The SME finance landscape w/Conrad Ford from Allica Bank
- Author
- Hassan Daher, Conrad Ford
- Published
- Mon 22 Feb 2021
- Episode Link
- https://fintech-simplified.simplecast.com/episodes/the-sme-finance-landscape-w-conrad-ford-from-allica-bank-ZCOswna0
In this first episode of our podcast series, Hassan Daher is joined by Conrad Ford who is the Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Allica Bank. We cover the following topics:
- An introduction and Conrad's background.
- Conrad shares his journey that lead to the creation of Funding Options.
- Allica Bank and how it is different to a high-street bank.
- The impact of the pandemic on the SME financing landscape.
- Government backed business loans (CBILS & BBLS) and their impact on SMEs.
- The SME finance landscape in a post pandemic world.
- The impact of Brexit on the economy.
