By Lars Mucklejohn Payments fintech group Equals has more than doubled its annual profit on the back of rapid growth and international expansion, eyeing up further M&A opportunities in 2024. The AIM-listed firm, which focuses on the SME market, posted a pretax profit of £9.1m in 2023, up from £3.4m the year before. Its revenues increased 37 per cent to £95.7m, while earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) jumped 70 per cent to £20.6m, On the back of the results, Equals has proposed a final dividend of 1p, bringing its total for the year to 1.5p. The 0.5p per share…