Christophe Langlois
The women in fintech powerlist 2019 by Innovate Finance recognises 200 influential women from 24 countries, all working in the broader fintech ecosystem.
Innovate Finance published another insightful fintech influencers list, this time the Women in Fintech Powerlist 2019. Please note that this list is not based on social media activities unlike the rankings from Onalytica.
Congratulations to the incredible Charlotte Crosswell and her team for putting together another solid list of influential women pushing the innovation envelope in the global financial services industry.
Women in Fintech Powerlist 2019 – About
The Women in FinTech Powerlist 2019, launched back in November, shines a spotlight on the women leading innovation in financial services. Now in its 6th year, the Powerlist has increasingly attracted a global audience, resulting in applications and nominations from around the world.
Innovate Finance called on the FinTech ecosystem to nominate and submit applications and received over 1,200 responses this year.
The 2019 iteration shines a spotlight on 200 women, across 7 categories: Senior Leaders (74), Rising Stars (28), Professional & Financial Services (22), Investors (17), Technology Professionals (18), Policymakers & Regulatory Professionals (23) and Marketers & Communicators (18).
Women in Fintech Powerlist 2019 – Key Stats
Some key stats from Innovate Finance’s top 200 women on the 2019 list.
Regions
EMEA (173), North America (23), APAC (3), LATAM (1)
Most Represented Countries
UK (147), USA (22)
Most Represented Companies
4x (Barclays, Starling Bank), 3x (Citi, Funding Circle, Hogan Lovells, Lloyds Banking Group, Monzo, Onfido, Salary Finance, Seedrs, TranferWise)
35% are not on twitter
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Top 200 Women in Fintech Powerlist 2019
You will find below the list of female fintech Influencers produced by Innovate Finance.
| Category | Name | Company | Job Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Leaders | Gemma Young | DiversiTech Hub | CEO and Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Anne Boden | Starling Bank | Founder and CEO |
| Senior Leaders | Rebecca Skitt | 10x Future Technologies | Chief Executive Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Laura Watkins | 11:FS | Head of Content and Producer |
| Senior Leaders | Leda Glyptis | 11:FS Foundry | CEO |
| Senior Leaders | Emma Steeley | AccountScore Limited | CEO |
| Senior Leaders | Emily Morse | Actis | Investor |
| Senior Leaders | Fiona Ghosh | Addleshaw Goddard | Partner, Head of FinTech |
| Senior Leaders | Felicia Meyerowitz Singh | Akoni | Founder & CEO |
| Senior Leaders | Svetla Marinova | Amazon Web Services | Partner Development Manager for Financial Services |
| Senior Leaders | Regina Cheng-Cheng Feng | Ant Financial Services | Senior Industry Advisor |
| Senior Leaders | Katrina Cruz | Anthemis | Ecosystem Development Lead |
| Senior Leaders | Ruth Foxe Blader | Anthemis | Partner |
| Senior Leaders | Emma Steele | Ascension Ventures | Investment Manager |
| Senior Leaders | Assel Zhanassova | Astana International Financial Centre | Chief Digital Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Georgie Hazell | Augmentum Fintech plc | Head of Engagement |
| Senior Leaders | Charlene Chen | AZA Finance (Formerly BitPesa) | Co-Founder and Director |
| Senior Leaders | Louise Eggett | Bank of England | Head of FinTech Hub – Bank of England |
| Senior Leaders | Sabina Kravcak | Barclays | AVP, Group Strategy |
| Senior Leaders | Victoria Thompson | Barclays | Global Head of Innovation Legal |
| Senior Leaders | Jen Drabble | Barclays | Director of Data Product and Science |
| Senior Leaders | Nicole Sandler | Barclays | Head of Digital Policy |
| Senior Leaders | Elena Alfaro | BBVA | Global Head of Data and Open Innovation |
| Senior Leaders | Rosita Najmi | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Senior Program Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Roxana Mohammadian-Molina | Blend Network | Chief Strategy Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Rachel Bentley | Call Sign | Head of Special Projects |
| Senior Leaders | Adriana Amato | Capitalise.com | Head of Growth |
| Senior Leaders | Scarlett Sieber | Catalyst Consulting Group (CCG) | Managing Director, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Yasmeen Al Sharaf | Central Bank of Bahrain | Head of FinTech and Innovation Department |
| Senior Leaders | Tram Anh Nguyen | Centre for Finance Technology and Entrepreneurship (CFTE) | Co-Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Mamta Mathur | Chainvine LTD | COO |
| Senior Leaders | Tara Flynn | Choose Wisely | Co-Founder, COO |
| Senior Leaders | Ioana Surpateanu | Citi | Co-Head of European Government Affairs – Innovation Strategy |
