Our highly anticipated Women in FinTech Powerlist celebrates some of the amazing women making an impact across the FinTech and Financial Services space. The Powerlist 2022 will shine a spotlight on 250 women across 8 categories who have made a significant difference across the sector’s many facets.

Also amongst those on the Powerlist are the Standout 45; a selection of those who are making a real and lasting impact in FinTech, over and above their day-to-day role.

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The Standout 45

Adriana Ennab

Director Public Policy, Credit Suisse

Adriana Ennab

Director Public Policy, Credit Suisse

Adriana specializes in financial regulatory policy covering all Digital & Innovation topics. Prior to joining Credit Suisse Adriana was a Repo trader and Global Product Manager for Goldman Sachs & Merrill Lynch. Adriana holds an MBA from Fordham School of Business Management. She is a strong advocate, mentor & Ambassador for getting Women & Girls into Fintech and technology.

Agata Leliwa Nowicka

Investor / Founder, Female Foundry / Pixel

Agata Leliwa Nowicka

Investor / Founder, Female Foundry / Pixel

I am a two-time entrepreneur (one exit) and an investor. I spent the past 7 years working in fintech. First, at a clearing house startup, second as a founder of a blockchain capital markets startup selling to major investment banks. In the past two years, I moved to Venture Capital, investing in fintech founders, and I founded Female Foundry (femalefoundry.co) - a community and mentorship platform of over 5,000 female founders and investors across Europe with the mission to bring more diversity into the Venture Capital ecosystem and more funding to female entrepreneurs.

Akua Opong

Senior Analyst, LSEG

Akua Opong

Senior Analyst, LSEG

Akua has been a driving force in diversity and inclusion, internally at LSEG and externally within Technology highlighting the need for diversity in STEM. She works with external organisations to provide essentials skills workshops, mentoring and career talks to students UK wide from underrepresented backgrounds.

Amna Usman Chaudhry

Financial Economist and Strategist for Blockchain, Metaverse and Web 3.0

Amna Usman Chaudhry

Financial Economist and Strategist for Blockchain, Metaverse and Web 3.0

Amna is a Financial Economist and Strategist for Blockchain, Metaverse & Web 3.0. Amna works with the UNICEF Giga blockchain and Web 3.0 team. She is a graduate level lecturer with teaching experience in London and Dubai. Amna is a founding member of the Oxford Blockchain Foundation. She is Head of AllStarsWomen DAO UAE Chapter and Board Member of Metaverse Education Council. Amna is the Global Winner of the Woman in Web 3.0 Award by Women in Tech Organization and has also been selected as "Top 100 Women of the Future" and "Most Inspirational Women in Web 3.0 and the Metaverse." DEI Advocate.

Anna Brailsford

CEO, Code First Girls

Anna Brailsford

CEO, Code First Girls

As CEO, Anna has transformed CFG from a social enterprise to a rapidly accelerating profit-making business that is driving social impact and change. Previously the Commercial Director of Lynda.com and LinkedIn, Anna is an Advisor to HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter and Member of the Institute of Coding.

Ashlyn Lackey

Vice President, Fintech Partnerships, Citi

Ashlyn Lackey

Vice President, Fintech Partnerships, Citi

Ashlyn Lackey is a Fintech Partnerships Lead at Citibank. In her role, she identifies credit- and wealth-building startups for commercialization. She curates Fintech Hero Support (a website for early-stage fintechs) and runs Community for Fintech Girl Gang, connecting female founders, product leaders, and investors. Prior to Citi, Ashlyn was on the BD team at New York Life Ventures.

Bridget Greenwood

Founder and CEO, The Bigger Pie / Co-founder and Managing Director, The200BnClub

Bridget Greenwood

Founder and CEO, The Bigger Pie / Co-founder and Managing Director, The200BnClub

Bridget is an award-winning founder and gender equity advocate.She founded The Bigger Pie in 2019, an organisation supporting exceptional women in fintech & web3. In 2022, along with Dr Amber Ghaddar, they launched The 200Bn Club to combat the lack of funding for female and underrepresented founders. She approaches her work with a data-driven and holistic approach.

Bronwyn Boyle

Chief Information Security Officer, Mambu

Bronwyn Boyle

Chief Information Security Officer, Mambu

With over 23 years’ experience leading and advising international organisations in cybersecurity and technology, Bronwyn Boyle is Chief Information Security Officer at Mambu, a SaaS cloud banking platform revolutionising financial services, empowering customers and opening up banking to underserved communities across the globe. Her background spans technology development, cyber security, compliance, data protection, strategy and operation. She's worked in international banks, start-ups, Big4 consultancies and as Head of Security & Counter-Fraud at Open Banking.

Chenelle Ansah

VC Investor, Cornerstone Partners & Nell Consulting Ltd

Chenelle Ansah

VC Investor, Cornerstone Partners & Nell Consulting Ltd

With over 23 years’ experience leading and advising international organisations in cybersecurity and technology, Bronwyn Boyle is Chief Information Security Officer at Mambu, a SaaS cloud banking platform revolutionising financial services, empowering customers and opening up banking to underserved communities across the globe. Her background spans technology development, cyber security, compliance, data protection, strategy and operation. She's worked in international banks, start-ups, Big4 consultancies and as Head of Security & Counter-Fraud at Open Banking.

