BR-DGE, the high-growth payments technology company, has secured a £10m funding round, along with a new growth investor, as it executes its international growth strategy.The company has seen a 15x increase in platform volumes in under two years, with transactions set to exceed 100 million per month by year-end. Having established a leadership position in gaming payments, BR-DGE is now expanding into adjacent enterprise sectors, with recent customer wins including major e-commerce business The Hut Group and Betfred, one of the UK and Ireland's fastest-scaling betting operators.This latest funding round has seen Bettor Capital, a specialist US-based investor in the gaming industry, join as a new growth partner, alongside continued backing from existing investors. The new investment will be used to further enhance BR-DGE’s platform capabilities, strengthen go-to-market activity and drive geographic growth, with significant new market and product launches planned for the second half of this year.Commenting on the funding, Thomas Gillan, CEO at BR-DGE, said: “This investment gives us additional backing at a pivotal stage of international expansion. Payments have become a much bigger strategic priority for enterprise merchants, particularly in complex, regulated sectors where resilience, competitive advantage, customer experience and compliance are critical to success. The next generation of payment infrastructure is not about moving money; it's about optimising every transaction. We are building the intelligence and optimisation layer that enables merchants to maximise the performance of every payment. This new funding will enable us to further develop our platform, power our growth plan and help more merchants solve the payment infrastructure problems that matter most in large-scale businesses.”BR-DGE has also appointed Perry Blacher as Chairman, bringing more than 25 years’ experience across technology and financial services, including as a founder, investor, advisor and board member. A graduate of both the University of Cambridge and Harvard University, Blacher adds senior fintech, investment and board-level expertise to BR-DGE’s leadership team.Founded in Edinburgh in 2018, BR-DGE helps enterprise merchants maximise payment performance and unlock competitive advantage from their payment infrastructure. Its orchestration platform brings together routing, tokenisation, data insight and intelligent controls, helping merchants improve approval rates, enhance their customer experience and fine-tune their payment flows across markets.NoYesFundraising News30 Jun, 2026