2018
Women in FinTech
Powerlist
Women in FinTech
Powerlist
The Women in FinTech Powerlist 2018, launched back in November, shines a spotlight on the women leading the way for change in financial services. Now in its 5th year, the Powerlist continues to grow with over 1200 responses for the 2018 edition, our highest total since the list’s inception. The new format consists of 150 women across 7 categories, who have made a real impact over and above their day-to-day-role in FinTech. We have also introduced a new “Standout 35” category, highlighting the achievements of some truly amazing women in FinTech who have delivered so much over the previous 12 months.
We want to congratulate everyone for their hard work and achievements and hope to see you all again for next year’s Powerlist.
Women in Fintech Powerlist 2018
Celebrating the female leaders and innovators transforming financial services across a broad range of roles.
- Senior Leaders
- Rising Stars
- Professional & Finance Services
- Investors
- Technology Professionals
- Policy Makers
- Marketers & Communicators
Senior Leaders
Senior leaders truly driving forward change within the FinTech space, above and beyond their day-to-day role. They have excelled in their career, but are also passionate about helping others make progress in theirs – through mentoring, setting up support groups to share experiences or voluntary work.
- Claire Altman, Chief Corporate Officer, Smart Pension
- Benedetta Arese Lucini, CEO, co-founder, Oval Money
- Laura Bailey, Chair of Qadre, Board member of TechUK, Qadre
- Anna Bennett, Executive Director, The Differential Group
- Diana Biggs, Head of Digital Innovation, UK & Europe, HSBC
- Sarah Biller, Co-Founder, Investor, Advisor, Educator , FinTech Sandbox, Brandeis University, etc.
- Anne Boden, Founder and CEO, Starling Bank
- Claire Calmejane, Chief Innovation Officer, Societe Generale
- Francesca Carlesi, CEO and Co-founder, Molo Finance
- Megan Caywood, Managing Director, Head of Consumer Strategy, Barclays
- Jude Cook, CEO, ShareIn
- Seema Desai, COO, iwoca
- Joanne Dewar, CEO, Global Processing Services
- Kristy Duncan, Founder & CEO, Women in Payments
- Clara Durodié, Executive Chair, Cognitive Finance Group
- Nadia Edwards-Dashti, MD, Harrington Starr
- Mihriban Ersin Tekmen, Co-Founder/COO, Colendi.com
- Jelena Ewart, Co-founder, Partner, Upside Partners
- Clare Flynn Levy, Founder & CEO, Essentia Analytics
- Chloe Foden, Chief of Staff, Prodigy Finance
- Alexandra Foster, Director, insurance, wealth management & financial services, BT
- Clare Gambardella , Chief Customer Officer , Zopa
- Jane Gladstone, Senior Managing Director , Evercore
- Leda Glyptis, CEO 11FS Foundry, Chief of Staff, 11FS
- Kirsty Grant, CIO, Seedrs
- Sophie Guibaud, Managing Director Europe, Fidor
- Charlotte Hogg, CEO, Visa in Europe, Visa
- Laura Hutton, Chief Product Officer, Quantexa
- Lisa Jacobs, Chief Strategy Officer, Funding Circle
- Monica Kalia, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Neyber
- Leanne Kemp, CEO, everledger
- Seema Khinda Johnson, Co-Founder and COO, Nuggets
- Anna Laycock, CEO, Finance Innovation Lab
- Manjula Lee, CEO & Founder, World Wide Generation
- Rosemary Leith, Non-Executive Director, HSBC UK Plc
- Sharon Lewis, Global Head of Hogan Lovells’ Financial Institutions (FIS)
- Sector Group, Hogan Lovells
- Viola Llewellyn, Co-Founder & President, Ovamba Solutions, Inc.
