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We believe that digital products are only successful when your business objectives are understood and when designs are positively and regularly used.

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2008

In 2008 the founders of NORMAN & SONS met while working at Morgan Stanley on the first release of Matrix, a revolutionary customer-facing trading platform. We formed a vision of helping other financial services firms deliver similar user-centric products

2010 - 2015

From 2010 to 2015 we established and ran the digital practice at a leading capital markets consultancy. We designed and delivered products such as Horizon Risk Management for Deutsche Bank, Agile Markets for NatWest Markets and Risk Spotlight for UBS

2016

In 2016 we founded NORMAN & SONS in London. Our first clients included UBS, CloudMargin and McKinsey QuantumBlack.

2017

In 2017 we grew from a team of 4 to 25. Our clients grew to include global financial services firms and fintechs.

2018

In 2018 we expanded from London to New York

2019

In 2019 we published the first research comparing the leading desktop interoperability products (OpenFin and interop.io).

2020

In 2020 we envisioned and delivered and game-changing trading platform for the equities derivatives department of a leading bank and designed an event organisation platform for a leading Zurich-based football federation.

2021

In 2021 we envisioned a data management platform, a business banking platform, a credit sales platform and a treasury management platform for three global financial services firms.

2022

In 2022 we designed a low code UI development tool for a low code solution vendor and a document automation platform for a managed services firm.

2023

In 2023 we designed the capital markets API for one firm and designed and developed a fixed income trading platform for another.

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2008

In 2008 the founders of NORMAN & SONS met while working at Morgan Stanley on the first release of Matrix, a revolutionary customer-facing trading platform. We formed a vision of helping other financial services firms deliver similar user-centric products

2010-2015

From 2010 to 2015 we established and ran the digital practice at a leading capital markets consultancy. We designed and delivered products such as Horizon Risk Management for Deutsche Bank, Agile Markets for NatWest Markets and Risk Spotlight for UBS

2016

In 2016 we founded NORMAN & SONS in London. Our first clients included UBS, CloudMargin and McKinsey QuantumBlack.

2017

In 2017 we grew from a team of 4 to 25. Our clients grew to include global financial services firms and fintechs.

2018

In 2018 we expanded from London to New York

2019

In 2019 we published the first research comparing the leading desktop interoperability products (OpenFin and interop.io).

2020

In 2020 we envisioned and delivered and game-changing trading platform for the equities derivatives department of a leading bank and designed an event organisation platform for a leading Zurich-based football federation.

2021

In 2021 we envisioned a data management platform, a business banking platform, a credit sales platform and a treasury management platform for three global financial services firms.

2022

In 2022 we designed a low code UI development tool for a low code solution vendor and a document automation platform for a managed services firm.

2023

In 2023 we designed the capital markets API for one firm and designed and developed a fixed income trading platform for another.

Our leadership

Graeme
Managing Partner
Jonny
Head of Delivery
Valeria
Head of Operations
Savvas
Creative Director
Hannah
Engagement Lead
Seb
Chief Technology Officer
Shiraz
Engagement Lead

Insights

Our team of industry experts is dedicated to providing valuable insights that will help you stay ahead of the curve and make informed decisions

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Desktop interoperability
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Desktop automation is a powerful way to improve the user experience of workflows involving different applications. Get our independent review of OpenFin, Cosiac Finsemble and Glue42 to find out more.

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About

We are a consulting firm, not a software product firm. We won't impose a one-size-fits-all software product

We use the same design thinking approach as tech firms in Silicon Valley - tailored for Capital markets.
We combine the best people in the Financial Services with the latest thinking in the UI design, software architecture and AI.
We bridge the gap between the Business & IT
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If you want to hear how we can help you to deliver game-changing digital product based on user research rather than just guessing, get in touch.

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