Anthony Thomson: Archie, Global Fintech & Hyper-Growth

Published September 14th, 2023 - 02:59 GMT
Anthony Thomson | Al Bawaba
Anthony Thomson | Al Bawaba

Anthony Thomson is an understated Brit with a notable record: he founded two of the UK’s best known “challenger banks”, namely Atom and Metro. He holds advisory roles with ASX listed Humm Group, ila Bank and Wio Bank, right here in the UAE.  

So what is the loveably named Archie? Thomson and his team have taken note of the changes taking place in the UAE and wider GCC, particularly in Fintech. 

Their plan is to help promising companies rapidly scale, leveraging intellectual capital, global market experience, and what seems to be a growing network of VCs and partners

Their plan is to help promising companies rapidly scale, leveraging intellectual capital, global market experience, and what seems to be a growing network of VCs and partners. We spoke about hypergrowth in the Fintech market, ahead of a Superscale event at DIFC. 
 

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