- Liz Lumley, Director of FinTech, VC Innovations
- Emma Margetts, CEO & Co-Founder, Alpha Exchange (Alpha Exchange acquired by Visible Alpha)
- Blythe Masters , Board Member and Strategic Advisor, Digital Asset Holdings
- Felicia Meyerowitz Singh, CEO, Akoni
- Martha Mghendi-Fisher, Founder & Chair to the Board, European Women Payments Network (EWPN)
- Helen Mitchell, Director & Co-founder, Blukudu Ltd
- Joshua Klayman, Founder and CEO, Klayman LLC
- Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Chief Strategy Officer, Blend Network
- Angelique Mohring, CEO and Founder, GainX
- Tram Anh Nguyen , Co-Founder, CFTE
- Carrie Osman, Founder & CEO, Cruxy & Company
- Angelie Pantelli, Chief Financial Officer, LendInvest
- Anne Pieckielon, Director of Product & Strategy, Bacs
- Caroline Plumb, CEO, Fluidly
- Alison Rose, Deputy CEO of NatWest holdings and the CEO Of Royal Bank of Scotland’s Corporate, Commercial & Private Banking business, NatWest
- Melinda Roylett, Head of Europe, Square
- Romi Savova, CEO, PensionBee
- Joanne Smith, Founder & Group CEO, Recordsure
- Kaushalya Somasundaram, MD & Head of Fintech Partnerships & Strategy, HSBC
- Sabine VanderLinden, CEO – Startupbootcamp InsurTech & Partner – Rainmaking, Rainmaking and for the brand company Startupbootcamp
- Catherine Wines, Co-founder, WorldRemit
- Eva Wong, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Borrowell
Rising Stars
From relative newbies determined to make their mark as a future FinTech leader or a role models for the industry, they have hit the ground running and gone beyond their job description. Their contributions to successful projects, innovative ideas and other standout achievements has set them apart.
- Maya Aweida, Solutions, HUBX
- Emilie Bellet, Founder and CEO, Vestpod
- Melike Belli, Market Development Manager, Cybertonica
- Kate Bohn, Incubator and Accelerator Relationship Lead, Group
- Transformation, Lloyds Banking Group
- Lauren Capelin, Head of Venture Community, Reinventure Group
- Juliana Cole, Innovation Manager, HSBC Bank USA
- Anna Flach, Marketing Strategy Consultant, Qadre
- Roisin Gallagher, Head of Partnerships, Funding Options
- Natasha Jones, Head of Communications, UK, Funding Circle
- Susie Kim, Co-Founder & CXO, Pluto Money
- Felicia Kodderitzsch, Business & Operations Manager, Octopus Labs
- Helen Lloyd, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Xavier Analytics
- Nina Mohanty, Business Development Manager, Bud
- Monica Murthy, Programme Director, Empire Startups
- Zoe Newman , Head of Partnerships, Capital on Tap
- Emily Nicolle, Technology Reporter, City A.M.
- Lois Ollerenshaw, Venture Principal, Nationwide Building Society
- Juliette Souliman, FinTech VC Investor, Octopus Ventures
- Georgia Steele-Matthews, Sales Director, PixelPin
Professional & Finance Services
Professional and financial service professionals that are championing FinTech within their respective teams. They are the inhouse specialist, the go-to for the latest in FinTech trends and an influential voice on sector innovations and diversity in finance.
