Built a payment gateway from scratch as employee number seven, and it grew into its own business.
At Ministry Brands, 2014 to 2018. The gateway processed the company's card traffic and was later spun out as a separate company, Payment Brands.
Recalled, not measured
What the gateway grew into, by Austin's account
Built from scratch as employee #7. By Austin's account the company grew from 14 to 800 developers, the gateway came to carry $15B+ a year across 90+ brands, and it was later spun out as its own business.
Every figure here is Austin's recollection of his time at Ministry Brands; no public source confirms it. The developer bars are drawn to scale.
| Value | Method | Recorded | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built from scratch | Role history as confirmed by the subject, including the spin-out | 2026-09-30 | Own role and the company's own record |
| $15B+ a year across 90+ brands | Austin's recollection of his time at Ministry Brands, and videos he made then that are no longer available. No public source confirms it | 2026-10-14 | The gateway's yearly processing volume and the number of brands on it |
| From 14 to 800 developers, through 90+ acquisitions | Austin's recollection of his time at Ministry Brands, and videos he made then that are no longer available. No public source confirms it | 2026-10-14 | The company's developer headcount and acquisitions while Austin was there |
| Employee number seven | Austin's recollection of his time at Ministry Brands, and videos he made then that are no longer available. No public source confirms it | 2026-10-14 | Austin's own start at Ministry Brands |
Dates are when each figure was recorded for this site; the work itself is dated in the setting above.
What this does not prove
The build and the spin-out are a role and history claim, not a measurement. The volume, brand, developer, acquisition and employee-number figures are Austin's recollection with no public source, so read them as his account rather than as measured results.