Deepali Nangia

Partner, Female & Diverse Founders, Speedinvest

Deepali Nangia

Partner, Female & Diverse Founders, Speedinvest

Deepali joined Speedinvest as a Partner in 2022 with a focus on finding, funding, and supporting investment in female & underrepresented founders. Deepali is also co-founder Alma Angels, a community set up to increase the number of female angel investors in Europe who fund female-founded companies. In 2021, Deepali won UKBAA’s Angel Investor of the Year followed by the UK Asians in Tech Award in 2022. In 2022, Deepali also joined the UK Government Taskforce to support High Growth Female Entrepreneurs.

Elizabeth Davis

Principal, Anthemis

Elizabeth Davis

Principal, Anthemis

Elizabeth Davis is an Investment Principal at Anthemis. Previously, she served as a Vice President of Worn, a mission-driven creative and digital agency, where she led strategic partnerships working with female founders, was a Co-Founder at ON PURPOSE, where she built impact programs for Fortune 500 companies.

Emily Corfield

Vice President – Payment Relationship & Sales, J.P. Morgan

Emily Corfield

Vice President – Payment Relationship & Sales, J.P. Morgan

Emily was selected as a UK Sales lead responsible for the growth & innovation in the FinTech lending segment, formulating strategies for the new sector 'disruptor'. She is the Chair for J.P. Morgan's 'Women in Payments', a committee lead for EMEA Payments Women's Network, and the pioneer of 'Women's Network Takeover Week'.

Francesca Hopwood Road

Head of the Bank for International Settlement's Innovation Hub London Centre, Bank for International Settlements

Francesca Hopwood Road

Head of the Bank for International Settlement's Innovation Hub London Centre, Bank for International Settlements

Francesca joined to lead the BIS Innovation Hub London Centre in February 2022. Since joining, she has led the delivery of the London Centre's project portfolio and worked to build out the Centre's strategic direction and areas of focus. She previously headed up the Financial Conduct Authority’s RegTech and SupTech programme of work.

Francesca Medda

Director Institute of Finance and Technology, University College London and CONSOB

Francesca Medda

Director Institute of Finance and Technology, University College London and CONSOB

Professor of Applied Economics and Finance at UCL. Founder and Director of UCL Institute of Finance and Technology. From 2020, leading the digital strategy and plan in the Italian Financial Conduct and Supervisory Authority, CONSOB. Member of the Italian Fintech Committee. She has served to the UK Defra and the UK HMTreasury.

Freya Wiggin

Product Manager, Wealth Wizards

Freya Wiggin

Product Manager, Wealth Wizards

Freya is the Product Manager responsible for the vision and delivery of our financial playground products. They are designed to engage and inform customers planning their future. She is passionate about cutting friction, walking in the shoes of the user and getting stuff done! Her energy and drive are infectious!

Gail Concepcion Cruz Macapagal

Country Director, DynaQuest Technology Services Inc.

Gail Concepcion Cruz Macapagal

Country Director, DynaQuest Technology Services Inc.

Gail is a Certified Blockchain Expert and an awardee for Philippine Empowered Women 2022 and part of the 100 Most Influential Filipino Women on LinkedIn for 2021 & 2022. Gail is also a winner of the Wirex and Cryptonomist's 2022 Rising Women in Crypto Power List. Gail also won as Philippine Blockchain Champion in the first ever Philippine Block Awards 2022. Gail is the Founder & Head of Women in Blockchain Philippines. Gail is a Board of Trustee of the Philippine Blockchain Council. She is also a sought-after speaker of Women Empowerment, Technology and FinTech in Asia.

Gemma Hallett

Head of Skills, FinTech Wales

Gemma Hallett

Head of Skills, FinTech Wales

Gemma, Head of Skills for FinTech Wales, has over 16 years’ experience as an education leader, teacher, and entrepreneur. She works with FinTech organisations, schools, colleges, universities and training providers to increase awareness of career opportunities in FinTech, and create a pipeline of tech talent to support the Welsh FinTech ecosystem.

Iana Vidal

Director of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, UK & EU, Clearpay (Block Inc.)

Iana Vidal

Director of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, UK & EU, Clearpay (Block Inc.)

Iana is Director of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs at Clearpay (Block, Inc.) and sits on the Senior Leadership Team. She leads on Government, regulator and key stakeholder engagement, to shape policy and regulation that promotes FinTech innovation. Iana was previously Head of Policy and Government Affairs at Innovate Finance.

Irina Mnohoghitnei

Senior Fintech Expert, Bank of England

Irina Mnohoghitnei

Senior Fintech Expert, Bank of England

I lead the Bank of England’s research into how fintech, in particular crypto-assets, might impact financial stability. I am the Bank’s expert on multiple international regulatory groups. Previously, I managed regulatory change projects at a top-tier investment bank. I hold a BSc and MSc in Computer Science from UCL.