- Shruti Ajitsaria, Head of Fuse, Allen & Overy
- Maxine Austin, Senior Lead, Digital Platforms, Group Transformation, Lloyds Banking Group
- Rachel Bentley, Fintech Senior Manager, KPMG
- Sophie Bialaszewski, Head of People & Capability Transformation, Lloyd’s Banking Group
- Jennifer Byrne, Co-Founder & CEO, Quesnay Inc
- Yvonne Dunn, Partner, Head of Fintech, Pinsent Masons LLP
- Alexa Fernandez, Head of Open Innovation UK, BBVA
- Imogen Garner, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
- Fiona Ghosh, Partner, Head of Fintech, Addleshaw Goddard
- Maria Harris, Director of Lending, Atom bank
- Dr Bijna K. Dasani, Advisory Board Member, Independent
- Rachel Kent, Head of Financial Services Regulation (Partner), Hogan Lovells
- Stacy Kim, Partner, Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP
- Poojya Manjunath, Product Innovation Lead, Lloyds Banking Group
- Sue McLean, Partner, Baker McKenzie
- Donna Parisi, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
- Prini Pithouse, Company Secretary and Deputy General Counsel, Visa Europe Limited
- Johannna Pugh, VP, Global Services Sales, Finastra
- Emily Reid, Head of FinTech and Innovation (Partner), Hogan Lovells
- Gemma Steel, Legal Counsel, Chief of Staff and Head of Compliance, Project Imagine / dozens
- Axelle Sznajer, Partner, Head of Fintech/FS Tech-enabled Practice, Egon Zehnder
- Victoria Thompson, Head of Innovation Legal, Barclays Bank
- Yvette Valdez, Partner, Latham & Watkins
- Nadja van der Veer, Co-founder, consultancy firm
- Ruth Wandhöfer, I-NED at LSEG, at Permanent TSB, at Pendo SystemsSenior Adviser KPMG, Head of Regulatory & Industry Affairs at Coinfirm, LSEG, Permanent TSB, Pendo Systems, KPMG, Coinfirm
- Charlotte Wood, Head of Innovation and Fintech Alliances, Schroders
Investors
Playing a key role in changing the current funding environment for women founders and entrepreneurs, these ladies are encouraging companies to take their innovative ideas to the next stage.
- Ruth Foxe Blader, Investment Director, Anthemis
- Anna Garcia, Partner, Runway Venture Partners
- Maria Gotsch, President and CEO, Partnership Fund for NYC/FinTech Innovation Lab
- Gabrielle Inzirillo, Director, Fintech, Plug And Play Tech Center
- Parul Kaul-Green, Head of AXA NEXT Labs Europe, AXA
- Magdalena Krön, Head of Rise London & FinTech Platform Lead, Barclays
- Triin Linamagi, Venture Associate, Founders Factory
- Cathryn Lyall, Co-Founder, Seismic Foundry
- Vica Manos, Managing Director, Anthemis Group
- Laura McGuinness, Accenture FinTech Innovation Lab, Accenture
- Emily Morse, Investment Professional, Actis LLP
- Hélène MOULY, Starups Acceleration Director, BNP Paribas
- Emmalyn Shaw, Partner, Omidyar Network Fintech Fund
- Olivia Sibony, Head of Impact Investment, Angel Investment Network/SeedTribe
- Maria Sipila, CEO&Founder, Sipila Consulting
- Reshma Sohoni, Managing Partner, Seedcamp
- Briana van Strijp, COO (and acting CPO), Anthemis Group
- Katherine Wilson, Investment Executive, Illuminate Financial
Technology Professionals
These ladies are striving to make a contribution in the heart of the Tech part of FinTech. From designing or implementing complex software packages, to making a really innovative contribution to their firm’s systems or processes, they are taking technology to the next level.
- Nicole Anderson, Managing Partner, The Redsand Group
- Krystyna Biller, Product Manager, iWoca
- Tribeni Chougule, Technology Product Manager & Head of Innovation Development(Interim), Visa
- Lisa Cochran, Head of Operations Digitization and Technology, Global Consumer Technology, Citi
- Lisette Guittard, Global Head of Cyber Security Training and Awareness, Banco Santander
- Yasaman Hadjibashi, Head of Data and Analytics, Global Consumer Technology, Citi
- Joanne Hannaford, Head of Technology for EMEA and global head of Quality Assurance Engineering, Goldman Sachs
- Anna Keren, Engineering Manager, FundingCircle
- Swati Lay, Chief Information Security Officer, Funding Circle
- Susana Lopes, Senior Product Manager, Onfido
- Eve Maler, VP Innovation & Emerging Technology, ForgeRock
- Katherine Navarrete, Director of Production Engineering, OnDeck
- Ashleigh Petrie, Senior Product Manager, Moneybox
- Sonal Rattan, Co-Founder & CTO, Exate Technology
- Sarah Rench, Senior Manager in Advanced Analytics, Robotics and AI., EY
- Kate Ross, Programme Director, Smart Pension
- Frances Salter, Head of Insight, Moneybox
- Sophie Theen, Head of HR & Talent, 11:FS
- Dawn Trinder, Head of Strategy and Architecture, UK , Unum
- Meri Williams, CTO, Monzo
- Stacey Winter, EMEA IT Chief Administration Officer, State Street
Policy Makers
FinTech is growing up and with adulthood comes responsibility! We are celebrating the women in regulation, government affairs and policy, who play a vital role in encouraging innovation.
