Innovate Finance

For the ninth consecutive year, Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Powerlist celebrates some of the outstanding women changing 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, the highly anticipated WIF Powerlist 2024 will shine a spotlight on 230+ women across 8 categories who have created a positive impact across the FinTech sector.

A group of those remarkable women who have made an incredible, lasting impact in FinTech, going the extra mile to enable sustainable change. They will be featured as part of the Standout 45 list.

We are thrilled to share with you this brilliant Women in FinTech Powerlist 2024 cohort!

The Standout 45

Women in FinTech Powerlist 2024

  • Senior Leaders

Senior Leaders

Senior Leaders sponsored by KPMG

Kpmg Solid Square

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

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