Fintech
American Banker Announces Finalists for 2024 Most Influential Women in Fintech Awards, Celebrating Female Founders and Thought Leaders in Financial Technology
“Many of the finalists are CEOs of major fintech companies, which shows that the number of women leading this sector is growing. With female founders receiving less than a quarter of all VC money in the sector last year, It is essential to draw attention to these aspects of leaders and their contributions.”
“Many of this year’s finalists are CEOs of major fintech companies, which shows that the ranks of female leaders are growing in this industry,” says Penny Crosman, executive editor, Technology at American Banker. “Female founders in the industry received more money from VCs last year than they will in 2022, but that’s still less than a quarter of what their male counterparts receive, so it’s critical we call attention to these leaders and their contributions” .
The finalists of the Most Influential Women in Fintech award are:
- Dru Armstrong, CEO of AffiniPay
- Jennifer Arnold, CEO, Minerva
- Daniela Binatti, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Pismo
- Sharon Carmeli, chief compliance officer and general counsel, Bluevine
- Kiki Del Valle, Executive Vice President, Market Development, Mastercard
- Alisa DiCaprio, chief economist, R3
- Monica Eaton, CEO and founder, Chargebacks911
- Stephanie Ferris, CEO and President, FIS
- Alex Ford, President, North America, Encompass Corporation
- Meredith Fuchs, general counsel and chief legal officer, Plaid
- Leslie Gillin, Chief Growth Officer, Pagaya
- Tiffany Johnson, Product Director, NMI
- Stephany Kirkpatrick, founder and CEO of Orum
- Laura Kornhauser, co-founder and CEO of Stratyfy
- Rochelle Nawrocki-Gorey, CEO and founder, SpringFour
- Anabel Perez, CEO and co-founder of NovoPayment
- Christina Riechers, Head of Square Banking, Square
- Carolyn Rodz, CEO and co-founder, Hi Alice
- Cathy Ross, President and Co-Founder of Fraud.net
- Rakefet Russak-Aminoach, managing partner, Team8
Among the 20 honorees, one of the top winners will be announced during a dedicated recognition dinner at the American Banker’s DIGITAL BANKING conferencewhich will take place June 24-25, 2024 at the Boca Raton resort in Florida.
The Most Influential Women in Fintech is part of American Banker’s ongoing coverage of advances in diversity, equity and inclusion measures across financial institutions and expands the publication’s mission to support, empower, celebrate and advance women in banking.
Read more about the finalists here: https://www.americanbanker.com/list/most-influential-women-in-fintech-2024
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