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Blink Payment

“Can a UK SME-focused gateway win by orchestrating multiple acquirers and payment rails behind one dashboard and API?”

Founded2012
HQLondon, England, United Kingdom
IndustryInfrastructure / Payments

The story

Blink Payment (Fidelity Payment Processing Ltd.) is a UK-based payment processor and gateway founded in 2012, serving SMEs across property management, legal, construction, tool/plant hire and waste sectors. It has evolved from a single-acquirer gateway into a multi-acquirer orchestration platform (AIB Merchant Services, Elavon, Cashflows) offering card, open banking, and direct debit rails, plus an embedded payments API for software platforms.

Last 12 months

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Product timeline

2012

Fidelity Payment Processing Limited (trading as Blink) founded in London to provide UK SME payment processing.· founding

The stack

2 layers disclosed in Blink Payment’s embedded-finance stack

Payments / PSP

Stripe

Accounting

in the full report

Accounting gap: minor

3 more providers across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.

Blink Payment — frequently asked

Who is Blink Payment's payment processor?

Blink Payment processes payments through Stripe.

Which accounting software does Blink Payment integrate with?

Blink Payment integrates with QuickBooks, Xero and Sage.

What is Blink Payment's embedded finance stack?

The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in Blink Payment's stack: Payments / PSP (Stripe); Accounting (QuickBooks, Xero and Sage).

Where is Blink Payment headquartered?

Blink Payment is founded in 2012 and headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom.

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