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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
Agata Leliwa Nowicka
Investor / Founder, Female Foundry / Pixel
Akua Opong
Senior Analyst, LSEG
Amna Usman Chaudhry
Financial Economist and Strategist for Blockchain, Metaverse and Web 3.0
Anna Brailsford
CEO, Code First Girls
Ashlyn Lackey
Vice President, Fintech Partnerships, Citi
Bridget Greenwood
Founder and CEO, The Bigger Pie / Co-founder and Managing Director, The200BnClub
Bronwyn Boyle
Chief Information Security Officer, Mambu
Chenelle Ansah
VC Investor, Cornerstone Partners & Nell Consulting Ltd
Deepali Nangia
Partner, Female & Diverse Founders, Speedinvest
Elizabeth Davis
Principal, Anthemis
Emily Corfield
Vice President – Payment Relationship & Sales, J.P. Morgan
Francesca Hopwood Road
Head of the Bank for International Settlement's Innovation Hub London Centre, Bank for International Settlements
Francesca Medda
Director Institute of Finance and Technology, University College London and CONSOB
Freya Wiggin
Product Manager, Wealth Wizards
Gail Concepcion Cruz Macapagal
Country Director, DynaQuest Technology Services Inc.
Gemma Hallett
Head of Skills, FinTech Wales
Iana Vidal
Director of Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, UK & EU, Clearpay (Block Inc.)
Irina Mnohoghitnei
Senior Fintech Expert, Bank of England
Joanne Safo
CEO & Founder, Lukango
Julia Andre
Partner, Index Ventures
Julie Scrase
Senior Editorial Manager, Checkout.com
Katherine Wilson
Investment Director, Illuminate Financial
Kimberley Abbott
Founder and CEO, Vested Impact
Laura Catterick
Operations, Technology Resilience & Security Change Director, Lloyds Banking Group
Marion Laboure
Senior Strategist, Deutsche Bank & Lecturer in Fintech, Harvard University
Martha Mghendi-Fisher
Founder & Executive Board Chair, EWPN
Michelle Tran
Co-Founder, NYC FinTech Women & Head of Enterprise Sales, Vestwell
Natalie Ledward
Head of Vulnerability, Access & Inclusion, Monzo
Nataly Dmytryk
Co-Owner, Deep Inspire
Philippa Martinelli
Founder, Phronesis
Roxane Sanguinetti
Head of Strategy, GHCO
Rukayyat Kolawole
Founder & CEO, PaceUp Invest
Samantha Seaton
CEO, Moneyhub
Seema Prem
Co-Founder & CEO, FIA Technology Services Pvt.Ltd.
Shelley Anderson
Program Director, Alliance for Innovative Regulation
Sophie Falsini
Digital Financial Service Research and Policy Analyst, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Sophie Flynn
Co-founder and CFO, Transact365
Sucharita Mukherjee
Co-founder and CEO, Kaleidofin Private Limited
Sujata Bhatia
Chief Operating Officer (COO), Monzo
Tanya Thourani
FinTech Go-To-Market Manager, EY
Tunrie Bisi-Afolabi
Legal and Regulatory Counsel, Paystack (owned by Stripe)
Uloma Ogba
Lead Gender Specialist, Migration and Remittances, United Nations Capital Development Fund
Wincie Wong
Head of Services Technical Capability, NatWest Group
Zoe Stabler
Senior Writer, Investing, Finder UK
Women in FinTech Powerlist 2022
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
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.
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 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Amy French
Director, Level39

Charleen Sparks
Senior Innovations Manager FinTech and Partnerships, Lloyds Banking Group
Chris Woolard CBE
Chair, EY Global Regulatory Network, EY
Julian Wells
Director, Whitecap Consulting
Lisa Moyle
Chief Strategy Officer, VC Innovations
Lloyd Wahed
Founder & CEO, Mana Search
Nadia Edwards-Dashti
Chief Customer Officer, Harrington Star
Philippa Martinelli
Founder & Managing Director, Phronesis