Through its proprietary technology platform, Paymentsense helps small businesses process payments online, in store, over the phone and on the move. Founded in 2009 by serial tech entrepreneurs George Karibian, 53, and Jan Farrarons, 42, it now serves more than 65,000 businesses — providing ecommerce services and chip-and-Pin machines — from offices in London, Hull and Belfast. Growth in the UK and Ireland helped to boost sales to £72.4m in the year to March 2018; in April it secured £218m in funding from the alternative investment giants CVC Capital Partners and EQT Credit.