About Louise Stewart

Louise Stewart is the CEO and Founder of ProjectPay, a global payments platform that digitises, protects and guarantees payments on building projects for homeowners/developers, contractors and sub-contractors. A serial entrepreneur and previous global IT executive, Louise was selected in 2020 by the UK Government’s Global Entrepreneur program to relocate to the UK and expand the construction worker benefits of ProjectPay to UK building and construction organisations. In 2021 ProjectPay won the UK Building Innovation Awards. Louise previously chaired an Australian Subcontractors Association. She is also the past founder of the Revive Clinics. the largest provider of pharmacy flu vaccinations in Australia - and recognised for introducing the concept of flu vaccinations into Australian pharmacies with an online booking platform. She successfully exited this business in 2014. Louise is passionate about solving the broken payment process in the Building and Construction industry globally, that leaves small businesses exposed to delayed, non-payment and business collapse. Helping the small businesses that make up 98% of the sector stay in business and protecting homeowners/developers investment in their building projects. She has a renowned enthusiasm for solving complex business problems that sometimes require advocacy for legislative reform, and by innovating with technology to improve on existing business models or creating new ones.