Acquired.com, the innovative payments platform specialising in recurring commerce, announced today a significant stride in their growth trajectory.
The company, recognised for its next generation payment solutions, has welcomed Eline Blomme as the new Chief Strategy and Product Officer. Blomme, an alumnus of Warwick Business School, joins Acquired.com with a robust background in FinTech, including her previous role as Vice President at TrueLayer, where she led product adaptations for the eCommerce sector.
The firm has successfully raised £4m in funding from Beach Point Capital Management, a move that comes on the back of three years of robust revenue growth. This financial boost is marked by partnerships with major customers like Zopa Bank, Abound, and Flutterwave, positioning Acquired.com for further expansion.
Acquired.com operates with a focus on providing a seamless payments experience across four core payment pillars: Card Processing, Direct Debit, Pay by Bank, and Real-Time Payments. This comprehensive approach enables businesses to handle all aspects of digital payments through a single platform.
The newly acquired funds are earmarked for accelerating hiring, enhancing product development, and overall company growth. With the addition of Blomme, Acquired.com aims to sharpen its strategic direction and enhance its product offerings in the burgeoning sector of recurring commerce.
Greg Cox, Co-Founder and CEO of Acquired.com, expressed his enthusiasm about the new hire: “I’m delighted to welcome Eline to Acquired.com. Her expertise and deep industry experience will unlock new possibilities for our customers, as we look to capitalise on three years of consistent growth.
“This is an exciting time for Acquired.com – this investment will enable us to double down on our focus of delivering a best-in-class payments experience for recurring commerce. We’ve worked hard to build out a brilliant product and a fantastic team, so I’m excited to see what is to come.”
Eline Blomme also shared her optimism about her new role, stating, “The chance to come and work with Greg was one I could not turn down. His ambition for Acquired.comand the wider Quint Group is compelling, with their unique yet complementary propositions helping to fix some of the glaring problems in the fintech ecosystem. Acquired.com has performed incredibly strongly over the last few years, whilst also investing heavily in their core product & technology. It’s a fantastic opportunity and I can’t wait to get started.”
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