Meeting higher digital demands
In the second instalment of a three part series in partnership with Experian, Scott Hardiman, managing director of decisioning software at Experian and Conrad Ford, chief product and strategy officer at Allica Bank, discussed how the past 18 months had accelerated the development of seamless digital propositions. With consumers now reassessing how they view banking propositions and what they expect from them, the pair also talked with Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan about how banking solutions have a higher standard to meet throughout the entire user experience.
Conrad Ford
Conrad Ford
Chief Product & Strategy Officer Allica BankConrad Ford is Chief Product & Strategy Officer at Allica Bank (www.allica.bank), recently named by The Sunday Times as the UK’s fastest-growing company, and by Deloitte as the UK’s fastest-growing fintech firm ever. Backed by TCV – investors in the likes of Netflix, Revolut and Spotify – Allica is reimagining banking for established SMEs with the latest technology. Previously Conrad was sole founder of Funding Options – a fintech listed in the 2022 FT 1000 list of Europe’s fastest-growing firms – that latterly sold to leading neobank Tide.
Ellie Duncan
Ellie Duncan
Head of Content Open Banking ExpoFormer Financial Times Group journalist Ellie Duncan has a decade of experience across financial services. While arguably best-known for her asset management work, she has also covered open banking, credit, private equity and entrepreneurship.
