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Kealan Lennon is the founder and CEO of CleverCards, a prepaid digital MasterCard service used for employee benefits payouts and employee business expenses. It can be spent online or in-store.
By Héloïse Chaudot
Founded in 2011 by Kealan Lennon, CleverCards are digital, prepaid Mastercard cards that businesses can use for various purposes, including employee benefits, rewards, allowances, and business expenses.
CleverCards offers an alternative approach to employee rewards by providing financial support rather than traditional benefits. In response to rising living costs, this method aims to align more closely with the evolving needs and preferences of employees.
Kealan Lennon
A Chartered Accountant since 1991, Lennon started working as a Corporate Finance Manager at BDO Ireland in 1987.
In 2005, Kealan founded K Partners as an acquisition and corporate finance advisory firm. Through K Partners, he led, participated in, and successfully exited numerous private equity and venture capital-backed investments. These included collaborations with Lioncourt Capital, Signature Capital, Boundary Capital, and various high-net-worth individuals, spanning sectors such as technology, publishing, media, radio, gaming, leisure, hospitality, healthcare, and investment property.
In 2011, he founded CleverCards, a FinTech company that enables instant payments.
Business Person of the Month
The Business Person of the Month Award, in association with KPMG, recognises outstanding leaders in Irish business. It especially acknowledges those who have made significant contributions to the business community of Ireland.
Recipients of the award are automatically put forward as candidates for the prestigious Business Person of the Year Award at the annual Business & Finance Awards.
Business & Finance, Business Person of the Month
Business & Finance, in association with KPMG, recognises excellence in business through the ‘Business Person of the Month’ award. This award seeks to recognise noteworthy achievements in business leadership, and, particularly, those that make a telling contribution to the wider business community in Ireland.
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