to 2028.

Source ↗