Ricky Knox

Founder & CEO

Tandem Bank

London, UK

Ricky Knox’s Biography

Ricky Knox is the founder and CEO of Tandem Bank, an app-based bank that aims to revolutionise banking in the customers' favour.

Ricky is a serial entrepreneur who has created multiple successful businesses. He helped to create five technology disruptors in fintech and telecoms before founding Tandem Bank.

Ricky co-founded GSM Systems (a global mobile telephony network services provider) in 2003 and is a Director and Founder of Small World Financial Services Group, a global money transfer business with over £4bn of transfers and currently Europe's largest independent Money Transfer operator. He is also Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of Azimo, a social digital payments platform that enables simple, fast and secure remittances to 198 countries around the world.

Ricky is also Managing Partner at Hexagon Partners, a specialist private equity firm which invests in financial technology.

Ricky holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Ricky Knox’s Newsfeed

Business Leader

Green Bonds: what are they and are they right for your business?

Ricky Knox, Tandem Bank CEO says: “We welcome the government’s announcements in the budget around green bonds and green investment as it shows that they are listening to the public’s demand for a more sustainable future.

Entrepreneur

How the UK Has Set its Sights on Becoming a Fintech Haven in the Wake of Brexit

Ricky Knox, CEO at fintech bank, Tandem, said: “Tech visas are a great thing and essential if we are going to keep a competitive tech and fintech sector,”

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Ricky Knox’s Background

Tandem Bank

Founder & CEO

2013 - Present

London, UK

Tandem Money is an app-based, full-service retail bank with built-in budgeting features, such as alerts when bills increase or a payment comes in, advice on switching energy supplier and automatic advice on how much customers can afford to spend each month.

Azimo

Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director

2012 - Present

London, UK

Azimo is an online remittance transfer service for customers who wish to make transactions to overseas accounts.

Hexagon Partners

Managing Partner

2005 - Present

London, UK

Private Equity investment firm focused on technology-enabled, customer-centric financial services. Investment in early stage and roll-up opportunities where people meet finance. Focus areas include payments, foreign exchange, insurance, banking & fund management.

GSM Systems

Founder & Non-Executive Chairman

Dec 2003 - Present

New York, US

GSM Systems provides services and support to deliver the highest return on mobile operators' network assets, by providing optimal visibility, quality and availability throughout the technology life cycle. Since its founding in 2003 the firm has built partnerships with 170+ mobile operators in 70+ countries to reduce costs and drive efficiency in network maintenance and expansion.

Small World Financial Services Group

Co-founder

2005 - 2013

London, UK

Ricky built the company from inception to a Top 10 global money transfer business with $4.5 bn+ annual turnover. Raised £30m+ equity and debt funding. Acquired, restructured and integrated 12 businesses across US, Canada and 18 European countries.