FinTech Female Fridays

Manvir Singh

Dec 19, 20244 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Alexis Anderson, Accelerator Senior Program Manager at FIS

"Pave your own path. Find areas you’re interested in and continue learning." When Alexis Anderson first stepped into the fintech world,...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Lucía Sánchez León, Chief Growth Officer at Vangwe

Manvir Singh

Nov 7, 20245 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Lucía Sánchez León, Chief Growth Officer at Vangwe

“Don’t wait for someone else's approval or for a path to be laid out for you; sometimes, you need to carve your own way.” Lucía Sánchez...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Linda Kugblenu, VP, Product Solutions Specialist at J.P. Morgan Payments

Ivie Clifford

Oct 31, 20248 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Linda Kugblenu, VP, Product Solutions Specialist at J.P. Morgan Payments

Growing up in Ghana, Linda was deeply immersed in the world of commerce, often helping her mother sell commodities in the local market....

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Alice Wyatt, VP Marketing at Codat

Manvir Singh

Oct 24, 20242 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Alice Wyatt, VP Marketing at Codat

"When challenges arise, don’t hide behind complexity; go back to the fundamentals to drive clarity and momentum." Alice Wyatt’s path to...

FinTech Female Fridays: Faye Sun, Principal, Investment Banking at Broadhaven Capital Partners

Ivie Clifford

Sep 5, 20244 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Faye Sun, Principal, Investment Banking at Broadhaven Capital Partners

Faye is a career investment banker with a decade of experience, working on over $20 billion in announced transactions across the fintech...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Jessie Lam, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Alinea Ventures

Anli Valdez

Aug 22, 20245 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Jessie Lam, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Alinea Ventures

From Wall Street to Venture Capital: A Pivotal Shift For the first decade of her career, Jessie was a quantitative specialist, deeply...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Patricia Yun, Head of Digital Commerce at TD Bank

Anli Valdez

May 30, 20245 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Patricia Yun, Head of Digital Commerce at TD Bank

Patricia Yun is Head of Digital Commerce at TD Bank where she leads product development and commercialization for digital payments. She...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Paula You, Chief Operating Officer at Gilgamesh Ventures

Ivie Clifford

May 16, 20244 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Paula You, Chief Operating Officer at Gilgamesh Ventures

Paula You is the Chief Operating Officer at Gilgamesh Ventures, an early-stage fintech-focused venture capital fund that has been making...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Klaudette Christensen, Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer at Experian

Anli Valdez

May 2, 20244 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Klaudette Christensen, Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer at Experian

Klaudette is the Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer for Experian’s Consumer Information Services, where she is focused on...

FinTech Female Fridays: Ayesha Ofori, CEO & Founder at Propelle

Ivie Clifford

Apr 26, 20244 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Ayesha Ofori, CEO & Founder at Propelle

Ayesha Ofori started her career at Morgan Stanley, where she worked in two different areas, Investment Banking and Real Estate Investing....

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Dr. Anwesha Bhattacharjee, Director, Hotel Pricing Strategy at Hopper

Anli Valdez

Apr 18, 20245 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Dr. Anwesha Bhattacharjee, Director, Hotel Pricing Strategy at Hopper

After graduating with an engineering degree in Computer Science, Anwesha worked as a software engineer for a year before moving to Dallas...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Yasmine El-Gohary, Director, Product Management at Skipify

Jacqueline Tran

Apr 11, 20243 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Yasmine El-Gohary, Director, Product Management at Skipify

Yasmine El-Gohary started her career in the financial industry at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago after graduating with her Masters...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Aya Somai, Investor at New Enterprise Associates

Anli Valdez

Apr 4, 20246 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Aya Somai, Investor at New Enterprise Associates

Aya is a technology investor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), a global venture capital firm with over $25 billion in AUM. NEA invests...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Tess Bloch, Co-Founder, Operations at Spade

Anli Valdez

Mar 21, 20245 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Tess Bloch, Co-Founder, Operations at Spade

Tess is a co-founder of Spade, where she leads operations, finance, sales, and people teams. Since co-founding Spade, Tess has grown the...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Akita Somani, SVP, BNPL/ POS Lending at U.S. Bank (Elavon)

Jacqueline Tran

Mar 14, 20245 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Akita Somani, SVP, BNPL/ POS Lending at U.S. Bank (Elavon)

Akita started her career working with her entrepreneur parents, tackling a multitude of roles from sales and marketing to pricing and...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Veronica Genao, Business Development Director at Encompass Corporation

Anli Valdez

Feb 29, 20244 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Veronica Genao, Business Development Director at Encompass Corporation

Veronica's journey in fintech has been filled with a whirlwind of challenges and accomplishments. Her career evolved from operational...

Fintech Female Fridays: Genevieve Dozier, Director of Business Development at Finova Capital

Jacqueline Tran

Feb 23, 20246 min read

Fintech Female Fridays: Genevieve Dozier, Director of Business Development at Finova Capital

Genevieve went into the leadership program at age 22 at the 10th largest bank in the US to learn all aspects of the bank. She chose at...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Rebecca Saletta, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Zeti

Anli Valdez

Feb 15, 20246 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Rebecca Saletta, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Zeti

As a college student, Rebecca envisioned herself becoming a diplomat, so she started out as an intern for the UK government working for...

Meet Julia Stefani, Chief Product Officer at Treasure Financial

Jacqueline Tran

Feb 8, 20246 min read

Meet Julia Stefani, Chief Product Officer at Treasure Financial

With a college background in finance and computer science, Julia's passion lies in using technology to tackle financial challenges. Her...

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Amy Chou, Chief Operating Officer at Addition Wealth

Anli Valdez

Jan 25, 20244 min read

FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Amy Chou, Chief Operating Officer at Addition Wealth

Amy Chou began her career on the trading floor at J.P. Morgan where she discovered her true interest lay in being an operator. She was...