| Senior Leaders | Sophia Bantanidis | Citi | Head of Regulatory Strategy & Policy TTS Innovation |
| Senior Leaders | Maria Deam | Citi FinTech | SVP Open Innovation |
| Senior Leaders | Anastasia Dokuchaeva | ClauseMatch | Head of Partnerships |
| Senior Leaders | Louise Hetherington | ClearBank | Head of Marketing & Communications |
| Senior Leaders | Sophia J Clarke | Cocoa | Founder & Director |
| Senior Leaders | Harriet Allner | Common Industry | FinTech Director |
| Senior Leaders | Louise O’Shea | Confused.com | CEO |
| Senior Leaders | Adriana Ennab | Credit Suisse | Director Public Affairs and Policy Europe and UK |
| Senior Leaders | Fiona Tee | Currencycloud | Chief Finance Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Anouska Streets | Currencycloud | Head of Platform Engineering |
| Senior Leaders | Louise Brett | Deloitte | Head of FinTech |
| Senior Leaders | Suchitra Nair | Deloitte | Director |
| Senior Leaders | Anna Frankowska | Distributed.Academy | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Kathy Hao-Hsuan Chang | DNB | Head of FinTech Partnerships |
| Senior Leaders | Karen Rudich | Elementaryb | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Simone Maini | Elliptic | COO |
| Senior Leaders | Melissa Frakman | EMVC FinTech Fund | Founder & Managing Partner |
| Senior Leaders | Clare Flynn Levy | Essentia Analytics | CEO and Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Martha Mghendi-Fisher | European Women Payments Network (EWPN) | Founder & Chair to the Executive Board |
| Senior Leaders | Stephanie Brennan | Evarvest | Founder & CEO |
| Senior Leaders | Alejandra M. J. Litterio | Eye Capital LTD | Chief Research Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Laura (Royle) Navaratnam | Financial Conduct Authority | Senior Manager, Innovation |
| Senior Leaders | Nicola Cowburn | Finarama Marketing Ltd. | Founder & Managing Director |
| Senior Leaders | Rebecca Schot-Guppy | FinTech Australia | General Manager |
| Senior Leaders | Susanne Chishti | FINTECH Circle | CEO and Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Mital Chothani | Fluidly | Head of Operations |
| Senior Leaders | Roisin Levine | Flux | Head of Banks |
| Senior Leaders | Megan McCracken | Folk2Folk, Reason Digital | Portfolio Board Member Fidelity China Special Situations |
| Senior Leaders | Louise Rix | Forward Partners | Investor |
| Senior Leaders | Triin Linamagi | Founders Factory | Investment Lead |
| Senior Leaders | Lisa Jacobs | Funding Circle | UK Managing Director |
| Senior Leaders | Swati Lay | Funding Circle | Chief Technology Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Natasha Jones | Funding Circle | Head of Communications, UK |
| Senior Leaders | Hannah Dawson | Futrli | CEO and Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Angelique Mohring | GainX | CEO and Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Raiha Buchanan | Gigapay | Co-Founder/COO |
| Senior Leaders | Joanne (Cooper) Dewar | Global Processing Services (GPS) | CEO |
| Senior Leaders | Marta Krupinska | Head of Google for Startups UK | |
| Senior Leaders | Patricia Boydens | Harmoney | Chief Commercial Officer |
| Senior Leaders | Misha Rao | Haus of FinTech | Founder |
| Senior Leaders | Jacqui Hatfield | Herrington & Sutcliffe (UK) LLP | Partner, Head of Financial Services Regulatory Orrick |
| Rising Stars | Ulyana Shtybel | HighCastle | Chief Capital Officer |
| Rising Stars | Sofie Blakstad | hiveonline ApS | CEO |
| Rising Stars | Carly Nimmo | HM Treasury | Head of Competition and FinTech |
| Rising Stars | Emily Reid | Hogan Lovells | Partner |
| Rising Stars | Rachel Kent | Hogan Lovells | Partner and Head of Financial Services Regulatory |
| Rising Stars | Sharon Lewis | Hogan Lovells | Global Head of Financial Institutions Sector |
| Rising Stars | Brittany Atkins | Hotwire | Business Development & Demand Generation Strategist |
| Rising Stars | Maya Aweida | HUBX | VP Partnerships |
| Rising Stars | Alice Leguay | HUBX | Head of Partnerships |
| Rising Stars | Katherine Wilson | Illuminate Financial Management | Investment Executive |
| Rising Stars | Paula Blazquez | InnoCells (Bank Sabadell) | Head of Investments |
| Rising Stars | Ozge Celik | Interbank Card Center of Turkey (BKM) | Business Development Director |
| Rising Stars | Tazz Gault | InvestWell VC | Founder |
| Rising Stars | Charlotte Rønje | Jamiipay | CEO and Co-Founder |
| Rising Stars | Pinar Emirdag | JP Morgan | Managing Director |
| Rising Stars | Neha Manaktala | JP Morgan | Head of FinTech, EMEA, CIB |
| Rising Stars | Jess Ruben | Judopay | VP of Business Operations |
| Rising Stars | Marian Bloodworth | Kemp Little | Employment Partner (lawyer) |
| Rising Stars | Nina Mohanty | Klarna | Enterprise Development |
