Innovate Finance
Innovate Finance

The Women in FinTech Powerlist is turning 10! For over a decade, the Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Powerlist has been shining a spotlight on some of the outstanding women working daily to improve and elevate the FinTech and Financial Services ecosystem in the UK and globally.

Thanks to our select group of independent judges who have reviewed the hundreds of applications received this year, the highly anticipated WIF Powerlist 2025 will continue to highlight a group of 230+ women across 8 categories who are decisive agents of positive change in the FinTech sector.

Moreover, the Standout 45 list will recognise those remarkable women who have made an incredible, lasting impact in FinTech and in making the sector more diverse and inclusive, going the extra mile to set higher standards and raise the bar when it comes to building more inclusive environments.

We thank all those who have participated and submitted their applications; our wonderful judges, who have kindly and passionately reviewed the hundreds of applications received; and all those who continue to support this initiative that aims to build a bigger community of commitment and support to change the face of the FinTech industry. We are thrilled to present these brilliant leaders from the Women in FinTech powerlist 2025 cohort!

The Standout 45

Women in FinTech Powerlist 2025

  • Senior Leaders

Senior Leaders

Senior Leaders sponsored by KPMG

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Alex Ford, Global Chief Revenue Officer and President of North America, Encompass Corporation

Alexandra Foster, Director BFSI, Fujitsu

Alice Gane, Senior Partnerships Manager, GFT Technologies

Alina Lapusneanu, CEO & Co-Founder, FISKL

Alla Gancz, Payments Vertical Leader, BFSI, Thoughtworks

Alona Shevtsova, CEO, Sends

Azy Shojaeian, Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, Pockit

Barbara Gottardi, CEO, Finbridge Global

Catherine Sin, Global Marketing Director, 3S Money

Chloë Mayenobe Mayenobe, Deputy CEO, Thunes

Claire Conby, Executive Director, Head of Compliance & MLRO, ClearToken

Crystal Sumner, Chief Administrative Officer, Marqeta

Daniela Sozzi, Strategy Advisor, DNYC

Danielle Treharne, VP EMEA & APAC, Remitly

Devina Paul, CFO & Deputy CEO, Zumo

Dina White, General Counsel, Zodia Markets

Dr Fahimeh Jafari, Senior Lecturer, University of East London

Dru Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer, 08:00

Emily Berry, Partner, Fintech Lead, S&W

Emily Turner, CEO, HSBC Innovation Banking

Emma Hagan, Chief Executive Officer, ClearBank UK, ClearBank

Faith Pella, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Melika Finance Limited

Farnoush Mirmoeini, Founder, KYC Hub

Fiona Ghosh, Partner, Global Co Leader Payments, Ashurst

Francesca Carlesi, Chief Executive Officer, Revolut Bank UK

Francesca Medda, Professor and Director, University College London (UCL)

Fumbi Banjoko, Senior Director, Global Sales Development, Visa

Gerda Jurkoniene, CEO & Co-Founder, Okredo

Hannah Dobson, UK Head of Fintech, Partner, KPMG, KPMG LLP

Harriet Rees, Group Chief Information Officer, Starling

Harriet Roberts, Partner, Banking and Financial Services, Financial Technology and Software Lead, Europe, Oliver Wyman

Heather Xiao, Founder and CEO, Horizon Zero Ltd

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

Iana Dimitrova, CEO, OpenPayd

Inga Mullins, CEO & Founder, Fluency

Ioanna Vlahou, CTO, ComplyStream

Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO & Founder, Tapoly

Jeeta Bandopadhyay, Co-Founder & COO, Tookitaki

Jennie Woods, VP of Engineering, Funding Circle

Jessica Johnson, President & Co-Founder, Rosy Finch Method & Co.

Jo Toolan, Managing Director Banking and Payments, PayPoint plc

Joanne Dewar, Co-Founder and Project Lead, Project Nemo

Jolita Strasunskaite, Chief People Officer, payabl.

Karen Jones, CEO, Founder, Editor, Citywealth

Karen Kerrigan, Chief Operating Officer, Moneybox

Karen Rudich, CEO and Founder, Sherloc

Kat Cloud, Head of Government Relations, Sumsub

Kate Erb, Chief Operations Officer, Zopa

Kate Fuller, Mortgage & Protection Adviser, Mortgage Advice Bureau

Kate Toumazi, CEO, Insignis

Katharine Wooller, Chief Strategist Financial Services and Banking, Softcat PLC

Katherine Chan, CEO, Juice Ventures Ltd

Katherine Yeung, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, 10x

Katie Harries, Director, International Policy & Head of Europe, Coinbase

Katie Priest, Chief Strategy Officer, Salary Finance

Katie Ramsey, Head of the Global Venture Capital Unit, His Majesty's Government

Kimberley Abbott, CEO and Founder, Vested Impact

Kimberley Waldron, Managing Director, Started PR

Kirsty McKenna, Innovation Programme Manager, FinTech Scotland

Kristine Sestake, Director/Founder, Madfin Tech Ltd

Krystyna Biller, Head of UK Funnel Teams, iwoca

Lasbery Chioma Oludimu, Vice President of Global Operations and Managing Director of Yellow Card Nigeria, Yellow Card

Laura Keturke, Head of Product, AAZZUR

Laura Rofe, Director Account Management, Thunes / Founder, EmpowerMatch Mentoring

