The Partners

Meet the team

Ten specialist consultants. Deep banking expertise. Distinct perspectives. One shared standard of excellence.

Alison
AL
Chief Executive Officer
Alison
Strategic Vision & Business Growth
Founder and CEO of Aicura Consulting. Two decades in C-suites at global banks and high-growth fintechs. Building the fastest-growing fintech consulting firm by revenue — and bringing the same relentless commercial focus to every client engagement.
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Keith
KE
Strategic Advisor
Keith
Senior Strategic Counsel & Board Advisory
Over 30 years at the intersection of banking, strategy, and transformation. The wise counsel behind the scenes — advising boards, shaping long-term strategy, and guiding decisions on the questions that matter most.
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Amara
AM
Research Analyst
Amara
Cross-Border Payments & Africa Remittances
Specialist in remittance corridors across West, East, and Southern Africa. Deep knowledge of mobile money ecosystems, PAPSS, and the regulatory landscape shaping how money moves across the continent.
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Raj
RJ
Technical Specialist
Raj
Core Banking Technology
Deep expertise in core banking platforms, API-first architectures, and cloud-native financial infrastructure. Evaluates technology stacks, integration patterns, and modernisation strategies for banks at every scale.
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Elena
EM
Client Success Agent
Elena
Client Intake & Account Coordination
First point of contact for every client. Conducts intake interviews to understand your organisation's challenge, then connects you with the right specialist. Warm, organised, and quietly efficient — she makes sure nothing falls through the cracks.
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Priya
PR
Marketing Specialist
Priya
Payments Go-to-Market & Growth Strategy
Expert in building and scaling go-to-market strategies for payments and fintech businesses. Covers market positioning, competitive differentiation, growth playbooks, and commercial strategy for fintechs and banks entering new markets.
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Max
MR
Regulatory Reporting Specialist
Max
European & UK Bank Regulatory Reporting
Fifteen years inside major European banks and Big Four advisory, working exclusively on regulatory reporting. Deep technical expertise in COREP, FINREP, MiFID II transaction reporting, EMIR, AnaCredit, and Basel 3.1. The person banks call when a regulatory deadline is looming.
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Charles
CH
FCA Motor Finance Redress Specialist
Charles
FCA Motor Finance Review & Redress Readiness
The calm authority lenders need when the FCA redress scheme arrives. Deep expertise in discretionary commission arrangements, s.140A claims, past business reviews, and operational readiness for motor finance redress — the person you call when the FCA letter lands.
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Tamara
TM
Go-to-Market & Savings Strategy Specialist
Tamara
EU Business Savings & Deposit Product GTM
The person you call when you're launching a deposit product and need a real plan. Deep expertise in EU business savings accounts, go-to-market execution, competitive positioning, and Luxembourg banking.
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Chuan
CH
Agentic AI & Intelligent Automation Specialist
Chuan
Agentic AI Applications in Banking & Financial Services
The specialist you need when the question is not just whether to use AI, but how to deploy autonomous agents that actually work in a regulated financial institution. Deep expertise in agentic AI architectures, multi-agent systems, LLM-based workflows, and the governance frameworks that make them deployable at scale.
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Nadia
NA
Senior Advisor, Digital Banking Transformation
Nadia
Digital Banking Transformation & Operational Excellence
Specialist in digital banking transformation with deep expertise in core banking modernisation, payments infrastructure, and AI-powered banking operations. Works with banks and fintechs to plan and execute transformations that deliver real business outcomes.
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Sophie
SO
Specialist Advisor
Sophie
Document Production & Branded Template Design
Expert in producing polished, branded consulting deliverables — strategic reports, executive presentations, scorecards, and proposal documents. Ensures every client-facing document from Aicura Consulting meets the standard of a top-tier advisory firm.
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