Aldermore Bank

I am thrilled to announce that I have passed the Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate exam. In today's enterprise landscape, data fragmentation remains one of the largest obstacles to strategic execution. This journey focused on mastering the unified Data Intelligence Platform that organizations use to dismantle silos, enhance analytics, and promote AI-powered outcomes at scale. By integrating data engineering, AI/ML, and business intelligence within a modern Lakehouse architecture, Databricks effectively removes the barriers between raw data and real-time decision-making. This achievement marks another significant milestone in my Data & AI journey, with the next destination being Mosaic AI. I appreciate the incredible support and the material from Ramesh Retnasamy and Pablo Cumbrera #Databricks #DataEngineering #Lakeflow #ApacheSpark #DeltaLake #MosaicAI

A client transferred £47,000 to a bank account that didn't exist. The email looked like it came from their supplier. Same name. Same sign-off. The only difference was one letter in the domain, and nobody caught it. By the time they realised, the money was gone. The supplier relationship was strained. And the conversation with their insurer was not a pleasant one. This is called Business Email Compromise. And it doesn't require sophisticated hacking. No malware. No system breach. Just a convincing email, a moment of pressure, and a payment process that had no second layer of verification. It happens to businesses of every size. The attackers don't care how big you are, they care how distracted you are. The frustrating part? Most of these attacks are preventable. Not with expensive infrastructure. With the right email authentication setup, the right internal processes, and someone who knows what warning signs to look for. If you want to know whether your business would catch this - before it costs you - I'm happy to take a look. Just message me.

I’m looking forward to speaking at UK Finance ’s Commercial Finance Conference next week. As part of the event, I’ll be joining a panel on market insights, where we’ll explore the impact of economic volatility, trends in the demand and supply of finance, the evolving use of data in credit and risk decisioning, and the adoption of new lending technologies. Do join us to be part of the conversation driving collaboration, innovation, and sustainable growth across the commercial finance landscape. https://lnkd.in/eJmrmAhZ

Thank you to the EFT Finance Limited team, it’s a pleasure working with you all!

Thanks to Kieran Jones from the NACFB for an engaging and insightful conversation. It was a great opportunity to step back and reflect on the importance of strong, trusted relationships - particularly with brokers - and the role they play in helping our customers and businesses succeed.

Great to spend some time yesterday in Manchester supporting Impact Africa Business alongside my colleague Charlie McWha on behalf of the NatWest Accelerator team. Always inspiring to see ambitious entrepreneurs come together, share ideas, and take the next steps in scaling their businesses. Kwabena Anoff

The Best Stand Up Comedy With Differentiators Inspiring press conference of the president of the USA, 2 days before the end of the war pause period with Iran. Watch it. https://lnkd.in/g8DChKCS

Who is the Biggest Exporter in the World? #EU is the 2nd biggest after #China with approx 3 Trillion USD sales outside of EU. Amazingly, #Germany remains an export power house being the third biggest country after China and close to the 2nd the USA with 6% of the population of China and less than 22% of the population of the USA. Even more impressive is the performance of The #Netherlands with less than 25% the population of Germany and in position number 4, beating countries with 3 X to 70 X its population. The image is attributed to #visualcapitalist

Is Iran the Waterloo of President Trump? Based on historical facts, there is always a major defeat or #Waterloo in other words for every authoritarian leader. In this case #Iran will be for Mr #Trump After continuous bravado that the USA has obliterated the enemy, while the enemy is kicking harder, Mr Trump finally accepted publicly that he cannot open the strait of #Hormuz so he decided to close the Persian gulf by using a naval blockade. Additionally to daily comedy, inconsistent policies, and using unprecedented language for a USA president, is this called humiliation in plain English? What is amazing is that there are still approx 35% of Americans supporting the president who is frequently or almost consistently following the policies of Israel.... Luckily there are still Americans that speak up and say the truth and this gives hope. Any comments?