Joanne Safo

CEO & Founder, Lukango

Joanne Safo

CEO & Founder, Lukango

Award-winning Joanne is Founder/CEO at Lukango, an insurtech for the often-underserved UK microbusiness segment. Joanne is at the forefront of applying technology in the insurance industry and in previous roles has helped launch 20+ insurtechs. She is a passionate diversity advocate and continually strives towards racial and gender equality.

Julia Andre

Partner, Index Ventures

Julia Andre

Partner, Index Ventures

Julia invests in Fintech startups across Europe. She is especially interested in businesses that increase transaction efficiency and enable retail and business commerce to shift digitally. Prior to joining Index, Julia worked at Palantir, where she led commercial deployments and analytics for enterprise customers. Julia holds an MS in Engineering from Stanford University, where she led two years of mathematical research in Anomaly Detection, and an MS in Engineering from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.

Julie Scrase

Senior Editorial Manager, Checkout.com

Julie Scrase

Senior Editorial Manager, Checkout.com

Passionate about how quality thought leadership can foster an innovative and inclusive FinTech ecosystem, Julie built, scaled and leads the global research and editorial function at Checkout.com. She has written numerous respected whitepapers on FinTech, crypto and payments across the US, MENA, EMEA and APAC and previously managed and grew the Finance conference portfolio at the FT.

Katherine Wilson

Investment Director, Illuminate Financial

Katherine Wilson

Investment Director, Illuminate Financial

A former fintech/finance operator Katherine is an Investment Director at Illuminate, a thesis-driven, fintech VC backed by JPMorgan, Citi, S&P and Barclays. She leads the team’s theses on WealthTech, Sustainable Finance, Impact & ESG and deals across the UK, US, Australia and Canada – often serving as board member post close.

Kimberley Abbott

Founder and CEO, Vested Impact

Kimberley Abbott

Founder and CEO, Vested Impact

Kimberley Abbott is the founder and CEO of Vested Impact, a revolutionary company that goes beyond ESG metrics and assessments and leverages over 100 million impact data points to measure the external impact that companies have on the world’s greatest social issues. She previously led the technical development of the United Nations impact assessment data platform.

Laura Catterick

Operations, Technology Resilience & Security Change Director, Lloyds Banking Group

Laura Catterick

Operations, Technology Resilience & Security Change Director, Lloyds Banking Group

Laura has Executive responsibility for technology resilience and security change, ensuring LBG systems are available, safe and secure for all customers. A highly-influential, respected and insightful leader, strongly driven by a desire to foster a culture of honesty, trust and integrity that inspires people to deliver outstanding performance and results in demanding circumstances.

Marion Laboure

Senior Strategist, Deutsche Bank & Lecturer in Fintech, Harvard University

Marion Laboure

Senior Strategist, Deutsche Bank & Lecturer in Fintech, Harvard University

I have worked for JM Barroso cabinet at the European Commission, Barclays in London; conducted research on Fntech at the Central Bank of Luxembourg. During my time at Harvard University, I have published three books on fintech, won for 7 consecutive years the Teaching Excellence awards, and won the first Prize of the US Society of Actuaries. I also work as a senior strategist specialised in fintech at Deutsche Bank. Last year, I was nominated as one of the 6 rising stars in finance by Revue Banque, and as one of the 11 cryptocurrency mastermind by Business Insider.

Martha Mghendi-Fisher

Founder & Executive Board Chair, EWPN

Martha Mghendi-Fisher

Founder & Executive Board Chair, EWPN

Martha is one of the most humble and down-to earth leaders I know. As an immigrant, a black woman, an African woman, the odds are always stuck against her. But over and over again, she continues to show up with grace and humility to serve the community. Her interests are never financially driven- she is an authentic giver, change maker and servant leader.

Michelle Tran

Co-Founder, NYC FinTech Women & Head of Enterprise Sales, Vestwell

Michelle Tran

Co-Founder, NYC FinTech Women & Head of Enterprise Sales, Vestwell

Michelle is a passionate revenue leader in financial services and fintech. She is SVP, Head of Enterprise Sales at Vestwell, a digital 401k provider helping millions of people save for retirement. She previously led commercial teams and strategic initiatives at BlackRock (San Francisco, Hong Kong, NYC), Apex Clearing, and Harness Wealth. Michelle is the Co-Founder of NYC FinTech Women, the largest women fintech community (10k+ member) and personally started programs like the annual Inspiring FinTech Female and Fintech Female Fridays to promote and elevate women in fintech.

Natalie Ledward

Head of Vulnerability, Access & Inclusion, Monzo

Natalie Ledward

Head of Vulnerability, Access & Inclusion, Monzo

Natalie leads the work on customer vulnerability, accessibility and financial inclusion at Monzo. In 2019 she was named Which? Consumer Champion for her work to create the UK’s first ever gambling block. Natalie is passionate about removing barriers and empowering customers' financial wellbeing, helping Monzo make money work for everyone.

