Startup whose system runs on 7 lines of code valued at $9 bn
US-based online payments startup Stripe's system requires client companies to add just seven lines of code to their site to handle payments. Valued at $9.2 billion, the startup has now partnered with e-commerce giant Amazon to handle some of its transactions. Stripe's 26-year-old Co-founder John Collison became world's youngest self-made billionaire with a net worth of $1.1 billion in 2016.