Australian fintech Cape has appointed Prospa’s former head of progress, Ben Lyons, as their new chief income officer.
At Prospa, a banking-solution fintech, Lyons established associate distribution technique and expanded the corporate’s on-line and offline presence.
Lyons will likely be answerable for innovating Australia’s SME market to combine them into greater companies and forming key partnerships on the expense administration platform.
Lyons’ long-term goal at Cape will likely be to foster progress in SMEs and enhance the cashflow of the Australian financial system.
Lyons commented: “As a earlier enterprise proprietor and having labored intently with SMEs for a few years, I perceive the money circulation and expense challenges that companies face. The present dealing with of firm spending is damaged. I’m obsessed with difficult the established order and discovering a unique strategy to resolve this downside that has been round for a very long time.
“Cape’s strategy is thrilling as a result of we’re tackling money circulation challenges from a unique angle. We’re specializing in how firms spend and optimising each cent in a enterprise to allow progress and sustainability. Given the present circumstances out there, that is an especially related time to have a look at this.”
Ryan Edwards-Pritchard, founder and CEO of Cape, noticed: “Ben brings intensive business expertise and a confirmed observe report to Cape. He’s acquired the runs on the board, having grown a enterprise from scratch to IPO, and joins us at a time when we have now the foundations in place to construct momentum and obtain our lofty aim of embedding Cape in each transaction, to save lots of Australian companies the cash they should develop.”
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