Nataly Dmytryk

Co-Owner, Deep Inspire

Nataly Dmytryk

Co-Owner, Deep Inspire

Nataly is the co-owner of Deep Inspire a staple of the London innovation and Fintech development scene. Driven by Nataly's teams dedication for excellence they have repeatedly helped London entrepreneurs deliver their vision. Including ANY the global brokerage company, C-Trade, Elva and Voice Biometrics. A valuable voice of innovation and strategy in the London market. But this year Nataly and team continued to deliver this value to London from a war zone. By tirelessly going back and forth to her home in Ukraine to raise money and support to help her people.

Philippa Martinelli

Founder, Phronesis

Philippa Martinelli

Founder, Phronesis

Philippa is an industry specialist working with start-ups, businesses, governments, regulators and NGOs across 6 continents. A business strategist, board member and investor she leverages specialisms in internationalisation, partnerships and scaling solutions and businesses. Her work has helped hundreds of companies to achieve their international goals.

Roxane Sanguinetti

Head of Strategy, GHCO

Roxane Sanguinetti

Head of Strategy, GHCO

Head of Strategy at GHCO, former trader passionate about tech and entrepreneurship, Roxane now focuses on innovative areas of growth. She held positions at Bank of America and HUBX. Advocate for D&I, Roxane joined Alma Angels, an inclusive community supporting female founders. Roxane co-heads the network Women in ETFs.

Rukayyat Kolawole

Founder & CEO, PaceUp Invest

Rukayyat Kolawole

Founder & CEO, PaceUp Invest

Rukayyat started working in fintech as an analyst in Goldman Sachs. She then went on to work for Bloomberg, Thomas Reuters Fxall and BMCE Bank International, before starting her own company- PaceUp Invest in 2020. (https://www.paceupinvest.com/)

Samantha Seaton

CEO, Moneyhub

Samantha Seaton

CEO, Moneyhub

Samantha Seaton is a fintech pioneer, a thought leader on diversity and inclusion, and CEO of Moneyhub, the award-winning Open Data and payments platform. Sam is passionate about the power of technology to help everyone, not just the privileged few, achieve better financial outcomes.

Seema Prem

Co-Founder & CEO, FIA Technology Services Pvt.Ltd.

Seema Prem

Co-Founder & CEO, FIA Technology Services Pvt.Ltd.

Seema Prem is an award-winning fintech entrepreneur, having founded India's leading fintech company, with 300+ employees and 50+million customers. Seema is helping financial inclusion in India by making banking services and products easily accessible and replacing banks at the last mile, besides providing digital platforms for easy banking.

Shelley Anderson

Program Director, Alliance for Innovative Regulation

Shelley Anderson

Program Director, Alliance for Innovative Regulation

Shelley has 16 years of regulatory experience having worked at the UK’s financial regulator, the FCA. Her career has focused on achieving good outcomes for consumers, first through policy work and now focussing on how technology can accelerate financial services. As Program Director at AIR, Shelley leads international programs that accelerate technology within financial services. Supporting Regulators to be consumer focussed and technology forward.

Sophie Falsini

Digital Financial Service Research and Policy Analyst, United Nations Capital Development Fund

Sophie Falsini

Digital Financial Service Research and Policy Analyst, United Nations Capital Development Fund

Sophie is a dynamic professional working at the intersection of women’s digital financial inclusion and evidence-based policy in least developing countries. She is inspired by innovative and technology-based financial solutions with high social impact. In her role at UNCDF’s Policy Accelerator, she applies research frameworks to current policy problems.

Sophie Flynn

Co-founder and CFO, Transact365

Sophie Flynn

Co-founder and CFO, Transact365

Sophie Flynn is a professional footballer (Blackburn Rovers) turned Co-founder and CFO of Transact365, an emerging global fintech platform. Founded in 2017, Sophie has helped take Transact365 to 300% YoY growth as she brings her experience and expertise on the football field to the world of fintech.

Sucharita Mukherjee

Co-founder and CEO, Kaleidofin Private Limited

Sucharita Mukherjee

Co-founder and CEO, Kaleidofin Private Limited

Sucharita Mukherjee is an inclusive fintech leader whose work aims to ensure that financial tools can help underbanked customers working in the informal sector achieve their life goals. She is co-founder & CEO of Kaleidofin, a fintech platform personalising financial solutions for under-served customers. Mukherjee founded Northern Arc Capital and is passionate about building capital markets access for financial inclusion. Previously, she was at Morgan Stanley & Deutsche Bank in London working in the areas of credit derivatives & structured finance. Her work has impacted over 10 million women.

Sujata Bhatia

Chief Operating Officer (COO), Monzo

Sujata Bhatia

Chief Operating Officer (COO), Monzo

Sujata joined Monzo as COO in June 2020 after 16 years at American Express as SVP of Global Merchant Services Europe. Sujata worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company, as well as Goldman Sachs and as a CPA at Ernst & Young. She has an MBA from The Wharton School.

Tanya Thourani

FinTech Go-To-Market Manager, EY

Tanya Thourani

FinTech Go-To-Market Manager, EY

Tanya Thourani is a FinTech go-to-market Manager at EY, where she empowers investors, financial institutions, and academic bodies to successfully engage with cutting-edge FinTech companies. As a computer engineer turned digital consultant with over 7 years of experience working with industry leaders such as Barclays, Capco, Deutsche, Vitality and a startup, Tanya is breaking barriers and leading the charge for innovation in FinTech.

Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi

Legal and Regulatory Counsel, Paystack (owned by Stripe)

Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi

Legal and Regulatory Counsel, Paystack (owned by Stripe)

Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi is an impact-driven Legal and Regulatory Counsel at Paystack which in 2020 became the first Fintech on the African Continent to be acquired by Global Payments Leader- Stripe. As a regulatory expert, she has made great contributions through authoring articles on Regulatory Innovation and Regulatory Sandboxes. She also runs a blog which empowers young women to attain their highest potential. She has had several features in news articles for her professional and academic successes as well as her activism.

Uloma Ogba

Lead Gender Specialist, Migration and Remittances, United Nations Capital Development Fund

Uloma Ogba

Lead Gender Specialist, Migration and Remittances, United Nations Capital Development Fund

Financial sector specialist with a keen interest in and passion for fintech and innovation. Experience spans Europe, Asia and Africa. Currently serving as Lead Gender Specialist for UNCDF's Migration and Remittances program, supporting a range of financial service providers, including fintech companies, to design, test, implement and scale affordable, accessible and appropriate remittance and financial services that work for all migrants and their families, particularly women.

Wincie Wong

Head of Services Technical Capability, NatWest Group

Wincie Wong

Head of Services Technical Capability, NatWest Group

Wincie is a passionate digital evangelist spearheading the growth of a diverse technology workforce as a founding member of the Tech She Can charity and cohost of the NatWest TechnicallySpeaking podcast. A serial entrepreneur herself, she led the Rose Review by working with UK government to support female founders.

Zoe Stabler

Senior Writer, Investing, Finder UK

Zoe Stabler

Senior Writer, Investing, Finder UK

I left accounting to become an investment writer. I believe everyone should have the tools to invest if they want to. I combine data skills and expertise to highlight the gender imbalance in investing and to write jargon-free guides. I'm frequently quoted in Huff Post, Motley Fool and other media.

Women in FinTech Powerlist 2022

Senior Leaders

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.

Jeeta Bandopadhyay, Co-founder and COO, Tookitaki

Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO and Co-founder, Alliance for Innovative Regulation (AIR)

Claire Barratt, Chief Operating Officer, Orbital

Karen Barrett, Founder & CEO, Unbiased

Sujata Bhatia, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Monzo

Sofie Blakstad, CEO, hiveonline

Savitri Bobde, Head, Customer Experience and Operations, Niyo (Finnew Solutions)

Michaela Brady, Senior Vice President, Global Markets & Financial Technology, Silicon Valley Bank UK

Anna Brailsford, CEO, Code First Girls

Naomi Braisby, HR Director, Landbay

Louise Brett, Vice Chair Deloitte UK and UK & NSE FinTech and FS Innovation Leader, Deloitte

Ugne Buraciene, Group CEO, payabl.

Kanika Chaganty, Chief Data Officer, Brit Insurance

Helen Child, Founder and CEO, Open Banking Excellence (OBE)

Chryssi Chorafa, Founder and CEO, StarLiX

Jude Cook, CEO & Co-Founder, Share In Ltd

Holly Coventry, Vice President, International Open Banking Payments, American Express

Sabrina Del Prete, Founder and CEO, Kore Labs

Amber Ghaddar, Founder/CIO & Founder/Managing Director, AllianceBlock / 200BnClub

Vicky Gosling, Chief Strategy Officer, Auden

Rachael Greaves, Chief Executive Officer, Castlepoint Systems

Gabrielle Haddad, Founder & COO, Sigma Ratings, Inc.

Margaret Hartigan, Founder and CEO, Marstone Inc.

Caroline Hazlehurst, President, Moove

Louise Hill, Co-founder and COO, GoHenry

Ren Hooi, Founder and CEO, Lightning Reach (Lightning Social Ventures Ltd)

Paula Hunter, Executive Director, Mojaloop Foundation

Nadia Ismadi, Co Founder & CEO, Pod

Lisa Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer, Funding Circle

Edwina Johnson, Head of Global, Alloy

Naimisha Katikaneni Rao, Co-founder, Gullak Money

Emma Kisby, CEO, EMEA, Cogo

Dipti Kulkarni, Senior Vice President, Bank of America

Kimberley Meehan, Chief Customer Officer, Stash

Claire Melling, Head of Bank of APIs, NatWest Group

Silvia Mensdorff-Pouilly, SVP, EMEA Banking & Payments, FIS

Lili Metodieva, Managing Director, Monneo

Felicia Meyerowitz Singh, Managing Director, FNZ

Martha Mghendi-Fisher, Founder & Executive Board Chair, EWPN 

Farnoush Mirmoeini, Co-founder, KYC Hub

Helen Mitchell, Head of sustainability and social impact, AlterX Living UK LLP

Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Chief Strategy Officer, Blend

