CEO and Founder - fire.com. Integrated and embedded business payments. Fire EU is regulated by the CBI. Fire UK is authorised by the FCA
Joined March 2009
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The European payments landscape is in a period of intense development and change.
Jun 3
Wero is emerging across Europe’s payments landscape. Merchants & platforms face a familiar question, where do new #A2A payment methods fit in payment strategy?
Our latest article explores #Wero, its rollout, and what it means for European #payments.
fire.com/blog/what-wero-mean…
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May 13
🚀Our CTO, David Wilson, will be speaking at the NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum 2026, joining the panel on SEPA Instant in practice.
At Fire, we continue to engage with developments shaping the future of payments infrastructure.
#Payments #Fintech #SEPAInstant #RegTech
May 13
QUBE Events welcomes David Wilson, Chief Technology Officer at Fire, as a speaker at the NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum - Dublin, on 11 June 2026 at the Conrad Hotel, Ireland for a panel discussion on "SEPA Instant in Practice - from Compliance to Competitive Advantage".
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May 11
Lloyds arguing that the ongoing Open Banking commercial model is challenged as a few institutions had to fund the project but many more industry players benefitted from OB. For me, banks need to view their APIs as their new branch network and just open them up.
May 11
Revolut are very pleased with their banking licence and look forward to now launching the products they believe customers want.
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May 11
Revolut are very pleased with their banking licence and look forward to now launching the products they believe customers want.
May 11
Visa adding more colour around, fraud still being an issue, as is friction in the checkout. Fintech access is also an issue. Enabling growth needs new players and for me the accessibility and cost of using the core faster payments scheme remains serious barriers.
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May 11
Visa adding more colour around, fraud still being an issue, as is friction in the checkout. Fintech access is also an issue. Enabling growth needs new players and for me the accessibility and cost of using the core faster payments scheme remains serious barriers.
May 11
Power panel at the UK finance growth event. Time for the UK to take a stronger leadership role in payments.
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May 11
Power panel at the UK finance growth event. Time for the UK to take a stronger leadership role in payments.
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Apr 22
Reconciliation for law and accounting firms is still often manual, slow, and error-prone. Smart reconciliation aligns payment data at the point of initiation, improving accuracy, auditability, and speed.
Read the full article below.
fire.com/blog/smart-reconcil…
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Apr 13
Reliable payments build trust with subcontractors & suppliers, improve resource availability, & reduce disputes.
Fire’s solutions streamline #construction payouts across projects, read the full article to learn how.
#PaymentsAutomation #SupplierPayments
fire.com/blog/the-hidden-imp…
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Mar 26
@colmlyon Fire’s founder & CEO, joined @UKFtweets to reflect on what next-gen payments infrastructure must deliver: smarter connectivity, safer authentication, and broader payment access to help businesses grow and simplify operations. #Payments #FinTech fire.com/blog/rethinking-acc…
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Mar 26
Access to payment systems has been a long time issue and interesting to see the difference now between the UK and EU.
Mar 26
@colmlyon Fire’s founder & CEO, joined @UKFtweets to reflect on what next-gen payments infrastructure must deliver: smarter connectivity, safer authentication, and broader payment access to help businesses grow and simplify operations. #Payments #FinTech fire.com/blog/rethinking-acc…
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Mar 24
Last month we hosted our #OpenBanking webinar on how open banking is transforming payments. Part of the payment innovation long championed by our CEO @colmlyon.
💡Read the article below or contact us for the webinar recording.
#Fintech #Payments
fire.com/blog/open-banking-p…
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Mar 20
Rising card fees don’t have to hold your marketplace back. Open banking payments let you collect, split, and disburse funds within a single account. Faster, more efficient, and fully trusted.
#OpenBanking #Payments #Fintech #BusinessGrowth
fire.com/blog/open-banking-h…
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Mar 16
Happy St Patrick’s Day from Fire 🍀
Fire began in Dublin, Ireland, in 2010 as one of the first non-bank payment providers to become regulated. Wishing our customers and partners a day to connect, reflect, and celebrate.
#StPatricksDay #Fintech #Payments #IrishBusiness
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Mar 5
Our latest article explores how business debit card controls & multi-user authorisation help media & #advertisingagencies improve visibility, strengthen accountability & reduce advertising #spendleakage.
#MediaAgencies #DebitCards #SpendControl
fire.com/blog/taking-control…
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22 Oct 2025
Delighted to see some great and interesting businesses registered already for this event. Embedded accounts and payments.
16 Oct 2025
We’re pleased to announce the next session in Fire’s new #webinar series, focusing on API-driven payouts and how payment automation can save time, reduce errors and provide greater control for businesses.
Join us and register today:
events.teams.microsoft.com/e…
#Payments #PayTech
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15 Oct 2025
This is a good article setting out the more human side of electing our president. It doesn't need to be about the negative but perhaps more about the potential.
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Colm Lyon - fire.com retweeted
11 Sep 2025
Our latest article explores how automated payouts help royalties and licensing firms reduce admin workload, improve reliability, and scale globally. Read to learn more, or contact us at sales@fire.com to see how we can support your business.
fire.com/blog/automated-payo…
#Payments
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14 Aug 2025
Read our latest article to explore how #OpenBanking supports better payment acceptance with lower fraud risk, improved cash flow & simpler reconciliation.
To accept #payments via open banking or learn how we can support you, contact sales@fire.com.
fire.com/blog/using-open-ban…
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22 Jul 2025
Our latest article explores how Fire’s international #payments offering lets businesses send, receive & hold funds, from accepting payments via #SWIFT in 31 currencies to holding euro & sterling with instant FX.
Contact us at sales@fire.com to learn more
fire.com/blog/broadening-glo…
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