The Standout 45
Women in FinTech Powerlist 2024
- Senior Leaders
- Rising Stars
- Financial and Professional Services
- Investors
- Policymakers & Regulatory Experts
- Technology Professionals
- Marketers & Communicators
- Industry & Knowledge Champions
Senior Leaders
Senior Leaders sponsored by KPMG

Nicole Bianchi, Senior Vice President of Product, Chip
Daniela Binatti, CTO and co-founder, Pismo
Georgia Boddy, Head of Business Operations, Cascade Cash Management
Eleonora Boss, Founder & CEO, Simplify FS
Tatiana Botskina, CEO, Deriskly, Mintycode
Amanda Boudreault, Chief Operating Officer (Markaaz), Chief Executive Officer (Markaaz Foundation), Markaaz, Markaaz Foundation
Rachael Brigham, Vice President of Embedded Finance, Epos Now
Anna Buckle, Operations and Impact Director, PayCaptain
Francesca Carlesi, CEO, Revolut
Monica Carlesso, Business Platform Lead - Identity & Authentication, Lloyds Banking Group
Zoe Chowney, Founder & CEO, Bacano.io
Irina Chuchkina, CMO, Volt
Melissa Collett, CEO, Insurtech UK
Natalie Connor, Fractional General Counsel and Tech Advisor, Numerous FinTech companies (consultant)
Jude Cook, CEO & Co-Founder, ShareIn
Tia Crabtree, Senior Sales Manager - FC Marketplace, Funding Circle
Cassie Craddock, Managing Director, UK and Europe, Ripple
Madeleine Debney, CoFounder, Otto Finance
Sabrina Del Prete, CEO and Founder, Kore Labs
Jacqueline Dewey, CEO, Smart Money People
Roshini Dhaliwal, Chief People Officer, ClearBank
Genevieve Dozier, Founder & CEO, Warpaint Consulting
Laura Drabik, Chief Evangelist, Guidewire
Samantha Duncan, Founder & CEO, Net Purpose
Monica Eaton, CEO, Chargebacks911
Brittany Eden, VP and Head of Marketing, VGS
Nina Edwards, Vice President, Emerging Technology & Innovation, Prudential (USA)
Susan Falola, Founder/CEO, JUUBIX
Dr Seema Farazi, Partner, EY
Alessandra Farnum, Head of Alternatives, Sidekick Money
Merve Ferrero, Chief Strategy Officer, Zopa Bank
Alex Ford, Global Chief Revenue Officer and President of North America for Encompass Corporation, Encompass Corporation
Hema Gandhi, CEO, LatentBridge
Lara Gilman, Co-Lead of iwocaPay, iwoca
Prerna Goel, COO, Seccl
Sophia Goldberg, CEO and Co-Founder, Ansa
Barbara Gottardi, CEO & Founder, Finbridge Global
Priya Guliani, CEO, EarthID
Lena Hackelöer, Founder & CEO, Brite Payments
Emma Hagan, CEO, ClearBank UK
Tiama Hanson-Drury, Chief Product Officer, Minna Technologies
Katie Harries, Director, International Policy, Coinbase
Lindsey Haswell, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, MoonPay
Louise Hill, CEO & Co-founder, GoHenry
Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange plc, London Stock Exchange
Alex Johnson, Chief Payments Officer, Nium
Maria Fernanda Juppet Ewing, CEO, CryptoMKT
Martina King, CEO, Featurespace, a Visa Solution
Emma Kisby, CEO and Board Advisor, Cogo (and consultancy roles)
Sarah Kocianski, CEO, FinTech Wales
Monika & Denise Liikamaa & Johansson, Co-founders & Co-CEOs, Enfuce Financial Services
Louisa Murray, Chief Sales Officer, Railsr
Ayesha Ofori, Founder & CEO, Propelle
Rhiannon Sheridan, COO, Lightning Reach
Alona Shevtsova, Owner, Director, Smartflow Payments Limited, trade name - sends
Jayne Sibley, Founder and CEO, Sibstar
Sara Simeone, Co-founder, www.niftyz.io
Ritu Soni, CEO and Founder, Seva Tech Limited
Gaia Soykok Soykok, Cofounder, CEO, Tokens of Appreciation (TOAP)
Ruth Spratt, UK Country Manager, Board Director, Affirm
Noa Srebrnik, CEO and Co-Founder, Citrusx
Kelly Stanley, Co-founder, Open Banking Expo
Gabi Steele, Founder, Preql
Niv Subramanian, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Allica Bank
Natalya Thakur, CEO, Founder, Knox Networks
Sophie Theen, Chief Performance Officer, Paydock
Julie Thurlow, President & CEO; Co-Chair, Reading Cooperative Bank; Mass Fintech Hub
Michelle Tran, SVP, Head of Commercial (Summer) / Co-Founder (NYC Fintech Women), Summer / NYC Fintech Women
Elena Tzvetinova, Chief Operating Officer, Eunice
Karthica Underwood, Chief Operations Officer, Timeline