Sucharita Mukherjee, Co-founder and CEO, Kaleidofin Private Limited

Inga Mullins, CEO, Fluency

Neeta Mundra, Financial Services Transformation Leader, Salesforce

Tea Muratovic, CoFounder, Managing Partner, Seasonax

Maggie Mwase, Co-Founder & COO, VPD MONEY

Nika Naghavi, Executive Director- MNOs, MFS Africa

Zoe Newman, US Managing Director, Capital on Tap

Tram Anh Nguyen, co-founder, CFTE

Eimear O’Connor, Chief Operating Officer, Form3

Louise O’Shea, CEO, Confused.com

Ijeoma Okoli, Director, Digital Economy Initiative

Lavinia Osbourne, Founder, Women in Blockchain Talks

Princess Oti, Chief Operating Officer, Kaoshi

Stephanie Pagni, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Monzo

Diana Paredes, CEO and co-founder, Suade

Donna Parisi, Global Head of Financial Services and FinTech, Shearman & Sterling LLP

Maria Pasquale, Co-Founder, UpSpark

Hephzi Pemberton, CEO, Equality Group

Isabel Pitt, Product Director, Shieldpay

Omega Poole, Head of Funds Management, LendInvest

Lissele Pratt, Co-founder, Capitalixe

Seema Prem, Co-Founder & CEO, FIA Technology Services Pvt.Ltd.

Catherine Prentke English, Co-Founder and CMO, Harness Wealth

Christina Qi, CEO, Databento

Uma Rajah, CEO & Founder, CapitalRise

Emily Reid, Global Head of FinTech and Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP

Fiona Roach Canning, Co-Founder and CEO, Pollinate

Kate Ross, Chief Delivery Officer, Smart

Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO and Founder, AZA Finance

Joanne Safo, CEO & Founder, Lukango

Roxane Sanguinetti, Head of Strategy, GHCO

Lana Schwartzman, Head of Regulatory & Compliance, Notabene

Maria Scott, CEO and Founder, TAINA Technology

Samantha Seaton, CEO, Moneyhub

Bobbie Shrivastav, Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, Benekiva

Swati Sinha, Co-Founder, Vitto – Microfinance.AI

Amber Skinner-Jozefson, Chief Executive Officer, e.pop

Joanne Smith, Founder and Executive Chair, Recordsure & TCC Group

Terrie Smith, Co Founder and Global Ambassador, DIGISEQ Ltd

Stella Smith, Founder and CEO, pirkx

Yoko Spirig, CEO, Ledgy

Ioana Surpateanu, Chief Innovation Officer / NED, Swash / Crypto UK / Multichain Asset Managers Association

Jessica T. Naga, CEO, Mindex Group

Michelle Tran, Co-Founder // Head of Enterprise Sales, NYC FinTech Women // Vestwell

Jane Turner, CEO, Centtrip Ltd

Muskan Varshney, Director, SS&C Blue Prism

Lucy Vernall, Company Secretary, General Counsel and Chief People Officer, Funding Circle

Ruth Wandhöfer, Chair PSR Panel, Gauss Ventures & GC Partners and PSR Panel

Shabnam Wazed, Founder and CEO, AGAM International Ltd

Nicola Weedall, Co-Founder, Hydr

Sue Whittington, COO, Smart

Sarah Williams-Gardener, CEO, FinTech Wales

Sabrina Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Copper.co

Wincie Wong, Head of Services Technical Capability, NatWest Group

Siobhan Wright, Chief of People, Trust Payments

Frances Zelazny, CEO, Anonybit

Rising Stars

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.

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Kimberley Abbott, Founder and CEO, Vested Impact

Elizabeth Ajala, Quality Assurance Lead, Monzo

Tara Annison, Head of Technical Crypto Advisory, Elliptic

Shilpa Bangera, Chief Revenue Officer Platform, Finastra

Jade Blay, Security Engineer, Lloyds Banking Group

Simone Bohnenberger, SVP Product, Eigen Technologies

Abi Bryant Spolar, Global Head of Customer Success, Notabene

Zoë Chowney, Founder & CEO, Bacano.io

Emily Corfield, Vice President, Payment Relationship & Sales, Credit Management, JP Morgan

Sophie Falsini, Digital Financial Service Research and Policy Analyst, United Nations Capital Development Fund

Priya Guliani, Co-founder and CEO, EarthID

Grace Harrod, Head of Rise London & FinTech Platform Lead, Barclays

Fiona Jelly, CEO & Co-Founder, ComplyFirst

Rukayyat Kolawole, Founder & CEO, PaceUp Invest

Valerie Kontor, Product Manager, Funding Circle

Ashlyn Lackey, Vice President, Fintech Partnerships, Citi

Sophie Last, Executive Director – Consumer and Digital Finance Legal Team, Goldman Sachs

Irina Mnohoghitnei, Senior Fintech Expert, Bank of England

Monica Monica Nguyen, Client Relationship Lead, ONE

Lizzie Morgan, Director of Financial Crime Intelligence, Monzo

Khumbo Nyirenda, Software Engineer, Zopa

Ruby Pillai, Co-founder & CEO, iWarranty

Cindy van Niekerk, Co founder and CEO, Umazi

Rowan Whittington, Head of Product, Confused.com

Freya Wiggin, Product Manager, Wealth Wizards

Kathryn Wu, Product Manager, Databento

Professional & Financial Services

Professional & Financial 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.

