Colm Lyon — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

CEO and Founder of fire.com, providing business accounts and payment services since 2009.
Founded Realex Payments in 2000, which processed over €28 billion annually before its acquisition by Global Payments in 2015.
Serves on the UK Finance Payments, Products & Services Board, representing non-bank financial institutions.
Member of the International Advisory Board at UCD Innovation Academy since 2015.
Adjunct Professor for University College Cork.

Biography

Colm Lyon is the CEO and Founder of fire.com, a fintech company that offers business accounts to facilitate payment services and automate payment processes. Fire.com provides technology, API, and regulatory licenses to deliver faster, more cost-effective, and secure payment solutions, including Mastercard® debit cards and bank transfers. The company is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland in the EU and authorized by the FCA in the UK.

Prior to fire.com, Lyon founded Realex Payments in 2000.