Uche Uzoebo, Chief Distribution and Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities (SANEF LIMITED)
Valeria Vahorovska, CEO & Founder, FONDY
Yana Vella, UK Head of Finance, OKX
Lucy Vernall, Chief Legal Officer, Funding Circle
Ruth Vero, Global VP of Customer Support & UK Operations, GoHenry
Nitika Vyas, Co-founder of Aila Money, Aila Money
Ruth Wandhofer, Professor Fintech, Bayes Business School
Staci Warden, CEO, Algorand Foundation
Lisa Wardlaw, President / Founder, 360 Digital Immersion
Angy Watson, Chief People Officer, Paymentology
Cally Watts, Founder & CEO, Lotus Fertility Insurance
Rowan Whittington, Growth Director, Dynamic Planner Ltd
Sarah Williams-Gardener, Chair, FinTech Wales
Claire Woffenden, Editor in chief, The Fintech Times
Katharine Wooller, Chief Strategist Banking & Financial Services, Softcat PLC
Angela Yore, CEO, SkyParlour
Zara Zamani, CoFounder and CPTO, 4plusventures
Frances Zelazny, CEO, Anonybit
Lina Zemaityte - Kirkman, Head of ROCKIT, ROCKIT - Fintech center in Lithuania
Eva Zhang, CEO, Alipay UK
Miriam Zohar, CFO, Yotpo
Rising Stars
Rising Stars sponsored by OpenPay

Rossy Esmil Araujo, Senior Specialist - Product Management, Mastercard
La Tess Bartlett, Senior Business Development Executive, West Midlands Growth Company
Elizabeth Blakelock, Accessibility and Inclusion Manager, Monzo
Jessica Burton, Data Science Engineer, Atom Bank
Lauren Cassells, Design Lead - Innovation Lab, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Karina Celis Rangel, Engineering Manager 2, TrueLayer Limited
Neeta Dhorajiwala, CEO, Localvalu Limited trading as Oiyaa
Alice Garnier, Head of VC Partnerships, Capsule
Elizabeth Greaves, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells
Emma James, Product Operations Manager and Projects Team Lead, Modulr
Sanya Juneja, Open Banking & Open Finance Research Lead, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
Niamh Linehan, Partner Marketing Lead, EMEA, Stripe
Lauren McLean, Marketing and Communications Lead, Loqsea Technology
Georgia Musson, Senior Product Manager, TrueLayer
Carina Oriel, Fintech Platform Lead, Rise by Barclays
Khrystyna Penyk, Investment Associate, Luge Capital
Aimee Petts, Head of Client Success & Delivery, Kore Labs
Julia Prada, Director of Financial Strategy, Monzo
Savannah Price, Founder/CEO, Serene
Jade Shyne, Sales Manager, Griffin Bank Ltd
Tanya Thourani, FinTech Consulting Lead, EY
Helen Vincent, Head of Ecosystem Services, Open Banking Limited (OBL)
Khai Yee Foo, Senior Product Associate, Zopa Bank
Financial and Professional Services
Sahra Abdille, Customer Propositions & Journeys, NatWest Group
Shruti Ajitsaria, Partner/Head of Fuse, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP (A&O Shearman)
Nicole Asling, Senior Vice President, Commercial, EMEA, PPRO
Kate Bennett, Co-Founder and Director, Arbor Law
Kim Carr, Chief of Staff - Grow, Thought Machine
Morgane Chambon, Venture Director, Rainmaking
Yiling Cheah, Chief of Staff, Zopa Bank
Vivien Cheung, Head of Financial Partnerships, EMEA, Airwallex
Marie Chowdhry, General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Lean Technologies
Emily Dickens, Head of People Experience, Zopa Bank
Hannah Dobson, Head of Fintech UK and tax partner, KPMG LLP, KPMG LLP
Nina Ebanks-Metcalfe, Senior Recruiter, Monzo
Laura Farnworth, General Counsel, Atom Bank
Victoria Fife, Forensic & Litigation Manager, CBIZ
Alice Gane, Senior Partnerships Lead, GFT
Anna Ivanova, Chief of Staff and Head of Strategy, Thought Machine
Leanne Judge, Head of Strategy Implementation, Atom Bank
Erica Katsambis, VP Partnerships, Railsr
Saira Khan, Head of Innovation and Partnerships, First Direct Bank (HSBC)
Natalie Lewis, Partner and Head of Fintech, Market Infrastructure & Payments, Travers Smith
Tabitha Luxmoore-Styles, Strategic Growth / Portfolio Lead, Fox Williams
Diana Milanesi, Group Director of Corporate Legal, Monzo
Ruchi Mohabe, VP of Service Performance, Zilch Technology Ltd
Helen Pantelides, Partner, Cooley LLP
Amy Parkinson, Legal Director - Fintech, Founders Law
