Last April, we released our first Top 100 Women In Fintech, and this year, we are back with a refreshed list for you for the year 2019. This effort reflects our commitment to female empowerment and thus focus on identifying the top leaders in Fintech globally.
Women continue to be underrepresented in both the financial services and tech industries. It is no wonder that female leadership in Fintech, a field at the intersection of both industries, remains wanting. Diversity is a cornerstone of successful organisations especially in these day and age where businesses are globalised, and gender diversity is undoubtedly an important aspect of it.
In coming up with this rendition of the Top 100 Women in Fintech list, we took care to provide a fair representation of women across different geographies and the roles they play in the Fintech ecosystem.
Key Highlights from the list
- The 5 cities which saw the most number of female Fintech leaders in our list this year was: London (17), Hong Kong (12), New York (10), Singapore (8), and San Francisco (8)
- 44 women hold key management positions in Fintech and Blockchain startups; 26 spearhead efforts in enablers such as accelerators, government agencies, support communities, or research institutes; 20 are from corporates; and 10 are Fintech or Blockchain focused investors
- Also, 34 women on our list last year are on our list again for 2019
By showcasing and highlighting these ladies and their achievements, we also hope to inspire more women to increase their participation in building the global Fintech community into a more vibrant one.
A very warm congratulations to all ladies nominated!
This report was done in collaboration with LATTICE80, a global Fintech hub with more than 11,000 Startups and 200,000 Professionals on their database. Together with Miss Kaya, LATTICE80 remains committed to recognising and advancing the contribution of female leaders as a global community partner to the financial technology industry and its sub-categories like blockchain, insurance, lending, personal finance.
Disclaimer: The list has been arranged in alphabetical and not in rank. Also, in case you think we have missed someone or wish to suggest a correction, please drop us a line on hello@misskaya.com.
Top 100 Women in Fintech 2019:
| Name | Position Company, City | |||
 | Amnah Ajmal | Group Executive – Products and Innovation Head, North America Mastercard, New York |  | |
 | Amy Nauiokas | Founder, President, CEO Anthemis Group, New York | |  |
 | Anju Patwardhan | Managing Director at Fintech VC / Fund of Funds Creditease Wealth Management, San Francisco | | |
 | Anna Friedrich | Head of Marketing and Communications collectAI, Hamburg | | |
 | Anna Maj | Fintech Leader PwC | | |
 | Anna Scally | Fintech Lead KPMG Ireland, Dublin | | |
 | Antoinette O’Gorman | Executive Advisor Crypto Fintech Compliance San Francisco | | |
 | Arifa Khan | Founder Himalaya Exchange, London | | |
 | Benedicte Nolens | Head Regulatory Affairs Asia and Europe, CCO Asia Circle, Hong Kong | | |
 | Blythe Masters | Chairman of the Board of Directors Hyperledger Project, New York | | |
 | Brit Blakeney Anghelakis | Executive Director, Head of Innovation & Ecosystems for Hong Kong DBS, Hong Kong | | |
 | Cao Yang | Director, AI in Finance SenseTime, Shenzhen | | |
 | Cat Rüst | Head of Innovation Technologies, GWM, Greater China UBS, Hong Kong | | |
 | Cecilia Repinski | Executive Director Stockholm Green Digital Finance, Stockholm | | |
 | Céline Lazorthes | Founder, CEO MANGOPAY, Paris | | |
 | Chie Ito | Founder FINOLAB, Tokyo | | |
 | Claire Calmejane | Chief Innovation Officer Société Générale, Paris | | |
 | Clare Gambardella | Chief Customer Officer Zopa, London | | |
 | Connie Gallippi | Founder, Executive Director BitGive, San Francisco | | |
 | Cordelia Kafetz | Head of Fintech Hub Bank of England, London | | |
 | Cristina Junqueira | Co-Founder, VP Nubank, São Paulo | | |
 | Daphne Ng | CEO JEDTRADE, Singapore | | |
 | Devie Mohan | Co-Founder, CEO Burnmark, London | | |
 | Dr Ayesha Khanna | Co-Founder, CEO ADDO.AI, Singapore | | |
 | Ekaterina Sannikova | Head of Russia Technology Centre Deutsche Bank, Moscow | | |
 | Elena Ionenko | Business Development Turnkey Lender, Singapore | | |
 | Elsa Qiu | Director, Assistant President Blue Helix, Singapore | | |
 | Emma Gutman | BD of Hi-Tech / Blockchain / Crypto / ICO Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Tel Aviv | | |
 | Emma Margetts | Head of European Operations Visible Alpha, London | | |
 | Fatema Ebrahim | Board Member Women in Fintech Bahrain, Manama | | |
 | Fernn Lim | Director SC Ventures, Singapore | | |
 | Gabrielle Inzirillo | Director, Fintech Plug and Play Tech Center, Paris | | |
 | Gal Landau-Yaari | Head of Research – The Hogeg Blockchain Institute Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv | | |