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Alexis Alexander, General Counsel, Liberis

Helen Beurier, Chief People Officer, Zopa

Amanda Bramall, Head of Talent Acquisition, mmob

Tribeni Chougule, Director, Inclusive Impact and Sustainability, Visa

Marie Chowdhry, General Counsel, Lean Technologies

Hannah Dobson, Co-Lead, Fintech Team UK, Partner KPMG, KPMG

Kate Eadie, Chief Operations Officer, Insignis Cash Solutions

Lyndsey Edgar, VP of Operations, Monzo

Charlotte Fereday, Product Director, 11:FS

Sophie Flynn, Co-founder and CFO, Transact365

Jen Garcia, FinTech Consultant, Gateley

Fiona Ghosh, Partner, EY

Annie Jackson, Head of Talent, Cleo

Yasmin Johal, Lawyer, CMS

Saira Khan, Head of Innovation & Patnerships, First Direct Bank

Rachel Levi, Global Head of Innovation Engineering, Swift

Kate Luton, General Counsel, iwoca

Julia Mathias, Head of Supplier Management, Lloyds Banking Group

Sue McLean, Partner, Baker McKenzie

Jane Michotte, Head of Customer Success, Cogo

Kate Moody, Global Strategy Director, Customer Experience, 11:FS

Ashley Nguyen, Vice President – Global Equity Capital Markets Lead, Digital Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan

Helen Pantelides, Partner, White & Case LLP

Nicole Perry, Strategy Director, Digital Business Growth, 11:FS

Mireia Reyes Mas, Head of HR, Smart Pension

Alisa Rusanoff, Head of Credit, Crescendo Asset Management

Laura Smith, Chief People Officer, Trade Ledger

Veronique Steiner, Executive Director, Head of EMEA High Growth Tech & Head of EMEA Technology, Media and Telecoms, J.P. Morgan

Laura Taylor, Senior Operations Manager, Clearpay

Tanya Thourani, FinTech Go-To-Market Manager, EY

Kama Totherow, VP Professional Services, OptiFunder Corp

Bryony Widdup, Partner, co-lead of the Sustainable Finance and Investment practice and a core member of the Digital Assets and Blockchain practice, Hogan Lovells

Lydia Woodward, Founder and Consultant, LMW PR

Technology Professionals

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.

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Bronwyn Boyle, Chief Information Security Officer, Mambu

Laura Catterick, Operations, Technology Resilience & Security Change Director, Lloyds Banking Group

Sophie Dermaux, Senior Technical Programme Manager, Onfido

Nataly Dmytryk, Co-Owner, Deep Inspire

Precious Ene, Head of Product Management, LendInvest

Spandana Govindgari, Tech Lead, Meta

Kerry Harrison, Managing Director of Client Services, Thought Machine

Daizy Limo, Technical Program Manager, Meta

Debbie Love, Vice President, Global Program Lead, Visa

Chimmy Ngoma, Sales Enablement Associate, Calastone

Akua Opong, Senior Analyst, LSEG

Jamica Ortiz, Senior Engineering Manager, Thought Machine

Emma Phillips, Engineer, Funding Circle

Ravneet Shah, Chief Technical Officer, Allica Bank

Tina Valand, Technology Director for Accenture Microsoft Business Group, Accenture

Prema Varadhan, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Temenos

Lauren Wright, Head of Data, Advanced Analytics & Insight, Lloyds Banking Group

Policymakers & Regulatory Experts

Policymakers & Regulatory Experts

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.

Shelley Anderson, Program Director, Alliance for Innovative Regulation

Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi, Legal and Regulatory Counsel, Paystack (owned by Stripe)

Alison Donnelly, Director and Head of Payments, FSCom

Betsy Dorudi, Head of Public Policy, ClearBank

Silvia Duarte, Head of Group Governance, Smart Pension Limited

Lisa Edström, Compliance Director, Brite Payments

Adriana Ennab, Director Public Policy, Credit Suisse

Francesca Hopwood Road, Head of the Bank for International Settlement’s Innovation Hub London Centre, Bank for International Settlements

Ishah Ijaz, Regulatory Sandbox & Innovation Pathways Manager, The Financial Conduct Authority

Sherry Madera, SVP Public Policy & Government Affairs, Mastercard

Rayissa Manning Armata, Senior Head of Regulatory Affairs, IDnow

Yesenia Mendez, Head of Compliance, Array

Paula Steiner, Group Head of Compliance, Fiat Republic

Rosie Teo, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Salary Finance

Victoria Thompson, Founder, Director and Counsel Consultant, Orora, Ashurst, WTT and UCL

Magali Van Bulck, Head of Policy & Campaigns (EMEA), Wise

Catarina Veloso, Legal Engineer and Regulatory Expert, Notabene

Iana Vidal, Director of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, UK & EU, Clearpay (Block Inc.)

Investors

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.

