MIAMI, March 17, 2026— eCapital Corp. (“eCapital”), a tech-enabled specialty finance provider serving small and midsize businesses across North America and the United Kingdom, has announced the appointment of Kash Ahmad as executive vice president, Portfolio Risk and Governance, reporting to Tony Howard, chief credit & portfolio officer.

In this newly created executive role, Ahmad will lead corporate portfolio governance, provide leadership to portfolio teams across all business units, and strengthen consistency, transparency, and rigor in portfolio oversight and reporting. His mandate includes advancing eCapital’s portfolio risk framework, standardizing portfolio review processes, and enhancing watchlist and delegated transaction authority oversight.

“eCapital’s strong growth and performance have increased the scale and complexity of our portfolio,” said Tony Howard, Chief Credit and Portfolio Officer of eCapital. “Formalizing this leadership role strengthens coordination and visibility across the organization. Kash’s leadership, deep institutional knowledge, and multi-market experience make him ideally suited to assume this company-wide responsibility.”

Ahmad moves into this role from his most recent position as Chief Credit Officer, Factoring Group at eCapital, where he oversaw credit and operational functions across the company’s North American factoring portfolio. He brings extensive international experience in portfolio management, credit, and risk leadership, including prior executive roles at eCapital Commercial Finance and senior positions at Virgin Money, Bibby Financial Services, Lloyds Bank, and Barclays.

“Having seen eCapital’s growth unfold in real time, these are exciting times for our business,” said Kash Ahmad. “This role allows us to align portfolio oversight more closely across teams while maintaining the standards that have supported our success, positioning us for continued growth while remaining responsive to changing market conditions.”

The creation of the Executive Vice President, Portfolio Risk and Governance role reflects eCapital’s commitment to strong governance and advanced risk management, strengthening its ability to serve clients as the company continues to expand.

About eCapital Corp

eCapital is committed to accelerating access to capital for companies in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. By leveraging a team of over 800 experts and proprietary, industry-leading technology, eCapital is creating the future of business funding. With a full suite of products such as healthcare receivables financing, asset-based lending, payroll funding, supply chain financing, and accounts receivable financing, eCapital ensures that businesses have the funds they need to do more. Through its Healthcare, ABL, Staffing, Consumer Goods, Factoring, and Transportation divisions, eCapital delivers customized funding solutions to more than 80 industries. To learn more about eCapital, visit eCapital.com.