| Rising Stars | Laurel Wolfe | Klarna | VP Marketing |
| Rising Stars | Jane Jee | Kompli-Global | CEO |
| Rising Stars | Vivant Shen | Lending Works | Lead Data Scientist |
| Rising Stars | Helen McKay | LendingCrowd | Risk & Compliance Officer |
| Rising Stars | Carmen Dixon | LendInvest | PR/Comms Director |
| Rising Stars | Caroline Hughes | Lifetise | CEO |
| Rising Stars | Peiying Chua | Linklaters | Partner, Financial Regulation |
| Rising Stars | Joshua Ashley Klayman Kuzar | Linklaters LLP | U.S. Head of FinTech and Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets, Senior Counsel |
| Rising Stars | Kate Bohn | Lloyds Banking Group | Accelerator & Incubator Lead, Group Transformation |
| Professional & Finance Services | Poojya Manjunath | Lloyds Banking Group | Senior Machine Learing Product Manager |
| Professional & Finance Services | Katie Wigley | Lloyds Banking Group | Director, Data – Commercialisation & Propositions |
| Professional & Finance Services | Teana Baker Taylor | Looking Glass Labs | Managing Director |
| Professional & Finance Services | Lee Ann Lancaster | Mama Money | Chief Growth Officer |
| Professional & Finance Services | Marieke Flament | Mettle | CEO |
| Professional & Finance Services | Rachel Booth | Mettle | Co-Founder & Product Manager |
| Professional & Finance Services | Linda Saye | Money20/20 | Global Head of Rise Up |
| Professional & Finance Services | Hannah Gilbert | Moneyhub Financial Technology Limited | Client Director |
| Professional & Finance Services | Beth Toms | Monzo Bank | Head of Space |
| Professional & Finance Services | Emma Vanbrabant | Monzo Bank | Staff Android Engineer |
| Professional & Finance Services | Sally Lait | Monzo Bank | Senior Engineering Manager |
| Professional & Finance Services | Kristy Trieste | Motive Partners | Partner, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer |
| Professional & Finance Services | Zara Ransley | MyPocketSkill | Co-CEO |
| Professional & Finance Services | Georgina Smallwood | N26 | Chief Product Officer |
| Professional & Finance Services | Julie Ashmore | NatWest | CEO, Rapid Cash |
| Professional & Finance Services | Lubaina Manji | Nesta | Senior Programme Manager |
| Professional & Finance Services | Karen Elliott | Newcastle University | Associate Professor |
| Professional & Finance Services | Lisa Gervis | NewDay | Marketing Director |
| Professional & Finance Services | Elizabeth Kigin | NextCapital | Director, Partner Management |
| Professional & Finance Services | Melanie Palmer | Nucoro | CMO |
| Professional & Finance Services | Casey Lord | Nutmeg | Head of Product |
| Professional & Finance Services | Kat Mann | Nutmeg | Head of PR |
| Investors | Michelle Tran | NYC FinTech Women / Harness Wealth | Co-Founder / Head of Business Development |
| Investors | Cristina Alba Ochoa | OakNorth | CFO |
| Investors | Sophie Theen | Omer Ventures | VP of People & Talent Advisor |
| Investors | Clare Joy | Onfido | Region Lead, South East Asia |
| Investors | Sophie Dermaux | Onfido | Technical Programme Manager |
| Investors | Laura Coffey | Onfido | Director of Policy and Strategic Accounts |
| Investors | Helen Child | Open Banking Excellence | Co-Founder and CEO |
| Investors | Alexandra Boylen | OpenFi | Head of Strategic Client Group (Europe) |
| Investors | Mitra Roknabadi | OpenFin | VP, Global Head of Marketing |
| Investors | Sophie Guibaud | OpenPayd | Chief Growth Officer |
| Investors | Benedetta Arese Lucini | Oval Money | CEO |
| Investors | Viola Llewellyn | Ovamba | Co-Founder/CEO |
| Investors | Anna Tsyupko | Paybase | CEO |
| Investors | Romina Savova | PensionBee | CEO |
| Investors | Agnes Gathaiya | Pesalink - Integrated Payment Services Limited | CEO |
| Investors | Kelsey McGrath | PixelPin | Company Operations Manager |
| Investors | Gabrielle Inzirillo | Plug And Play Tech Center | Director, FinTech (EMEA) |
| Technology Professionals | Anna Maj | PwC | FinTech Lead |
| Technology Professionals | Laura Bailey | Qadre | Chairperson & Founder |
| Technology Professionals | Anna Flach | Qadre | Head of Growth and Communications |
| Technology Professionals | Jennifer Byrne | Quesnay Inc. | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Technology Professionals | Dara Chevlin Tarkowski | quointec | Co-Founder/ Chief Innovation Strategist |
| Technology Professionals | Monica Brand Engel | Quona Capital | Founding Partner |
| Technology Professionals | Kat Baker | R3 | Head of Extension Engineering |
| Technology Professionals | Isabelle Corbett | R3 | Head of Regulatory Affairs and GovTech |
| Technology Professionals | Udita Banerjee | RBS | Innovation Programme Manager |
| Technology Professionals | Joanne Smith | Recordsure | Founder and Group CEO |
