About us
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 a record-breaking $23.5 million Series A funding round – and having brought together the most experienced, trusted names in payments – we’re powering a real-time payments revolution.
Volt timeline
The journey so far
H2 2019
Creation of core team and strategy
DEC 2019
Robert Kraal appointed Chairman
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
APRIL 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
Payments people
Our leadership team
Our blog
Latest from The Vault
Open banking, unpacked.
Insights, predictions and guides to put you in the know.
What are real-time payments, and how are they changing e-commerce?
We talk about real-time payments a lot, but what exactly are they? And how do they fit into the open banking picture?
Meet our new Chief People Officer, Katie Hulbert-Powell
Our new CPO shares her thoughts on hybrid working, company culture and what it takes to attract the best talent.
Transformer: Bypass high interchange fees by converting debit card payments
Our new tool encourages customers paying by debit card to use a faster, easier alternative – which is very good news for merchants.
