TrueLayer and BR-DGE join forces to revolutionise enterprise payments with Pay by Bank

January 13, 2025

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking payments network, has announced a partnership with BR-DGE, a prominent payment orchestration platform, to introduce Pay by Bank capabilities to enterprise businesses worldwide.

BR-DGE specialises in payment orchestration, providing enterprise-level solutions across sectors like transport, travel, igaming, digital goods, and online retail. Its platform offers seamless integration with banks, payment methods, and related services, enabling merchants to connect with a vast payment ecosystem through a single interface.

The collaboration aims to leverage the growing popularity of open-banking-powered Pay by Bank solutions, particularly in the UK and across Europe. By integrating TrueLayer’s Pay by Bank solution, BR-DGE seeks to offer a more secure, efficient, and cost-effective payment option to merchants, enhancing their ability to meet customer demands and streamline operations.

TrueLayer is a leading provider of open banking payment solutions in Europe. The company combines real-time bank payments with financial and identity data to enable smarter, faster, and safer online transactions. TrueLayer operates in 21 countries, serving over 10 million users, and supports businesses of all sizes in onboarding customers, processing payments, and managing payouts at scale.

Mariko Beising, VP Financial Services & Payment Partnerships at TrueLayer, said, “Pay by Bank — and open banking more generally — is no longer an idea on the distant horizon, it’s right in front of us. Consumer adoption is growing rapidly, and merchants increasingly recognise the benefits, namely its real-time settlement, high-converting user experience and bank-grade security. BR-DGE is leading the way in payment orchestration and we’re delighted to partner with them to offer Pay by Bank to its merchants.”

Tom Voaden, VP Commercial at BR-DGE, commented, “At BR-DGE, we’re really excited about this new partnership with TrueLayer, so we can further advance interoperability in the payments ecosystem with the addition of Pay by Bank. This collaboration not only simplifies connectivity and expands payment options but also positions BR-DGE to drive industry standards for open, interconnected networks—future-proofing our platform for continued growth and innovation.”