Estonian crypto platform Kriptomat has partnered with UK payment gateway provider Volt to enable customers to make real-time account-to-account payments to buy, sell and exchange cryptocurrencies.

Prior to integrating with Volt, Kriptomat customers used bank transfers, credit cards and e-wallets for transactions which meant that funds could take three to five business days to reach accounts.

With Volt, Kriptomat users will be directed to their banking app where they can authorise payments to transfer and access funds in real-time.

Founded in 2018 in Tallinn, Kriptomat has a customer base of over 500,000 users, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe. The platform offers trading services for over 300 cryptocurrencies.

“Today’s new crypto users are more like car owners, who expect to turn the key and have it work immediately. Volt’s technology has helped us provide that level of usability to our customer base,”

said Srdjan Mahmutovic, CEO at Kriptomat.

“We’re excited to partner with Kriptomat and support their mission of making crypto trading accessible to everyone in a way that is both compliant and innovative,”

said Matt Komorowski, Chief Revenue Officer at Volt.

This article first appeared on Fintech News Baltic.