Helen Pericleous, VP of People and Talent, Zilch Technology Ltd
Lexi Perry-Weston, Complaints Handler, Starling Bank
Priyanka Rajagopalan, Head of Global Privacy Legal and EU Legal, Coinbase
Sharon Rivera, Client Executive, TransUnion
Catherine Rowsell, Deputy General Counsel, Worldpay
Nika Safonova, Product Specialist - Business Carbon Manager, Cogo
Amy Sandys, General Counsel, Zilch Technology Ltd
Shannen Senewiratna, People & Culture Lead, Cube Content Governance Global Limited
Nike Shoge, Head of Commercial Growth, Starling Banking Services, Starling Bank
Akita Somani, SVP, Director, Inclusive Growth Strategy, U.S. Bank
Daniela Sozzi, Strategy Consultant, DNYC
Lauren Taylor, Associate Director - Fintech, KPMG UK
Phoebe Wallis, Client Solutions Director, Griffin Bank
Wei Wang, Assistant General Counsel, TRM Labs, Inc.
Dina White, General Counsel, Zodia Markets
Sarah Williams, Senior Associate, Baker & McKenzie LLP
Investors
Ruth Foxe Blader Blader, Managing Partner, Foxe Capital
Stephanie Galantine Heller, Managing Partner and co-founder, Bootstrap Europe
Pam Kaur, Head of Bank Technology, BankTech Ventures
Elizabeth McCluskey, Managing Director, Discovery Fund, TruStage
Sokhiba Mukhitdinova, Principal Investor, InsurTech NY
Agata Nowicka, Managing Partner, Female Foundry
Jing Jing Xu, Partner, Fuel Ventures
Policymakers & Regulatory Experts
Jen Garcia, Associate, Financial Conduct Authority
Katie Harries, Director, International Policy, Coinbase
Nina Kerkez, Senior Director, Market Planning, LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Lisa Lee Lewis, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard
Irina Mnohoghitnei, Head of Fintech Hub, Bank of England
Elise Soucie Watts, Executive Director, Global Digital Finance (GDF)
Technology Professionals
Vuokko Aro, VP of Design, Monzo
Bronwyn Boyle, Chief Information Security Officer, PPRO
Sheetal Dash, Vice President, Barclays
Amy Grieveson, Head of InfoSec and People Centred Security, Monzo
Heather Johnson, SVP, NextGen Platform, LPL Financial
Valerie Kontor, Founder, Black in Fintech
Ariane Marie, Head of Product, Propelle
Paula Muldoon, Staff Software Engineer, Zopa Bank
Achia Nila, Founder, CEO, Women in Digital
Jameela Noor, Front Office Business Analyst, Lombard Odier Investment Managers
Akua Opong, Senior EUC Engineer, LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group)
Cindy van Niekerk, CEO, Umazi
Marketers & Communicators
Daniela Agostini, Innovation and Business Coordinator, Evertec
Anna Antimiichuk, Global Head of Communications, Corlytics
Nadia Benaissa, Global Head of Marketing, Paymentology
Bea Borbon, Director of Content, Monzo
Brooke Day, Head of Brand and Communications, PensionBee
Hana Dickinson, Head of Marketing, Timeline
Ellie Duncan, Head of Content, Open Banking Expo
Helen Harvey, Head of Internal Communications and Engagement, Modulr
Lucy Heavens, VP Marketing, Salv
Lizzy Hedley, UK Financial Services Marketing Leader, EY
Lucy Ingham, VP of Content & Editor-in-Chief, FXC Intelligence
Nadia Ivanova, Chief Communications Officer, Unlimit
Gemma Livermore, Head of FS International Marketing, Seismic
Holly Mackay, CEO and Founder, Boring Money
Miranda McLean, Chief Marketing Officer, Ecommpay
Lucy O'Connor, Marketing Lead, Cogo
Helen Owen, VP of Marketing, BR-DGE
Nikki Paul, Global Head of Marketing, Steel Eye
Lorna Pissarro, Marketing Manager, Timeline
Tiana Portugal, VP Sales & Marketing, Funding Circle
Kendra Rogers-Kelly, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Featurespace
Jennifer Sibert Marshall, Marketing Manager, VGS (Very Good Security)
Ingrid Sierra, Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Director UK, Finfare
Kirsty Spickett, SVP of Marketing, Zilch Technology Ltd
Chantal Swainston, Founder, The Heard
Julieta Varsano, Marketing Lead, Upvest
Zhenya Winter, Head of Global Marketing - Financial Messaging, Bottomline
Chloe Woods, Industry Engagement Marketing, J.P. Morgan Payments
Esfira Zaka, Chief Marketing Officer, payabl.
