Reformed banker, now reforming banking at @AllicaBank - Europe's fastest growing startup. Previously founded #fintech @FundingOptions. Own views.

Winchester, UK
Joined April 2011
Are any trains running towards Winchester after Woking yet? @SW_Help
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Conrad Ford retweeted
We're delighted to welcome @FinanceConrad, Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Allica Bank, to speak at "The New Industrial Strategy: How Do We Deliver Growth for the Real Economy?" at Labour Party Conference 2026! Before joining Allica, Conrad founded and led Funding Options, a business lending marketplace that helped thousands of SMEs access finance before being acquired by neobank Tide. He now leads product and strategy at Allica Bank — named the UK's fastest-growing fintech firm ever by Deloitte — which exists purely to bring proper relationship banking back to established small and medium-sized businesses. Few people understand the real barriers to SME finance as well as Conrad does. Join us as we explore how the new Industrial Strategy can deliver genuine growth for the real economy. Monday 28 September 2026 11:00 – 11:45 ACC Liverpool In partnership with @AllicaBank 🔗Register here: sme4labour.org/labour_party_…
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We Asked AI To Simulate How The Founding Fathers Would React To Our Time And They Were Shocked
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Excellent to see one of 🇬🇧’s fastest growing fintech unicorns - @AllicaBank - looking to build on their domestic success with expansion into new markets👇🦄 cityam.com/uk-fintech-allica…
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The Work – Allica Bank, “I like a bank” by 20Something buff.ly/g1JpIBK
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Marco Rubio exits, with commentary from One Man and his Dog.
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Conrad Ford retweeted
Congratulations to Richard Davies and the @AllicaBank team on their $155m Series D and new $1.2bn valuation 🎉 A brilliant milestone for a UK FinTech helping 30,000+ SMEs grow across the country. #UKFinTech
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4 UK scale‑ups. 4 landmark wins for UK innovation and the future of our industries👏👇 @wayve_ai | @elevenlabs | @synthesiaIO | @AllicaBank
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Exclusive: Allica Bank, a small business lender which has a 5% share of the UK market, will tomorrow announce a $155m (£111m) equity-raise that will propel it into the ranks of Britain’s fintech unicorns, joining the likes of Starling Bank and Revolut. news.sky.com/story/mark-klei…
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The Workshop acquires Keith Gott through Allica Bank finance motortradenews.com/aftermark…
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In the first of a series looking at the rise of the fractional CFO, in association with Allica Bank, we explore the influences behind the role’s increasing popularity. 📈 🔎 Explore here: ow.ly/iXwL50WMCT8
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Conrad Ford retweeted
What is behind the rapid growth of UK fintech? There’s a rocket strapped to UK fintech, and it’s only speeding up. On 28 April, UK fintech week kicks off, with industry body Innovate Finance hosting its 11th global summit. This follows another record year for the industry, where businesses saw profits balloon and customer bases swell. Allica Bank, a London-based fintech, was dubbed the UK’s fastest growing private company by The Times Hundred and Europe’s fastest growing start-up by Sifted. The firm nearly doubled its profits in 2024, pocketing £29.9m. With young firms on the rise and established challengers posing a threat to traditional lenders, London has emerged as a global leader in fintech, but what’s behind the City’s momentum? Janine Hirt, chief executive of Innovate Finance, told City AM: “Success stories like Allica Bank, Revolut and Zilch are great examples of UK fintech’s strengths – and they are far from the exception.” Read more of the story here 👇 cityam.com/inside-the-rapid-… #uk #fintech #finance #financialnews #business #businessnews #tech #technology #technews #personalfinance #economy #economics #london #newyork #bank #banking #monzo #revolut #zilch #onlinebanking #uknews #ukeconomy #uktech
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Conrad Ford retweeted
Europe’s fastest growing start-up Allica Bank delivers another record year  bit.ly/4lzomyE
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Allica Bank’s “Get Your Money Hat On” campaign stood out with bold creativity & strategic storytelling. With RoosterPunk, they turned a simple orange bowler hat into a symbol driving engagement. Download the case study: okt.to/C6wkrB #BrandStorytelling #B2BMarketing
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Morning Brief – Monday 17 March 2025 ➡️The big currency winners of 2025 so far do not include the dollar ➡️How Allica Bank defied the odds to become a profitable UK challenger 🤝Member states:🇩🇰🇨🇿🇱🇻 🖇️t.ly/eQvd1
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Conrad Ford retweeted
Allica Bank is on track for another profitable year, with CEO Richard Davies crediting its shift to in-house tech and a strong engineering culture. With rapid UK growth, the bank is now considering international expansion — but success is not guaranteed. on.ft.com/4isI50T
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Allica Bank’s new look is here! The orange bowler hat logo signals its commitment to blending relationship banking with tech innovation - all to support UK’s established businesses. Read more: ow.ly/FTqZ50Va1Qg @AllicaBank #SMEBanking #Rebrand
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