Seema Amble, Partner, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)

Julia Andre, Partner, Index Ventures

Chenelle Ansah, VC Investor, Cornerstone Partners & Nell Consulting Ltd

Mercedes Bent, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Elizabeth Davis, Principal, Anthemis

Melissa Donohoe, Vice Principal, Notion Capital

Louise Harvey, Institutional Investor Manager, Seedrs

Georgie Hazell Kivell, Director of Marketing & Operations, Augmentum Fintech

Agata Leliwa Nowicka, Investor / Founder, Female Foundry / Pixel

Deepali Nangia, Partner, Female & Diverse Founders, Speedinvest

Katherine Wilson, Investment Director, Illuminate Financial

Marketers & Communicators

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, Head of Fintech and Finance / Head of PR, Common Industry

Paps Andrews, Marketing and Business Development Adviser for Financial Institutions sector, Financial Services practice and leads the FinTech practice, Hogan Lovells LLP

Anna Antimiichuk, Global Head of Communications, Clausematch

Nadia Benaissa, Global Head of Marketing, Paymentology

Isha Chander, Head of EMEA Marketing, Payments, J.P. Morgan

Nicola Cowburn, Managing Director, Finarama Marketing Ltd.

Jess Denny, Head of Comms & Partnerships, Xapien

Nicki Dyson, Head of Internal Communications and Engagement, Smart Pension

Becci Furnell, Head of Global Press Office, Open Banking Excellence (OBE)

Emmy Granstrom, Global Head of Marketing, SteelEye

Katie Hayes, Head of Marketing, Ozone API

Lucy Heavens, VP, Marketing, Hokodo

Amelia Isaacs, Reporter, AltFi

Elke Karskens, UK Country Director, Coinbase

Gemma Lingham, Director, Head of Fintech UK, FleishmanHillard UK

Kat Mann, Head of PR, Nutmeg

Ani Petrova, Founder, AP Marketing Solutions Ltd

Leigh Rimmer, Head of External Communications, LendInvest

April Rudin, CEO/Founder, The Rudin Group

Vanina Schick, VP Marketing, Luno

Julie Scrase, Senior Editorial Manager, Checkout.com

Phoebe Singer, Marketing and Communications Manager, mmob

Ellie Smith, PR & Communications Manager, Yapily

Zoe Stabler, Senior Writer, Investing, Finder UK

Chantal Swainston, Senior PR Manager, and Founder of The Heard, Wise

CJ (Catherine-Josephine) Tayeh, Founder/CEO, Flank Digital

Emma Thompson, Global VP of Marketing, Railsr (formerly known as Railsbank)

Laura Watkins, Executive Producer, 11:FS

Alexandra White, Marketing and Communications Manager, Harrington Starr

Zhenya Winter, Global Head of Marketing – Financial Messaging, Bottomline

Industry & Knowledge Champions

Industry & Knowledge Champions

This new category is open to women who work in international and national hubs or ecosystems; non-governmental organisations; schools, colleges or universities. These people are examples of those who go the extra mile to link industry and academia; or who convene a community of FinTech innovators to create a responsible, diverse and inclusive culture.

Sponsored by

Michelle Beyo, CEO & Founder, Finavator Inc.

Evin Cheikosman, Project Lead, Crypto Sustainability Coalition, World Economic Forum

Gail Concepcion Cruz Macapagal, Country Director, DynaQuest Technology Services Inc.

Meryem Duygun, Professor, Aviva Chair in Risk and Insurance, University of Nottingham

Bridget Greenwood, Founder and CEO, cofounder and managing director, The Bigger Pie, The200BnClub

Gemma Hallett, Head of Skills, FinTech Wales

Yllka Hysaj, London Innovation Hub manager/Research Associate, Imperial College London

Anna Krotova, Director, Sustainability, Mambu

Marion Laboure, Senior Strategist & Lecturer, Deutsche Bank & Harvard University

Natalie Ledward, Head of Vulnerability, Access & Inclusion, Monzo

Lesley Li, CEO, U Impact

Philippa Martinelli, Founder, Phronesis

Francesca Medda, Director Institute of Finance and Technology, University College London and CONSOB

Uloma Ogba, Lead Gender Specialist, Migration and Remittances, United Nations Capital Development Fund

Paulina Roszkowska, Associate Professor of Finance, Hult International Business School & Bayes Business School

Dr. Nashwa Joy Saleh, Associate Professor of Finance & Fintech, Kingston Business School London

Amna Usman Chaudhry, Financial Economist and Strategist for Blockchain, Metaverse and Web 3.0, Consultant at UNICEF, Founding Member of Oxford Blockchain Foundation, Head of AllStarsWomen DAO UAE Chapter, Board Member of the Metaverse Education Council

Meet the Judges

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Amy French

Director, Level39

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Charleen Sparks

Senior Innovations Manager FinTech and Partnerships, Lloyds Banking Group

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Chris Woolard CBE

Chair, EY Global Regulatory Network, EY

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Helen Child

Founder, Open Banking Excellence

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Isabella Cawthorn

HR Director, IPC

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Joanne Dewar

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Julian Wells

Director, Whitecap Consulting

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Lisa Moyle

Chief Strategy Officer, VC Innovations

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Lloyd Wahed

Founder & CEO, Mana Search

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Nadia Edwards-Dashti

Chief Customer Officer, Harrington Star

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Nick Giles

Co-founder, Seven Hills

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Philippa Martinelli

Founder & Managing Director, Phronesis

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