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Volt founder: Only promise what your technology can deliver

Volt founder

Jordan Lawrence is the co-founder and chief growth officer at Volt, a real-time payments provider that uses open banking to facilitate transactions between merchants and customers.

Founded in 2019 by Lawrence and Tom Greenwood, Volt aims to provide merchants with cheaper transaction costs. Last year, the London-based company secured $60m (£47m) in a Series B funding round.

In February, Volt was granted an EMI licence, allowing it to issue e-money accounts in the UK. The company is now eyeing US expansion and growing its presence in LatAm and Asia.

In this week’s Founder in Five Q&A, Lawrence explains why startups shouldn’t overpromise too early, how his experiences have taught him that you shouldn’t be afraid to fail, and how his surfing background set him up for a career in fintech....