The Big Interview

Swoop chief Andrea Reynolds: Investors questioned our ambition, but we’ve proved them wrong

The first female chief executive to lead a Deloitte Fast 50 winner in Ireland says that she’s in it for the long run

Andrea Reynolds: ‘I would describe us as a one-stop money shop for small and mid-sized businesses and their advisors’

As if being named the fastest-growing technology company in Ireland weren’t enough, Andrea Reynolds, the co-founder and chief executive of Swoop, had additional reason to celebrate last week.

An hour before the fintech firm she leads scooped the prestigious ‘Fast 50’ title ahead of some impressive competitors, she received news that Swoop had broken even for the first time.

“It was an unbelievable evening,” Reynolds says, sitting back in her chair downstairs in the bowels ...