collison

Collison is a surname found in English-speaking countries. It is borne by individuals across Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere, and appears in public records, biographies, and business contexts.

Two notable people with the surname are Patrick Collison and John Collison, Irish entrepreneurs who co-founded Stripe, a payments technology company. Stripe was established in 2010 to provide online payment processing software and application programming interfaces for e-commerce and software platforms. The company has grown into a global payments provider with extensive products for developers, merchants, and financial services. Patrick Collison serves as chief executive officer, and John Collison serves as president.

As a surname, Collison may be encountered in news, academic references, and biographical materials related to individuals who bear it. It is distinct from the similarly spelled term collision, which refers to a crash or the act of bodies coming into contact.