- Teana Baker-Taylor, Executive Director, Global Digital Finance
- Sophia Bantanidis, Head of Regulatory Strategy and Policy – Treasury and Trade Solutions, Citi
- Ozlem Bas, HM Treasury Policy Adviser on Fintech, HM Treasury
- Flora Coleman, Head of Government Relations, Transferwise
- Anastasia Dokuchaeva, Head of Partnerships, ClauseMatch
- Adriana Ennab, Director public policy, Credit Suisse
- Liv Freihow, Director of policy, ICT-Norway
- Kavita Jain, Director, Emerging Regulatory Issues, FINRA
- Cordelia Kafetz, Head of Fintech Hub, Bank of England
- Rohini Kumar, Deputy Head, Financial & Professional Services, Dept for International Trade
- Sian Lewin, Head of Client Delivery & Research, RegTech Associates
- Jana Mackintosh, Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs, Worldpay
- Suchitra Nair, Fintech Lead – EMEA Centre for Regulatory Strategy, Deloitte
- Rosita Najmi, Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Faith Reynolds, Consumer Expert, Independent
- Antonia Romeo, Permanent Secretary of the Department for International Trade, DIT
- Laura Royle, Manager, Innovate, FCA
- Nicole Sandler, Regulatory Policy Innovation Lead, Barclays
- Ioana Surpateanu, Co-Head of European Govt Affairs- Innovation Strategy and Advocacy, Citi
Marketers & Communicators
From commanding the authoritative voice of their organisation, to sharing key insights that go beyond traditional media, these women play an important role in showcasing the value of FinTech to the world.
- Harriet Allner, Senior Account Manager, Common Industry
- Tessa Bryant, PR Manager, Seedrs
- Leslie Campisi, Chief Marketing Officer, Anthemis Group
- Isha Chander, Marketing Director, 6point6
- Susanne Chishti, CEO, FINTECH Circle
- Nicola Cowburn, Chief Marketing Officer, CUBE
- Gaynor Edwards, Global Head of Brand and Communications, Group Innovation, Barclays
- Gemma Godfrey, Founder and CEO, Moola
- Nim Haas, Head of Marketing, Global Processing Services
- Iliyana Ilieva, Startup Marketing Lead UK&I, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Valentina Kristensen, Director, Growth & Communications, OakNorth Holdings
- Joy Macknight, Deputy editor, The Banker
- Kat Mann, PR Manager, Nutmeg
- Jenny McRobb, Head of Relationships, Funding Options
- Sybille Mueller, Director, Streets Consulting
- Elizabeth Pilkington, Digital Product Development and Innovation, State Street
- Misha Rao, Founder and CEO, Haus of FinTech
- April Rudin, Founder/CEO, The Rudin Group
- Viktoria Tchoudakov, CMO, iwoca
- Alysia Wanczyk, Marketing Director, Trezeo
- Sarah Williams-Gardener, Head of Public Affairs, Starling Bank
- Laurel Wolfe, VP Marketing, Klarna
- Ina Yulo, Global Head of FinTech and Financial Services, Team Manager, BrightTALK
Women in FinTech Powerlist Judges
Innovate Finance called on the FinTech ecosystem to nominate and submit applications and received over 1,200 responses, highlighting that there is certainly no lack of female talent within the sector! The process of shortlisting the applications down to 150 for the Powerlist and the Standout 35 has not been an easy job, and we have been grateful to the external support and to our judges in the final selection. All the inspiring women profiled on the Powerlist 2018’s Standout 35 Stars were selected by our esteemed panel of judges, from equality champions to industry leaders.
