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Business Answers
The Business Answers Podcast

Episode 3 · 8 June 2026 · 34 min 44 sec

Build a Business Buyers Will Envy with Colm Lyon

Colm Lyon, Founder and CEO, Fire. Founder, Realex Payments. Hosted by Tommy Boyle.

Colm Lyon

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Colm LyonFounder and CEO, Fire. Founder, Realex Payments
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Colm Lyon sold Realex Payments to Global Payments, then started again with Fire. He talks about the relief when the sale closed, knowing when to take the deal and building a company that a strategic buyer can integrate.

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What comes up

  • Why the right time to sell may come before the highest possible price
  • How strategic buyers assess a business
  • Making your company easier for a buyer to integrate
  • Why potential buyers can be valuable customers first
  • Starting again with Fire and the role of AI in payments

About Colm Lyon

Colm Lyon is Founder and CEO of Fire and the founder of Realex Payments. He is a founding figure in Irish fintech, serves on the UK Finance Payments Board and is founding chairman of the Fintech and Payments Association of Ireland.

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