Emrah Kara

Born Turkish, proud British.
10 years in UK design industry.
Currently managing & designing at TransferGo.

Previously, Digital Reality Corp, Afternow (Formerly BB Agency), Fiinu

I design products, and mostly I just try to make them work properly.

Right now that’s TransferGo, a fintech helping migrants move money across borders. I work across the mobile and web apps and look after the design system holding both together. I’m also building out an AI-native design team — new ways of working, new tools, a lot less busywork. Nearly there.

Before that: a challenger bank, a 3D-reconstruction startup, a couple of agencies. Financial products keep pulling me back, probably because the details actually matter there.
My favourite part is the messy middle, where a nice idea meets what engineering can ship and someone has to make a call. I’m usually the one asking why a thing needs to exist.

Outside work: making things, Gran Turismo 7, and wasting money on a 20 y/o SL R230.

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