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Our story

When Volt launched in 2019, we recognised how open banking has the power to transform how businesses, wherever they happen to be, receive payments from their customers.

So, we set about building an open payments super gateway that enables merchants across the globe to receive direct, account-to-account payments – in real time.

Now, on the back of $23.5 million Series A and $60 million Series B funding rounds – and having brought together the most experienced, trusted names in payments – we’re powering a real-time revolution.

 

Volt timeline

The journey so far

2019

H2 2019

Creation of core team and strategy

DEC 2019

Robert Kraal appointed Chairman

2020

JAN 2020

£1m seed funding from Fuel Ventures

AUG 2020

First global contract signed with major industry player

SEP 2020

Begin piloting our core platform

NOV 2020

First merchants go live

2021

APR 2021

Gabriel de Montessus appointed Non-Executive Director

JUN 2021

$23.5m Series A funding secured

OCT 2021

Worldline partnership announced

NOV 2021

Launch in Brazil with Pix

2022

JUN 2022

Launch of AIS alongside PIS

2023

MAY 2023

390k+ shoppers using Volt

JUN 2023

Worldpay partnership announced

JUN 2023

$60m Series B funding secured

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Life at Volt
November 30, 2023

Meet our Senior People Partner, Amber Omar

Amber Omar, Senior People Partner in our London office, tells us all about her time at Volt.

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Life at Volt
July 13, 2023

‘This is a tectonic movement’: Tom Greenwood unpacks our Series B raise

Our Founder & CEO discusses what the funding means for Volt’s immediate priorities and long-term mission.

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Open banking
June 1, 2023

Variable Recurring Payments: what are they and how do they work?

We demystify VRPs and set the record straight about this exciting technology’s current state of play: and what comes next.

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