Laurel Taylor, Founder and CEO, Candidly

Lavinia Osbourne, Founder, Women in Blockchain

Layla White, CEO Founder, TechPassport

Lena Hackelöer, CEO & Founder, Brite Payments

Linda Du, CEO & Co-Founder, Moola Money

Lisa Jacobs, CEO, Funding Circle

Lisa Scott, Chief Strategy Officer, TrueLayer Limited

Lisa Stanley, Co-Founder, Zero Fintech & Good With Money

Lisa Wardlaw, President / Founder, 360 Digital Immersion

Lissele Pratt, Founder, Capitalixe

Liz Dionisio, Chief Product Officer, Kore Labs

Loubna Bazine, Founder, Planky

Louise Brett, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Plenitude

Louise Hill, Founder, GoHenry

Lucy Bulley, Fractional COO, The Structurist, Inc Ltd

Lucy Mullins, Co-Founder & COO, StepLadder

Lynda Clarke, General Manager, UK, Nayax

Mallika Mathur, CEO & Co-Founder, Koaloo.fi

Maria Scott, CEO, TAINA

Marion Aubert, Co-Founder and Chief International Officer, WeeFin

Mei Lim, Group CFO & Managing Partner, Anthemis

Melissa Collett, Chief Executive Officer, Insurtech UK

Melissa Shields, Revenue Strategy, Sr. Director, VGS

Merve Ferrero, Chief Strategy Officer, Zopa

Meryem Erzi-Colakoglu, Chief Compliance Officer, Pagaya

Michelle He, Co-Founder & COO, Abound

Modupe Diyaolu, CEO & Founder, meCash

Monica Eaton, CEO & Founder, Chargebacks911

Monica Kalia, Board Advisor / NED, Planda.ai

Monika Liikamaa & Denise Johansson, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Enfuce Financial Services

Neila Choukri, CEO, Blank & Kolecto

Nicky Goulimis, Co-Founder / CEO, Tunic Pay

Nicky Sevel, CEO, Woven Advice

Nicole Sandler, Chief Ecosystem Officer, Ubyx

Nina Foote, Chief of Staff, Volution Ventures LLP

Nkiru Uwaje, Co-Founder, MANSA

Payal Raina, Founder, FinTech B2B Marketing

Perkins Ogedengbe, VP Of Sales, Payaza Africa

Perpetua Gitungo, Compliance Director, Wise

Prerna Goel, COO, Freedom

Rabiya Khan, Head of Delivery, Ozone API

Sabrina Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, Global Futures and Options Ltd

Savannah Price, CEO & Founder, Serene

Sharon Lewis, Lead Partner for Future of Finance and Co-chair of the Digital Asset & Blockchain Practice, Hogan Lovells

Shruti Ajitsaria, Partner / Head of Fuse, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP

Srishti Jain Andreasen, Executive Head of Global Business Development, RS Software

Stephanie Pagni, Chief Legal Officer, Monzo

Sucharita Mukherjee, CEO & Co-Founder, Kaleidofin Private Limited

Symmie Swil, UK General Manager, Upvest

Tamara Kostova, CEO & Founder | FinTech Advisor & Mentor, Allvesta

Tram Anh Nguyen, Co-Founder, CFTE

Uma Rajah, CEO & Co-Founder, CapitalRise

Uneesa Zaman, Founder, Ayda Invest

  • Rising Stars
  • Financial and Professional Services
  • Investors
  • Policymakers & Regulatory Experts
  • Technology Professionals
  • Marketers & Communicators
  • Industry & Knowledge Champions

Hall of Fame

To celebrate ten years of the Women in FinTech Powerlist, we are proud to introduce our Hall of Fame. This honour recognises the exceptional leaders who have appeared on the Powerlist five times or more, reflecting their sustained impact on the UK FinTech sector and their ongoing commitment to championing innovation, inclusion, and gender equality. These trailblazers continue to shape the industry and inspire the next generation of women in FinTech.

  • Ashlyn Lackey
  • Clare Flynn Levy
  • Clare Joy
  • Donna Parisi
  • Emily Morse
  • Emily Reid
  • Fiona Ghosh
  • Helen Mitchell
  • Jude Cook
  • Helen Child
  • Lisa Jacobs
  • Misha Rao
  • Joanne Dewar
  • Katherine Wilson
  • Sophie Bialaszewski
  • Sophie Guibaud
  • Louise Brett
  • Lucy Heavens
  • Sue McLean
  • Susanne Chishti
  • Michelle Tran
  • Nicola Cowburn
  • Nicole Sandler
  • Rachel Kent
  • Roxana Mohammadian-Molina
  • Sabrina Del Prete
  • Sarah Williams-Gardener
  • Sharon Lewis
  • Sophia Bantanidis
  • Sophie Theen
  • Tram Anh Nguyen
  • Meryem Duygun
  • Alex Ford
  • Karen Kerrigan

Meet the Judges

Hear from previous years’ Standout winners

Innovate Finance

As one of the Standout #35 Women in the FinTech (2019), this pivotal initiative has facilitated my creating closer synergy between industry/academia, as follows. First, invites to speak about the National FinTech Network/FinTrust research at CogX/international conferences, universities and reviewing FinTech research applications. Second, increasing my industry footprint: input to organisational strategy, multiple panel invitations, commenting on policy/regulatory innovation around Corporate Digital Responsibility (CDR)―named as a ‘Founder’ of the CDR movement led by Rob Price (formerly Worldline). Likewise, working with Moneyline and the Aster Foundation in addressing how FinTech can assist in alleviating financial exclusion in the UK/globally (funding: The Gates Foundation).

– Karen Elliot, Senior Lecturer in Enterprise/Innovation (FinTech), Newcastle University