About
Money shouldn’t wait.
VOLT started in a London flat in 2021, after one of us waited four days for a bank transfer to cross the city. Four days. An email gets there in four seconds.
So we built the account we wanted: instant everything, honest pricing, and design that respects your time. Two million people later, we’re still just getting started.
founded in London
members worldwide
people on the team
nationalities at VOLT
Values
What we refuse to compromise.
Speed is respect
Every millisecond we shave off is time you get back. We treat slowness as a bug — in the product and in ourselves.
Clarity over cleverness
If a feature needs a manual, it isn’t finished. Plain words, honest numbers, no asterisks.
Skin in the game
Everyone at VOLT banks on VOLT. When something breaks, we feel it before you do.
2021
VOLT launches in London with instant transfers and a lime‑green card people kept asking about.
2022
One million members. We drop every FX fee and open in 30 new countries.
2024
Savings vaults hit 4.5% AER and one‑tap investing arrives — from £1.
2026
Two million members, 150+ countries, and £4.2B moved every month.
Team
The people in the fast lane.
Maya Okafor
Co‑founder & CEO
Dan Whitfield
Co‑founder & CTO
Priya Sharma
Head of Design
Tomás Rivera
Head of Growth
Grace Liu
Head of Engineering
Sam Carter
Head of Operations