Uneesa Zaman, Founder, Ayda Invest
Liang Zhao, CEO, Vansary
Industry & Knowledge Champions
Nicola Anderson, CEO, FinTech Scotland
Amelie Arras, Sales and Marketing Director, Zumo
Madeleine Boys, Director of Programmes and Innovation, Global Digital Finance
Veronica Breene, CEO Founder, Vesta Insights
Hannah Duncan, Award-winning freelance writer, Herself
Meryem Duygun, Professor-Aviva Chair in Risk and Insurance, University of Nottingham
Nina Edwards, Vice President, Emerging Technology + Innovation, Prudential
Julie Esser, CEO & Founder, IgniteFI
Amanda Estiverne-Colas, Board Advisor, NAFLI - National Alliance Financial Literacy and Inclusion
Chloe Fox-Robertson, PhD Researcher, University of Manchester
Veronica Genao, Director, Encompass Corporation
Juanita Gonzalez Uribe, Associate Professor in Finance, London School of Economics
Francisca Gutierrez, Chairwoman, Medible Design and Tech Studio
Christie H. Kristensen, CEO & Co-Founder, pantrium
Amber Hammond-Appelbee, Head of Operations & Partnerships, D.One by the ClearScore Group
Calypso Harland, Founder, Fintech Fringe
Nicole Heringer, VP Brand & Communications, Enfuce Financial Services
Svetlana Hoffmann, Founding Partner, Epta-X
Eve Huitson, Business Lending Propositions Manager, Atom Bank
Tatja Karkkainen, Lecturer in Finance and Financial Technologies / Interim Director Centre for Financial and Regulatory Technology, Ulster University Business School
Anita Kimber, Strategic Advisor & Trustee, Self-employed
Drisha Kirkman, Head of Programme Management and Sustainability, Paymentology
Ashlyn Lackey, Director, Innovation Strategy, Prudential
Lesley Li, CEO & Co-founder, U Impact (impact4good GmbH)
- Senior Leaders
Senior Leaders
Senior Leaders sponsored by KPMG

Nicole Bianchi, Senior Vice President of Product, Chip
Daniela Binatti, CTO and co-founder, Pismo
Georgia Boddy, Head of Business Operations, Cascade Cash Management
Eleonora Boss, Founder & CEO, Simplify FS
Tatiana Botskina, CEO, Deriskly, Mintycode
Amanda Boudreault, Chief Operating Officer (Markaaz), Chief Executive Officer (Markaaz Foundation), Markaaz, Markaaz Foundation
Rachael Brigham, Vice President of Embedded Finance, Epos Now
Anna Buckle, Operations and Impact Director, PayCaptain
Francesca Carlesi, CEO, Revolut
Monica Carlesso, Business Platform Lead - Identity & Authentication, Lloyds Banking Group
Zoe Chowney, Founder & CEO, Bacano.io
Irina Chuchkina, CMO, Volt
Melissa Collett, CEO, Insurtech UK
Natalie Connor, Fractional General Counsel and Tech Advisor, Numerous FinTech companies (consultant)
Jude Cook, CEO & Co-Founder, ShareIn
Tia Crabtree, Senior Sales Manager - FC Marketplace, Funding Circle
Cassie Craddock, Managing Director, UK and Europe, Ripple
Madeleine Debney, CoFounder, Otto Finance
Sabrina Del Prete, CEO and Founder, Kore Labs
Jacqueline Dewey, CEO, Smart Money People
Roshini Dhaliwal, Chief People Officer, ClearBank
Genevieve Dozier, Founder & CEO, Warpaint Consulting
Laura Drabik, Chief Evangelist, Guidewire
Samantha Duncan, Founder & CEO, Net Purpose
Monica Eaton, CEO, Chargebacks911
Brittany Eden, VP and Head of Marketing, VGS
Nina Edwards, Vice President, Emerging Technology & Innovation, Prudential (USA)
Susan Falola, Founder/CEO, JUUBIX
Dr Seema Farazi, Partner, EY
Alessandra Farnum, Head of Alternatives, Sidekick Money
Merve Ferrero, Chief Strategy Officer, Zopa Bank
