Volt news and trends

Primer and Volt Partner on Account-to-Account Payments
Payment Methods // July 20, 2023

Primer has partnered with Volt to allow its customers to accept instant account-to-account (A2A) payments via Primer’s payment automation platform. This partnership enables global merchants to benefit from significantly reduced fees and faster settlement with instant bank payment options, along with the ability to integrate Volt’s real-time payments...

Volt Raises $60 Million to Expand to Australia and US
Investments // June 21, 2023

Volt has raised $60 million in a Series B round to expand into Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the Americas. The builder of infrastructure for global instant payments will also use the new capital to support product development in its existing markets in Europe, the United Kingdom...

Shopify and Volt Forge Open Banking Partnership
Partnerships // June 14, 2023

eCommerce company Shopify has named Volt as its open banking partner. Merchants in Europe, the United Kingdom and Brazil that have integrated Shopify can now offer Volt’s Pay by Bank solution at checkout, Volt said in a Wednesday (June 14) news release. “Volt stood out...

Worldpay from FIS and Volt Enable A2A Payments for Merchants 
Payment Methods // June 06, 2023

Worldpay from FIS and Volt have partnered to enable merchants to receive account-to-account (A2A) payments from consumers. The collaboration will bring together Worldpay’s strength as a merchant acquirer and Volt’s open banking payments infrastructure, FIS said in a Tuesday (June 6) press release. “Volt are a best-in-class technology provider with deep...

Interviews & Exclusives
Open Banking Bumpy but Adoption Curve Better Than Contactless Payments

May 23, 2022
Despite its potential to transform the financial services sector, the rollout of the open banking scheme in the U.K. to provide secure, third-party access to financial data using application programming interfaces (APIs) has repeatedly faced criticism from industry players since it was launched in 2018. Concerns about the regulation, which was mandated by the European […]

Quick Reads
Volt Expands Real-Time Payments Platform Into Australia

November 22, 2023
Global real-time payments platform Volt has expanded into Australia. Already established in the United Kingdom, Europe and Brazil, Volt is taking another step in its plan to meet the demand for real-time payments across the globe, the company said in a Wednesday (Nov. 22) press release. “I am incredibly excited to finally introduce our technology to […]

Primer and Volt Partner on Account-to-Account Payments

July 20, 2023
Primer has partnered with Volt to allow its customers to accept instant account-to-account (A2A) payments via Primer’s payment automation platform. This partnership enables global merchants to benefit from significantly reduced fees and faster...

Volt Raises $60 Million to Expand to Australia and US

June 21, 2023
Volt has raised $60 million in a Series B round to expand into Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the Americas. The builder of infrastructure for global instant payments will also use the...

Shopify and Volt Forge Open Banking Partnership

June 14, 2023
eCommerce company Shopify has named Volt as its open banking partner. Merchants in Europe, the United Kingdom and Brazil that have integrated Shopify can now offer Volt’s Pay by Bank...