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EPISODE · Jun 16, 2026 · 42 MIN

Clayton Howes - MoneyMe: The leadership shift every founder must make to scale

from Fintech Chatter: Conversations with Fintech CEOs and Founders · host Dexter Cousins | Executive Search, Tier One People

If you're scaling a fintech leadership team, start at tieronepeople.comClayton Howes is the CEO of MONEYME (ASX: MME), an Australian non-bank lender that has originated over $5 billion in consumer credit and now manages a $1.9 billion loan book across personal loans, credit cards, and car finance. In this episode, Clayton walks through the full 13-year journey: bootstrapping from a desk-sized office, listing on the ASX in December 2019, acquiring SocietyOne during the Ukraine invasion, and engineering the Horizon technology platform that now powers everything.0:00 Introduction1:34 What MONEYME does and 13 years of milestones3:37 From corporate to founder5:32 Why consumer finance over any other vertical9:53 Why consumer fintech is the hardest category11:25 The ASX listing decision14:38 The SocietyOne acquisition19:53 The Horizon technology platform23:00 Leadership evolution from player to coach28:37 Staying close to the front line32:28 Why the office is always full36:18 Product innovation and the path forward42:10 Careers at MONEYMELinksClayton Howes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claytonhowes/MONEYME Website: https://www.moneyme.com.au----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** Hire exceptional Fintech Talent **https://tieronepeople.com/** Connect With Dexter **https://www.linkedin.com/in/dextercousins/Follow us LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/fintech-chatter-podcastContact us - https://tieronepeople.com/contact/Send us Fan MailConnect on with Dexter Cousins on LinkedinHire Exceptional Fintech TalentSubscribe on LinkedIn

If you're scaling a fintech leadership team, start at tieronepeople.com Clayton Howes is the CEO of MONEYME (ASX: MME), an Australian non-bank lender that has originated over $5 billion in consumer credit and now manages a $1.9 billion loan book across personal loans, credit cards, and car finance. In this episode, Clayton walks through the full 13-year journey: bootstrapping from a desk-sized office, listing on the ASX in December 2019, acquiring SocietyOne during the Ukraine invasion, and ...

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If you're scaling a fintech leadership team, start at tieronepeople.comClayton Howes is the CEO of MONEYME (ASX: MME), an Australian non-bank lender that has originated over $5 billion in consumer credit and now manages a $1.9 billion loan book...

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