| Technology Professionals | Sian Lewin | Regtech Associates | Co-Founder and head of client delivery |
| Technology Professionals | Frederique Prevost | Revolut | Head of Global L&D |
| Technology Professionals | Christine Kiefer | RIDE Capital | Co-Founder |
| Technology Professionals | Ridhima (Mohan) Durham | Salary Finance | Chief Commercial Officer |
| Technology Professionals | Helen Brown | Salary Finance | Senior Commercial Operations Analyst |
| Technology Professionals | Katie Salter | Salary Finance | Senior Product Manager |
| Technology Professionals | Tea Muratovic | Seasonax Capital and Seasonax | Co-Founder & CEO |
| Technology Professionals | Noha Shaker | Secretary General | Egyptian FinTech Association |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Karen Kerrigan | Seedrs | Chief Operating Officer |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Kirsty Grant | Seedrs | Chief Investment Officer |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Tessa Bryant | Seedrs | PR Manager |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Donna Parisi | Shearman & Sterling LLP | Global Head of Finance, Financial Services and FinTech |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Isabel Woodford | Sifted | Journalist (FinTech) |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Gabrielle Haddad | Sigma Ratings | COO and Co-Founder |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Kate Ross | Smart Pension | Programme Director |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Olga Miler | SmartPurse Let | Co-Founder |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Delia König | solarisBank AG | Managing Director |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Jules Robertson | Soldo | Head of Startups & Scaleups |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Lucy Demery | Standard Chartered | Global Head of FinTech Banking |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Helen Bierton | Starling Bank | Chief Banking Officer |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Alison Choy | Starling Bank | Head of Machine Learning |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Harriet Rees | Starling Bank | Head of Data Science |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Lucy Mullins | Stepladder | Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Laura Kornhauser | Stratyfy Inc. | CEO & Co-Founder |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Andrea Reynolds | Swoop Funding | CEO |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Miruna Girtu | SyndicateRoom (SR) | Venture Partner |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Sigridur Sigurdardottir | Tesco Bank | Chief Customer Officer Tesco Bank |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Hannah Forbes | The Funding Crowd | Founder of The Funding Crowd |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Helene Panzarino | The London Institute of Banking & Finance | Associate Director, Centre for Digital Banking and Finance |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Hannah Leach | The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | LSE Generate Board Advisor |
| Policymakers & Regulatory Experts | Becky Marriott | Tide | Vice President of Risk & Compliance |
| Marketers & Communicators | Anna Kuriakose | TotallyMoney | Chief Product Officer |
| Marketers & Communicators | Bailey Kursar | Toucan | CEO |
| Marketers & Communicators | Evelina Vrabie | Toucan | CTO |
| Marketers & Communicators | Diana Avila | TransferWise | Global Head of Banking |
| Marketers & Communicators | Helin Ece Akgul | TransferWise | Engineering Tech Lead |
| Marketers & Communicators | Flora Coleman | TransferWise | Global Head of Government Relations |
| Marketers & Communicators | Emily Utton | Tribe Payments | Vice President of Partnerships |
| Marketers & Communicators | Shefali Roy | TrueLayer | COO & CCO |
| Marketers & Communicators | Georgia Stewart | Tumelo Ltd | CEO |
| Marketers & Communicators | Philippa Martinelli | Various including Department for International Trade | FinTech Specialist, Independent Advisor |
| Marketers & Communicators | Randa Bennett | VeeLoop | CEO and Founder |
| Marketers & Communicators | Emilie Bellet | Vespod.com | Founder |
| Marketers & Communicators | Tribeni Chougule | Visa | Head of Change Management – Europe Finance |
| Marketers & Communicators | Lynda Coker | Volt Bank | Commercial Director |
| Marketers & Communicators | Lucy Heavens | Wealth Dynamix | Head of Marketing |
| Marketers & Communicators | Elizabeth Basten | Wealth Wizards | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Marketers & Communicators | Kristy Duncan | Women in Payments | Founder & CEO |
| Marketers & Communicators | Natasha Wear | Zopa | P2P CEO |
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