UK success for Jack Dorsey’s payments giant Square September 24, 2024 Sales at the UK arm of payment services provider Square, which is led by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, jumped by more than £20m during its latest financial year. The London-headquartered division has reported a turnover of £64.9m for 2023, up from the £43m it achieved in 2022, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. The [...]
Equals: Payments fintech’s revenue jumps by a third amid record transaction values September 10, 2024 Payments fintech Equals Group has seen fees to financial advisers weigh on its earnings as it looks for a potential buyer, while revenue surged on the back of record transaction values.
CAB Payments attempts to move on from challenging year despite lack of ‘tailwinds’ from Nigerian Naira July 25, 2024 CAB Payments reported a “resilient” performance in the first half of the financial year as it attempts to move on from a difficult year. In a trading update covering the six months to June, the payments firm reported that gross income was down 22 per cent on last year, falling to £56m from £72m previously. [...]
Lopay: SumUp rival eyes profitability this year ahead of Europe and US expansion June 18, 2024 London payments start-up Lopay expects to hit profitability in 2024, less than three years after launching, ahead of taking its challenge to bigger rivals like SumUp to new markets in Europe and North America.
Paypoint starts £20m share buyback scheme after profit jumps June 13, 2024 Paypoint announced plans to start a three year buyback programme reflecting the "strong cash generative nature of the Group" as well as confidence in the firm's continued growth prospects in the years to come.
Meet Volt, the London fintech taking on Visa and Mastercard’s duopoly April 29, 2024 For six decades, the global payments industry has been dominated by Visa and Mastercard. In the UK, the two firms had 99 per cent market share of UK debit and credit card payments in 2021.
Wise: London darling feels benefit of higher interest rates on bottom line April 16, 2024 Cross-border volumes for all customers rose 14 per cent to over £30bn with "strong growth" in the smaller personal volume.