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<p>Harrison Clarke is 28 years old. He is also, by most credible estimates, worth approximately £1.4 billion. He became a billionaire last November, when a secondary share sale in his payments technology company, Meridian Pay, implied a valuation of £1.4 billion. He found out while sitting on the Central Line on his way to the office.</p><p>"I was checking my phone on the train and saw a message from our CFO with the final valuation number," Clarke told TGBN. "I thought there was a typo. I made him send it again with more decimal places to make sure."</p><h2>The Origin</h2><p>Clarke founded Meridian Pay in 2020, at 22, having spent his final year at the London School of Economics increasingly frustrated by the cost and complexity of cross-border payments for small businesses. His first product was a multi-currency business account with real-time FX conversion at interbank rates — a straightforward proposition that immediately resonated with the millions of UK SMEs that export to or import from Europe and further afield.</p><h2>The Growth</h2><p>Meridian Pay now processes over £40 billion in annual payment volume, employs 1,200 people, and operates in 38 markets. Its Series D round, closed eight months ago, raised £300 million at the £1.4 billion valuation. Several of the largest institutional investors in European fintech are shareholders.</p><h2>The Person</h2><p>What strikes anyone who spends time with Clarke is how little his wealth appears to have changed him. He lives in a flat in Hackney, takes public transport to work, and expresses genuine discomfort with the idea that his story should be defined by a number. "The money is a byproduct of building something useful," he says. "If that's what the outcome is, I'll take it. But it's not the point."</p>

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Harrison Clarke is 28 and worth £1.4 billion after his payments startup became a fintech unicorn. We profile Britain's youngest billionaire and his remarkable journey.