About

Ismail Ahmad

I'm Ahmad, a product designer who's spent the past decade deep in fintech and banking, figuring out how to make complex financial products feel simple. I started at NCK Technology, a boutique tech firm where I helped build financial products for banks like Fidelity, Access Bank, and UBA. That foundation shaped how I think about design at scale. From there, I moved to Gomoney and Sterling Bank as Lead Designer, then went on to work with Lemfi, and Accenture in Berlin, helping brand like like Deutsche Bank, Motel One improving their digital experience. Each one of these experiences has sharpened my understanding of what it takes to ship products that actually works.

I love the space where design meets business, where decisions have real impact and good work actually ships. If you're building something in fintech or need a design partner who understands the space, let's talk.

"The best way to predict the future is to design it."

— Buckminster Fuller

Experience

Head of Design

Sterling Bank
Contract, Present

Founder

Cadara Studio
2019 — Present

Mentoring

ReDI School Berlin
Present

Senior Product Designer

Accenture Song
2023 — 2024

Senior Product Designer

Lemfi
2021 — 2023