Ian Duffy Founder and CEO, Accelerated Payments Ian Duffy is the founder and CEO of Accelerated Payments, a company that delivers working capital to SMEs in Ireland, the UK and North America. Through Accelerated Payments, Ian is committed to deliver more flexible and cost-effective funding to the SME market by leveraging leading edge technologies. He is also chairman of a number of high growth companies in the tech and fintech sector. He has significant expertise and experience in supporting the promoters and management of high growth companies to develop and deliver their respective strategies. He also assists and supports the fundraising of capital and debt for these and other companies and has a particular interest in the tech and fintech sectors. Ian has been involved in a number of successful exits for investors and shareholders of private companies including FeedHenry, of which he was Chairman, and Fastway Couriers. Ian completed a B.A.I. in Engineering and Maths and at Trinity College Dublin, has a diploma in Applied Finance from the IMI and is a Chartered Director with the Institute of Directors in Ireland.