Alex Ford, Global Chief Revenue Officer and President of North America for Encompass Corporation, Encompass Corporation
Hema Gandhi, CEO, LatentBridge
Lara Gilman, Co-Lead of iwocaPay, iwoca
Prerna Goel, COO, Seccl
Sophia Goldberg, CEO and Co-Founder, Ansa
Barbara Gottardi, CEO & Founder, Finbridge Global
Priya Guliani, CEO, EarthID
Lena Hackelöer, Founder & CEO, Brite Payments
Emma Hagan, CEO, ClearBank UK
Tiama Hanson-Drury, Chief Product Officer, Minna Technologies
Katie Harries, Director, International Policy, Coinbase
Lindsey Haswell, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Administrative Officer, MoonPay
Louise Hill, CEO & Co-founder, GoHenry
Julia Hoggett, CEO, London Stock Exchange plc, London Stock Exchange
Alex Johnson, Chief Payments Officer, Nium
Maria Fernanda Juppet Ewing, CEO, CryptoMKT
Martina King, CEO, Featurespace, a Visa Solution
Emma Kisby, CEO and Board Advisor, Cogo (and consultancy roles)
Sarah Kocianski, CEO, FinTech Wales
Monika & Denise Liikamaa & Johansson, Co-founders & Co-CEOs, Enfuce Financial Services
Louisa Murray, Chief Sales Officer, Railsr
Ayesha Ofori, Founder & CEO, Propelle
Rhiannon Sheridan, COO, Lightning Reach
Alona Shevtsova, Owner, Director, Smartflow Payments Limited, trade name - sends
Jayne Sibley, Founder and CEO, Sibstar
Sara Simeone, Co-founder, www.niftyz.io
Ritu Soni, CEO and Founder, Seva Tech Limited
Gaia Soykok Soykok, Cofounder, CEO, Tokens of Appreciation (TOAP)
Ruth Spratt, UK Country Manager, Board Director, Affirm
Noa Srebrnik, CEO and Co-Founder, Citrusx
Kelly Stanley, Co-founder, Open Banking Expo
Gabi Steele, Founder, Preql
Niv Subramanian, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Allica Bank
Natalya Thakur, CEO, Founder, Knox Networks
Sophie Theen, Chief Performance Officer, Paydock
Julie Thurlow, President & CEO; Co-Chair, Reading Cooperative Bank; Mass Fintech Hub
Michelle Tran, SVP, Head of Commercial (Summer) / Co-Founder (NYC Fintech Women), Summer / NYC Fintech Women
Elena Tzvetinova, Chief Operating Officer, Eunice
Karthica Underwood, Chief Operations Officer, Timeline
Uche Uzoebo, Chief Distribution and Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities (SANEF LIMITED)
Valeria Vahorovska, CEO & Founder, FONDY
Yana Vella, UK Head of Finance, OKX
Lucy Vernall, Chief Legal Officer, Funding Circle
Ruth Vero, Global VP of Customer Support & UK Operations, GoHenry
Nitika Vyas, Co-founder of Aila Money, Aila Money
Ruth Wandhofer, Professor Fintech, Bayes Business School
Staci Warden, CEO, Algorand Foundation
Lisa Wardlaw, President / Founder, 360 Digital Immersion
Angy Watson, Chief People Officer, Paymentology
Cally Watts, Founder & CEO, Lotus Fertility Insurance
Rowan Whittington, Growth Director, Dynamic Planner Ltd
Sarah Williams-Gardener, Chair, FinTech Wales
Claire Woffenden, Editor in chief, The Fintech Times
Katharine Wooller, Chief Strategist Banking & Financial Services, Softcat PLC
Angela Yore, CEO, SkyParlour
Zara Zamani, CoFounder and CPTO, 4plusventures
Frances Zelazny, CEO, Anonybit
Lina Zemaityte - Kirkman, Head of ROCKIT, ROCKIT - Fintech center in Lithuania
Eva Zhang, CEO, Alipay UK
Miriam Zohar, CFO, Yotpo
- Rising Stars
- Financial and Professional Services
- Investors
- Policymakers & Regulatory Experts
- Technology Professionals
- Marketers & Communicators
- Industry & Knowledge Champions





