Anthony Thomson

Anthony Thomson is an entrepreneur and banker responsible for establishing the first UK high-street bank in 150 years. Co-founder of Metro Bank and Atom Bank, Anothony based his first startup brainchild, Metro Bank, on the principles of excellent customer service and convenience, with branches being open seven days a week, 361 days a year. Renowned and revered around the world as a financial marketing guru, Anthony Thomson is the ideal finance speaker for any event looking to widen its knowledge of the processes involved in running an efficient and effective financial services outlet.

Initially starting his career in the financial services by founding City Financial Marketing, Anthony led the firm as CEO to become the largest financial specialist communications group in Europe. After selling the company, Anthony moved on to found the Financial Services Forum, an independent membership organisation for any executives interested in financial services marketing. With a vision to create the UK’s first new high street bank, Anthony Thomson fought for his start-up to become a reality. It wasn't long before Metro Bank became a disruptive force in high street banking. Thus, Anthony’s second innovation, Atom Bank, an online fintech venture, uses the knowledge and experience from the success of Metro Bank, and is converted online with similar success.

Given his abundant knowledgeable and plethora of experiences, Anthony Thomson is one of the most popular authorities on the keynote speaker circuit and is a perfect choice for all manner of events, dinners and functions across the UK. A highly regarded expert in his subject fields, Anthony Thomas is often known to discuss a wide range of topics during his detailed and informative presentations, such as business strategy, customer service and CRM, Retail, IT and online business, financial services, regulation, branding and marketing.

Having been awarded and honoured on numerous occasions for his work in the business and banking industry, Anthony has also appeared in a number of prestigious business rankings including the Evening Standard’s 1000 Most Influential Londoners, thus proving that Anthony is certain to deliver compelling, insightful and informative performances as a finance speaker for events and business conferences that are guaranteed to change the way in which your business or corporations works.