# Boris Diakonov

> Boris Diakonov is the London-based co-founder and co-CEO of ANNA Money, which combines business accounts with financial admin and tax tools. A former banking technologist and co-founder of Tochka, he builds services for small businesses alongside long-time collaborator Eduard Panteleev.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at ANNA Money
- **Organizations:** ANNA Money, Payments Innovation Forum, Tochka (former), Bank24.ru (former), Severnaya Kazna (former)
- **From:** Yekaterinburg, Russia
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Philosophy studies, Ural State University, Bachelor of Arts; studied theology, Centenary College of Louisiana, Moscow State Social University, Candidate of Sciences in pedagogy
- **Known for:** Co-founded Tochka, a digital banking service for entrepreneurs., Co-founded ANNA Money and shares its CEO role with Eduard Panteleev., Joined the Payments Innovation Forum board in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **1998** — Began working in internet banking technology at Severnaya Kazna.
- **2002** — Joined Bank24.ru and became a shareholder.
- **2014** — Led Bank24.ru; after its licence was revoked, moved with its team to Otkrytie to develop Tochka.
- **2015** — Tochka launched as a service for entrepreneurs.
- **2017** — Co-founded ANNA in the United Kingdom with Eduard Panteleev.
- **2018** — ANNA launched its business account service.
- **2022** — ANNA announced a founder buy-out in June.
- **2023** — Appointed to the Payments Innovation Forum board in September.
- **2024** — ANNA expanded into Australia through its acquisition of Cape.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Tochka, a digital banking service for entrepreneurs.
- Co-founded ANNA Money and shares its CEO role with Eduard Panteleev.
- Joined the Payments Innovation Forum board in 2023.
- ANNA ranked 26th in the 2024 Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Discussed his co-CEO partnership and the evolution of ANNA in a Business Matters interview published on 15 October.
- **2026-09** — ANNA announced an embedded revenue-based funding partnership with YouLend on 23 September.
- **2026-07** — ANNA announced an Admiral Business insurance partnership.
- **2026-04** — Appeared with Eduard Panteleev on The Payments Shed to discuss AI, tax admin and their shared CEO model.

## Links

- Website: https://anna.money/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theadmiral/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/borisdyakonov
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boris.dyakonov

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Last updated: 2026-10-21