Shane Laurence
Head of Growth at FundTap
Works on how finance gets built into the software small businesses already use, so capital arrives at the moment it is actually needed.
- Head of Growth
- Leads platform partnerships and channel development.
- AU and NZ coverage
- Working with SMEs across Australia and New Zealand.
- Embedded finance
- Fintech infrastructure and platform integration.
- SME working capital
- On-demand capital tied to invoiced revenue.
- Background
- Business ownership, accountancy, corporate sales, financial services.
- Writes about
- Embedded finance, working capital, platform partnerships.
Shane Laurence is Head of Growth at FundTap, where he focuses on helping small businesses access working capital by unlocking capital tied up in their accounts receivable. His work sits at the intersection of fintech infrastructure, embedded finance, and the evolving ecosystem supporting SME growth across Australasia.
Shane is particularly interested in how finance is becoming integrated directly into business platforms and workflows, enabling faster access to capital and better financial decision-making for operators. His background spans business ownership, accountancy, corporate sales, and financial services, giving him a practical perspective on the challenges small businesses face managing cashflow and growth.
Shane writes about embedded finance, SME working capital, fintech infrastructure and platform partnerships for the FundTap blog, and speaks regularly to accountant, bookkeeper and broker audiences across both markets.
Areas of expertise
Embedded finance
How finance can be built directly into software and platform workflows so businesses access funding when it is actually needed.
SME financial infrastructure and working capital
Practical views on cashflow timing, receivables, and better working-capital design for growing businesses.
Platform partnerships and ecosystem strategy
How fintechs, software providers and advisers can work together to make finance part of day-to-day business operations.
Speaking, webinars and media
- Xerocon 2023 (Sydney), panel on compliance to advisory and technology in SME advisory
- Accountex 2024 (Sydney), panel discussion
- NZQBA Bookkeeping Conference, 2023, 2024 and 2025, panel and speaking slots
- ATAINZ Auckland workshop, 2026
- Finance NZ Conference 2026, speaking slot: “AI and the Future of Advisory — The 2 Roles SMEs Will Value”
- Finance NZ Conference 2025, speaking slot
- SBA Conference 2024, speaking slot
- FBAA webinars (Australia)
- Webinars to major finance brokerages across New Zealand and Australia
- Webinars to NZQBA membership
External references and appearances
A curated set of public-facing places where Shane has written, presented, or contributed.
- Cashflow stagnation, Groundhog Day lessons for SMEs (GoodCX guest article)
- Unlock your cashflow webinar (My Two Cents)
- Invoice finance, a working capital solution for savvy business owners (Finance NZ)
- FundTap customer story on GoCardless
- Pursuing payments 2025 (GoCardless blog)
- FundTap taps GoCardless to speed repayments in ANZ (eCommerceNews Australia)
- FundTap taps GoCardless to speed repayments in ANZ (CFOtech Australia)
- FundTap partners GoCardless for automated repayments in Australia (Fintech News Australia)
- Kiwi fintech FundTap fuels +200% growth in Australia with GoCardless integration (Australian FinTech)
- NZQBA 2025 Bookkeeping Conference
- QuickBooks GetConnected event (Australia)
- FundTap YouTube channel
- FundTap on Spotify
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Frequently asked questions about Shane Laurence
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Embedded finance, partnerships, or working capital — start a conversation.
Money from an unpaid invoice, brought forward. Once approved, funded same day. Setting up costs nothing, and there is no lock-in.
Connect on LinkedInPublished 15 May 2026 · Last reviewed 20 August 2026