BR-DGE, the Edinburgh-based payments technology provider known for its orchestration platform serving gaming and enterprise merchants, has closed a £10m funding round as it pushes ahead with plans to expand internationally.
The raise brought in Bettor Capital, a US gaming-focused investor, as a new growth partner, joining the company's existing backers.
Proceeds will go towards developing BR-DGE's platform further, ramping up its go-to-market efforts and supporting its push into new geographies, with fresh market and product launches lined up for the back half of the year.
The fundraise comes on the back of strong momentum at BR-DGE, which has grown platform volumes fifteenfold in under two years and is on track to process more than 100 million transactions a month by the close of 2026. Having built a strong footing in gaming payments, the firm is now broadening its reach into other enterprise sectors, picking up clients including e-commerce group The Hut Group and betting operator Betfred.
Alongside the investment, BR-DGE named Perry Blacher as its new chairman. Blacher brings more than two and a half decades of experience spanning technology and financial services in roles including founder, investor, adviser and board member, and holds degrees from the University of Cambridge and Harvard University.
Established in Edinburgh in 2018, BR-DGE works with enterprise merchants to help them get more value from their payment infrastructure. Its orchestration platform combines routing, tokenisation, data analysis and intelligent controls, enabling clients to lift approval rates, improve the customer journey and tailor payment flows for different markets.
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.'
Perry Blacher, chairman at BR-DGE, said, 'BR-DGE is operating in one of the most important areas of enterprise payments. Merchants need infrastructure that helps them make better decisions, use data more effectively and respond quickly as markets, providers and customer expectations change. BR-DGE has the technology, sector knowledge and customer focus to solve those problems at scale, and is well positioned to help define the next generation of enterprise payments.'