Private company

Paya Holdings Inc.

American business services company, incorporated in Delaware1

In its 2023 annual report the company says: “We are a leading independent integrated payments and commerce platform providing card, Automated Clearing House, and check payment processing solutions via software to middle-market businesses in the United States. Our solutions integrate with our customers’ core business software to enable payments acceptance, reconcile invoice detail, and post payment information to their core accounting systems.”41 It is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.1

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryServices-Business Services, NEC1
  • HeadquartersAtlanta, Georgia1
  • Incorporated inDE2
  • Business address303 Perimeter Center North, Suite 600, Atlanta, Ga 303462
  • Filer categoryLarge accelerated filer2

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Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2022

50.9%Gross margin3
8.9%Operating margin3
2.9%Net margin3
13.4%Revenue growth, 20223
3.2%Return on equity3
0.93×Debt to equity3
$38.5MFree cash flow3

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2022

  • Selling, general and admin31¢$87.0M
  • Other costs59¢$167.8M
  • Interest5¢$14.3M
  • Income tax2¢$5.3M
  • Profit3¢$8.3M

Out of $282.7M in revenue.3

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2022

  • Capital spending15¢$7.0M
  • Kept or used elsewhere85¢$38.5M

Out of $45.5M of cash from operations.3

Financial statements

Revenue43$282.7M in 2022+39% since 2019
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M2019: $203.4M$203.4M20192020: $206.0M$206.0M2020+1%2021: $249.4M$249.4M2021+21%2022: $282.7M$282.7M2022+13%
Gross profit43$144.0M in 2022+41% since 2019
0$50.0M$100.0M$150.0M2019: $101.8M$101.8M20192020: $103.9M$103.9M2020+2%2021: $130.1M$130.1M2021+25%2022: $144.0M$144.0M2022+11%
Operating income43$25.2M in 2022+167% since 2019
0$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M2019: $9.4M$9.4M20192020: $16.3M$16.3M2020+73%2021: $22.6M$22.6M2021+39%2022: $25.2M$25.2M2022+11%
Net income43$8.3M in 2022
-$10.0M-$5.0M0$5.0M$10.0M2019: -$9.0M-$9.0M20192020: -$524.0K-$524.0K2020−94%2021: -$811.0K-$811.0K2021+55%2022: $8.3M$8.3M2022
Fiscal year20182019202020212022
Revenue$203.4M4$206.0M3$249.4M3$282.7M3
Gross profit$101.8M4$103.9M3$130.1M3$144.0M3
Selling, general and admin$69.9M4$63.0M3$77.5M3$87.0M3
Operating income$9.4M4$16.3M3$22.6M3$25.2M3
Interest$20.0M4$17.6M3$14.1M3$14.3M3
Income before tax$446.0K3$13.6M3
Income tax-$2.4M4$433.0K3$1.3M3$5.3M3
Net income-$9.0M4-$524.0K3-$811.0K3$8.3M3
Earnings per share-$0.174-$0.013-$0.013$0.073
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.174-$0.013-$0.013$0.073
Shares (weighted, basic)126.4M shares3126.4M shares3
Shares (weighted, diluted)126.4M shares3126.9M shares3

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Corporate structure

Paya Holdings Inc. sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Paya Holdings Inc.

  • MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ Filed SC 13G/A on Paya Holdings Inc., latest Feb 9, 2024 (3 filings since Feb 2, 2022)
  • GTCR-Ultra Holdings, LLC Filed SC 13D/A on Paya Holdings Inc., latest Feb 22, 2023 (2 filings since Jan 9, 2023)
  • Point72 Asset Management, L.P. Filed SC 13G/A on Paya Holdings Inc., latest Feb 14, 2022
  • Capital Research Global Investors Filed SC 13G/A on Paya Holdings Inc., latest Feb 11, 2022
  • Paya Holdings Inc. Atlanta, Georgia