 | Ghela Boskovich | Head of Fintech and Regtech Partnerships Rainmaking Innovation, London | | |
 | Gina Heng | Founder, CEO Miss Kaya | | |
 | Helene Li | Co-Founder GoImpact, Hong Kong | | |
 | Iren Tranvåg | CEO Nordic Finance Innovation, Oslo | | |
 | Isabella Carvalho | Strategy and Innovation AIA, Hong Kong | | |
 | Janet Cowell | CEO Girls Who Invest, New York | | |
 | Jekaterina Govina | Advisor to the Board Member Bank of Lithuania, Vilnius | | |
 | Jelena Ewart | Co-Founder, Partner Upside Partners, San Francisco | | |
 | Jenna Huey Ching | Digital Ninja MyMy, Kuala Lumpur | | |
 | Jude Cook | Co-Founder, CEO ShareIn, Edinburgh | | |
 | Julia Groves | Partner and Head of Crowdfunding Downing LLP, London | | |
 | Kathryn Petralia | Co-Founder, COO Kabbage, Atlanta | | |
 | Katia Lang | CEO The Fintech Times, London | | |
 | Katie Bomi Son | Global CEO QARA, Seoul | | |
 | Kaushalya Somasundaram | Managing Director, Head of Fintech Partnerships HSBC, London | | |
 | Kelcey Gosserand | Program Director, Developer Advocacy North America IBM, New York | | |
 | Kelly Loeffler | CEO Bakkt, Atlanta | | |
 | Kristy Duncan | CEO Co-Founder Women in Payments, Toronto | | |
 | Lisa Nestor | Head of Partnerships Stellar.org, San Francisco | | |
 | Lizzie Chapman | Co-Founder, CEO ZestMoney, Bangalore | | |
 | Louise Beaumont | Co-Chair Open Banking & Payments Working Group techUK, London | | |
 | Lucy Yueting Liu | Co-Founder, President Airwallex, Hong Kong | | |
 | Maaike Steinebach | CEO – Hong Kong and Macau Visa, Hong Kong | | |
 | Mai Fujimoto “Miss Bitcoin” | Founder Miss Bitcoin | | |
 | Martha Mghendi-Fisher | Founder and Chair to the Board European Womens Network, Amsterdam | | |
 | Megan Caywood | Managing Director – Head of Digital Strategy Barclays, London | | |
 | Melinda Roylett | Head of Europe Square, Dublin | | |
 | Meri Williams | CTO Monzo, London | | |
 | Mihriban Ersin Tekmen | Co-Founder, COO Colendi, Istanbul | | |
 | Mio Takaoka | Partner Arbor Ventures | | |
 | Misha Rao | CEO Founder Haus of Fintech, London | | |
 | Momina Aijazuddin | Global Head of Microfinance International Finance Corporation, Washington | | |
 | Natalie Miller | CEO Green Fingers Mobile, Cape Town | | |
 | Nisa Amoils | Managing Director Republic Labs, New York | | |
 | Ola Doudin | Co-Founder, CEO BitOasis, Dubai | | |
 | Olga Feldmeier | CEO Smart Valor, Zurich | | |
 | Olivia Wang | Head of US ZhenFund, San Francisco | | |
 | Rahav Shalom Revivo | Fintech and Cyber Innovations Manager Israel Ministry of Finance, Jerusalem | | |
 | Raja Al Mazrouei | Executive VP Fintech Hive at DIFC, Dubai | | |
 | Renu Bhatia | Co Founder Asia Fintech Angels, Hong Kong | | |
 | Rosaline Chow Koo | Founder, CEO CXA, Singapore | | |
 | Sarah Biller | Co-Founder and Member Board of Directors Fintech Sandbox, Boston | | |
 | Scarlett Sieber | Advisory Board Member Village Capital, New York | | |
 | Seema Khinda Johnson | Co-Founder, COO Nuggets, London | | |
 | Sheila Warren | Head of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology World Economic Forum, San Francisco | | |
 | Sinead Barry | MD – Financial Services and Programme Lead for Fintech Innovation Lab Accenture, Dublin | | |
 | Sinhae Lee | Partner Global Blockchain Innovative Capital, San Francisco | | |
 | Sofie Blakstad | Founder, CEO hiveonline ApS, Copenhagen | | |
 | Sonia Wedrychowicz | Head of Technology Transformation Consumer and Community Bank JP Morgan, New York | | |
 | Soulla Louca | Professor and Director – Blockchain Initiative University of Nicosia, Nicosia | | |
 | Stephanie Lau | Hedge Funds, Family Offices & Private Equity Consultant Bloomberg, Hong Kong | | |
 | Susan Oh | Co-Founder, CEO MKR AI, New York | | |
 | Susanne Chishti | Founder Fintech Circle Institute, London | | |
 | Tammy Ahn | Managing Partner Jenga K, Singapore | | |
 | Tanya Andreasyan | Managing Director & Editor-in-Chief FinTech Futures, London | | |
 | Theodora Lau | Advisory Board Member Envel, Washington | | |
 | Tram Anh Nguyen | Co-Founder Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship, London | | |
 | Val Ji-hsuan Yap | Founder, CEO PolicyPal, Singapore | | |
 | Valeria Kholostenko | Chief Marketing Officer LUKSO, Berlin | | |
 | Veronica Fung | Co-Founder, CEO FoundYou, Hong Kong | | |
 | Viola Llewellyn | Co-Founder, President Ovamba Solutions, Maryland | | |
 | Wendy Sun | Senior Product Director Tencent, Hong Kong | | |
 | Winnie Sun | Digital Financial Advisor Council CNBC, Los Angeles | | |
 | Yael Rozencwajg | CEO Blockchain Israel, Tel Aviv | | |
 | Yasmeen Al Sharaf | Head of Fintech & Innovation Central Bank of Bahrain, Manama | | |
 | Yolande Piazza | CEO Citi Fintech, New York | | |
 | Yosha Gupta | Consultant – Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion International Finance Corporation, Hong Kong | | |
Last updated: 26 March 2019