German payments firm Wirecard has reported operating earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of €227.3m ($259m) for the fiscal year 2015, a jump of 31.4% compared to €172.9m a year ago.

The company reported earnings after tax of €142.6m, a surge of 32.2% in comparison to €107.9m in 2014.

During the period, the group’s consolidated revenue increased by 28.3% from €601m to €771.3m.

Wirecard said that the transaction volume processed through its platform grew by 31.8% from €34.3bn in the previous year to €45.2bn.

Wirecard CEO Markus Braun said: “We are achieving sustainable growth through the geographical expansion and networking of our business and our payment innovations.”

Wirecard said it expects to post operating EBITDA of between €290m and €310m in 2016.

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