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Paya Holdings Inc. reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Property and equipment, before depreciation$32.7M3 Dec 31, 2022$26.4M3 Dec 31, 2021+23.8%
Accumulated depreciation$16.9M3 Dec 31, 2022$12.4M3 Dec 31, 2021+36.1%
Property and equipment, net$15.8M3 Dec 31, 2022$14.0M3 Dec 31, 2021+13.0%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$2.8M3 Dec 31, 2022$4.5M3 Dec 31, 2021−36.7%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$168.8M3 Dec 31, 2022$146.8M3 Dec 31, 2021+15.0%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$223.2M3 Dec 31, 2022$221.1M3 Dec 31, 2021+0.9%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$121.3M3 Dec 31, 2022$136.7M3 Dec 31, 2021−11.3%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$237.6M3 Dec 31, 2022$226.4M3 Dec 31, 2021+4.9%
Accumulated amortization$116.3M3 Dec 31, 2022$89.7M3 Dec 31, 2021+29.7%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$121.3M3 Dec 31, 2022$136.7M3 Dec 31, 2021−11.3%

Leadership

Who has led Paya Holdings Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Jeffrey I. Hack2020–2023

Chief financial officer

  1. Glenn Joseph Renzulli2020–2023
2025
Board members and other officers (18)

Former names

  • FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP III PARENT CORPAug 3, 2020 to Sep 23, 20202

Timeline

  1. Feb 22, 20238-K Ended a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; Listing notice or transfer26
  2. Jan 9, 20238-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; Other events27
  3. Nov 4, 20228-K Results of operations28
  4. Sep 29, 20228-K Executive or director change29
  5. Aug 5, 20228-K Results of operations30
  6. Jun 1, 20228-K Executive or director change; Shareholder vote; Regulation FD disclosure31
  7. May 10, 20228-K Results of operations32
  8. Mar 14, 20228-K Results of operations33
  9. Mar 1, 20228-K Results of operations34
  10. Nov 5, 20218-K Results of operations35
  11. Oct 1, 20218-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure36
  12. Oct 16, 2020New chief executive Jeffrey I. Hack becomes CEO7

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Nov 4, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results28
  2. Aug 5, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results30
  3. May 10, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results32
  4. Mar 14, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results33
  5. Mar 1, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results34
  6. Nov 5, 2021Reported quarterly or annual results35

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

93 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 2 annual reports, 4 quarterly reports, 11 major events, 48 insider forms, 7 large holders, 21 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 9, 2024SC 13G/A SEC SCHEDULE 13G EDGAR
  2. Mar 7, 202315-12G EDGAR
  3. Feb 28, 2023EFFECT EDGAR
  4. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  5. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  6. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  7. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  8. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  9. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  10. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  11. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  12. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  13. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  14. Feb 24, 20234 EDGAR
  15. Feb 22, 2023POS AM POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-3 EDGAR
  16. Feb 22, 2023S-8 POS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 EDGAR
  17. Feb 22, 2023S-8 POS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 EDGAR
  18. Feb 22, 20234 EDGAR
  19. Feb 22, 2023SC 13D/A AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO SCHEDULE 13D EDGAR
  20. Feb 22, 20238-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR

The 93 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

1 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 0 buys and 1 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Nov 9, 2022WEINER BENJAMIN NICOLASChief Strategy OfficerSale29,135$8.62$251.1KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Paya Holdings Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARPaya Holdings Inc.1
  • CIK0001819881
  • Employer ID (EIN)85-21994331
  • Filer statusLarge accelerated filer1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)7389 Services-Business Services, NEC1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address303 Perimeter Center North, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 303461
  • Phone(800) 261-02401
  • Shares outstanding132,424,929 as of Feb 17, 20233
  • Public float$571.0M as of Jun 30, 20223
  • On EDGAR sinceAug 3, 20201
  • Filings217 in all: 4 (51), 3 (36), 8-K (23), 424B3 (13), 425 (7), CORRESP (7), 10-Q (6), EFFECT (6)1
    All 38 form types

    SC 13G/A (6), UPLOAD (6), SC 13G (5), S-4/A (4), 10-K (3), 8-K/A (3), SC 13D/A (3), SC 14D9/A (3), SC TO-T/A (3), 25-NSE (2), DEF 14A (2), POS AM (2), S-1 (2), S-4 (2), S-8 (2), S-8 POS (2), SC 13D (2), SC TO-C (2), SC TO-I/A (2), SC14D9C (2), 15-12G (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), DRS (1), NT 10-K (1), S-1/A (1), SC 14D9 (1), SC TO-I (1), SC TO-T (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Feb 21, 2023
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 4, 2022
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Apr 29, 2022
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Feb 22, 2023

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