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Nicholas Lane

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Chief Financial Officer (Europe) at Republic
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Nicholas is a Big-Four-qualified CFO with an Oxford MBA, specializing in scaling VC and PE-backed companies in the FinTech and B2B SaaS sectors. He has a strong track record in raising significant funding and streamlining operations. Colleagues describe him as knowledgeable, thorough, and approachable.

Based on his writings, Nicholas appears to take a keen interest in global affairs and economic strategy. He follows topics such as international relations, European political dynamics, and UK domestic economic policies, particularly concerning energy and taxation.

Unique fact: Nicholas authored "Nicks Guide to Litigation Financing, " a publication explaining the niche investment area for investors and firms.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer (Europe)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Venture Fundraising
His professional focus involves helping rapidly growing companies raise funding, with experience in securing rounds of over £10 million.
FinTech & SaaS
Has extensive sector experience as a CFO for technology, B2B SaaS, banking platform, and payments fintech companies.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Financial Officer (Europe)
Republic
9-2025
Chief Financial Officer
Republic Europe
9-2022 - 2-2024
Chief Financial Officer (FCA Approved SMF3 under SMCR) - Series B - car retail and financing
The Asset Exchange Ltd (The Car Loan Centre)
9-2021 - 7-2022
CFO for a technology company and payments fintech - EMI application - Seed funded - SaaS metrics
Rizq
5-2021 - 9-2021
Post merger integration project with a global real estate asset manager
Nuveen, a TIAA company
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Hear from Nicholas Lane, CFO at Republic Europe on his summary of fintech funding. Featured in Facebook (Join Europe)
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Education
2002 - 2003
MBA
University of Oxford
1991 - 1994
MA
University of Oxford
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