FinovateSpring 2025: Women in Fintech, Financial Inclusion, and the State of Community Banking

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This year, FinovateSpring will feature a trio of Executive Briefings offering insights into key topics in fintech and financial services. Featuring panels of industry professionals and moderated by veteran analysts and entrepreneurs, FinovateSpring’s Executive Briefings are an excellent opportunity for attendees to participate in deep-dives and extended discussions on specific issues—and take away significant insights Read more…

Women in Fintech: Talking Innovation, Compliance, and Mentorship with Fenergo’s Tracy Moore

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The rage over regtech is real. In response to growing customer demands, emerging financial crime threats, and attempts by regulatory bodies to manage both of these developments, the field of regulatory compliance has never been more topical in financial services. To this end, we interviewed banking and financial services compliance veteran Tracy Moore. Director of Read more…

Women in Fintech: A Conversation About Loyalty Ecosystems in Financial Services with Becky Hill

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How can banks and financial services providers ensure that their loyalty programs are in sync with consumer behaviors and preferences? What is a loyalty ecosystem and how can financial institutions benefit from being a part of one? We caught up with Becky Hill, President of Vanson Technology Services and former Senior Vice President of Loyalty Read more…

Breaking Barriers: FinovateEurope’s Women in Fintech Breakfast Briefing

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The number of female entrepreneurs and founders in fintech and financial services has grown significantly in recent years. Nevertheless, there is still some distance between where we are now and the kind of gender-neutral future that so many are fighting for. As of 2019 women in finance are better represented in many C-suite leadership positions Read more…

Ladies First: Finovate Showcases Women in Fintech at FinovateFall

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Yesterday we shared the announcement that FinovateFall 2022 is on track to be our biggest event to date. Today we have great news from the other side of the Finovate stage: fully 50% of the speakers at FinovateFall in New York next month will be women. “This definitely contributes to our DEI initiatives and effort Read more…

Women in Fintech: Leveraging New Technologies to Expand Access to Financial Advice

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How does technology help financial advisors do their jobs better? What does it mean to be “customer-focused” when it comes to financial health? And how does an organization successfully pursue a commitment to financial inclusion as a company, while simultaneously supporting and reinforcing a commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion within a company? We talked Read more…

Women in Fintech: Pathways to Positive Change with Jennifer Valdez of intelliflo

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Supporting more than 30,000 advisors, representing more than three million end-investors, and servicing more than $1 trillion in assets across its platforms, intelliflo has delivered SaaS-based solutions for the financial advisory industry since its founding in 2004. Headquartered in the U.K. and recognized as one of the leading technology platforms for financial advisors in the Read more…

Has the Pandemic Actually Benefited Women in Fintech?

By Julie Muhn (@julieschicktanz) Posted on

The pandemic has not only shined a light on the inequalities of women in the workplace, it also created a larger gap, especially for working mothers. Between mandatory home schooling and a lack of childcare, the workload that women bear around the house is increasing. There have been plenty of studies and articles stating that Read more…

Women in Fintech: Creating Shared and Seamless Experiences with Mithu Bhargava of NCR

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How are fintechs helping financial institutions make successful digital transformations? What is required in order for financial institutions to maximize the opportunities available from increasingly ubiquitous enabling technologies to better engage and serve their customers and members? What lessons can we draw from those banks, credit unions, and other financial services providers that have prioritized Read more…