Volt, the company building the global infrastructure for real-time payments, today announces that it has raised a $60 million Series B to fund expansion into new international markets such as APAC and the Americas – and support product development in existing markets across Europe, the UK and Brazil. Following London Tech Week, this investment from IVP, one of Silicon Valley’s leading investors, signals a vote of confidence in the UK’s fintech sector.

Picket, a firm that provides integrated technology and services for residential real estate investing, has completed a Series B funding round worth $20m.

The capital was raised in a round led by LL Funds, with participation from RET Ventures, a previous lead investor from Picket’s Series A round in 2022.

Reward Finance Group has cemented its twelfth year of continuous growth, by breaking through the £200m loan book milestone for the first time.

UK digital payment platform Silverbird has announced a new strategic partnership with Tuum, a modular core bank

Today, payments technology company MultiPay Global Solutions has announced Inditex fashion retailer Zara as the payment provider for its new Near Field Communication (NFC) gift keychain collection. Already available from Zara stores across the UK, the new NFC gift keychains have been developed to be more convenient, innovative, fashionable, and sustainable than conventional single-use gift cards.

Session Highlights

After an action-packed first day, Fintech Week London once again welcomed some of the most exciting and influential members of the tech and fintech community. Despite some early morning showers, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was radiating with positive energy as individuals headed back for another day of high-level networking and discussions.

Crown Agents Bank, a market leader in B2B cross-border payments and foreign exchange, specialising in emerging markets, today announced it has joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) New Champions Community.

Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, and strategy consultancy firm Fincog, today announce the launch of a 

SEI® today announced the appointment of Sneha Shah as an Executive Vice President and Head of New Business Ventures, reporting to CEO Ryan Hicke. In this newly created role, she will:

Following the successful launch of their B2B Directions data store in May, Metia Group, the global B2B marketing agency has launched a second data store: Money Mindstates.  

Money Mindstates gathers data about the motivations, behaviours and emotions of individuals involved in managing day-to-day personal finances, wealth generation, and wealth management on the road to financial freedom.