FinTech's DEI Discussions – Powered by Harrington Starr

Joining Nadia in the studio for this episode of the ground-breaking Women of FinTech Podcast is Kate Wilson, Global Head of Consumer Deposits and Payments at RFI Global. Kate's tenure at RFI Global is well beyond the average often seen across our industry. We explore why Kate has stayed at RFI Global for over 10 years; from exposure and the opportunity to engage with a variety of roles, to th...

Joining Nadia in the studio for this episode of The Talent of FinTech Podcast is a brilliant duo from Funding Circle: Victoria Bradford, People Director; and Poonam Verma, Director of Talent Development, Culture and Belonging. This episode is an exploration of a firm doing incredible things to redefine what it means to work in financial services. Both Victoria and Poonam share the values that are...

On this episode of The Women of FinTech Podcast Series, Nadia is delighted to welcome Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance, to the show. Janine shares with us her fascinating and industry-changing thoughts on Diversity and Inclusion; ideas which have catalysed the rise of DE&I in the space, and ensured it is at the fore of everyones agenda. A big focus for Janine is people retention within the...

Welcome back to another episode of the Women of FinTech. Today, Nadia is joined by the fantastic Tiama Hanson-Drury, CPO at Minna Technologies.  Tiama is an internationally-recognised product leader, board director, c-suite exec, public speaker, corporate adviser and leadership mentor. Her Chief Product Officer experience spans the US and European roles in large multi-national and high-growth tech...

Joining Nadia on this episode of the ground-breaking Women of FinTech Podcast is Aditi Subbarao, Financial Services Industry Lead at Instabase. Aditi's role at Instabase inherently demands a growth mindset, and she definitely brings it to this conversation with Nadia. Her career journey thus far is fascinating, and reveals the new heights we can reach when we quite literally go in an alternat...

On this episode of The Women of FinTech Podcast Series, Nadia is delighted to welcome Lisa Picardo, Chief Corporate Officer at PensionBee, to the show. Lisa's career journey has been propelled forward by ambition and want for a challenge; and it has taken her to so truly incredible ventures and companies. We explore Lisa's early career days, and how she overcame stigma's and stereot...

Welcome back to another episode of the Humans of FinTech. This week, Nadia is joined by Andrew Christodoulou, Global Inside Sales Rep at Worldline. Andrew is part of the digital commerce division at Worldline– specialising in gaming and entertainment partners– and is passionate about opening access to the financial technology community and building better gender equality in the space.  After gradu...

We are delighted to bring you a new episode of The Humans of FinTech Podcast- and this time Nadia is joined by the brilliant Co-Founders of Portabl, Mike Minett and Des Matthewman of Portabl. Over the past couple of years, we have witnessed unparalleled change that has redefined our working lives. But Mike and Des reveal there is still so much more to come, particularly when we consider the "...

​Welcome back to another episode of the Women of FinTech. Today, Nadia is joined by the brilliant Michelle Rockson, Lead People Partner at Zopa. Michelle is an HR professional with extensive experience in a number of different industries and is here to share her stories and some of the learns along the way.  Her career at Zopa started after Michelle decided to make a career change whilst on matern...

It's Time For Action, Not Words, and so this Black History Month we're bringing you a special episode of The DEI Discussions that will reveal how we can all invest in change. On this episode, Nadia is joined by the brilliant: Tinashe Shata, Senior IT Analyst at TD Securities Felicitas Coulibaly, Senior Manager Digital Sales- EMEA at Mambu Derick Dickson, Relationship Manager, Financial I...

Joining Nadia on this episode of the ground-breaking Women of FinTech Podcast is Chantal Swainston, PR Manager at Wise and Founder of The Heard. Through her busy role in PR at Wise, Chantal has been exposed to the plethora of engagement and public speaking opportunities present across our industry. But are these truly inclusive? Do they represent the diversity that exists across FinTech? To combat...

Joining Nadia on this episode of the ground-breaking Women of FinTech Podcast is Juliet Rogan, Head of Core Banking at Barclays.  As a renowned leader in the space, Juliet shares her holistic approach to leadership, putting an emphasis on leaving a positive legacy for those that will follow in your footsteps. But also shares her approach to risk taking as a leader, setting an example to challenge...

Welcome back to another episode of the Women of FinTech. Today, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Emma Kisby, CEO EMEA of Cogo. Emma is a customer-focused commercial business leader driving the sustainability agenda, making the complex simple and translating the power of data into customer empowerment, business growth, and delivering systemic change. Emma shares her career journey, including an i...

Joining Nadia in The DEI Discussions studio for this special episode are Nichola and Calli, Co-Founders of Working Wonder Consultancy. This brilliant duo trace their distinct personal journey's, and reveal to us the experiences that led them to founding Working Wonder Consultancy. We are exposed to the discriminatory and damaging behaviours that prompted them to both to begin a new approach t...

On this episode of The Women of FinTech Series, Nadia is pleased to welcome Una Keller, Senior Manager, KDB+ Developer at Macquarie Group to the show. From a global perspective, there is a shortage of female tech talent. But what are the barriers and how can we increase the numbers?  Una tells us about her journey in tech and how she became part of the team at Macquarie, as well as all of the init...

Welcome back to another episode of Nadia’s Humans of FinTech Podcast. Today, Nadia is joined by the brilliant Liam Chennells, CEO of Detected. Liam is all about people investment and this episode is brimming with his inspiring stories and ideas, that showcase some of the best talent in the industry. He shares the story behind the origins of Detected and how challenges from the pandemic triggered a...

Joining Nadia on this episode of the ground-breaking Women of FinTech Podcast is Joanne Lockwood, Founder, CEO and Diversity & Inclusion Advisor and Consultant at SEE Change Happen. This episode is a masterclass in authentic inclusion, allyship and action. Joanne walks us through her reasons for founding SEE Change Happen, and the tangible work they are doing across a plethora of industries to...

Welcome back to another episode of the Women of FinTech. This week, Nadia is pleased to introduce Laura Wildenborg, FinTech Innovation Manager at Sunrise Banks, to the show.  As someone who entered the industry with a 'non-traditional background', Laura shares her impressive career history to date, with a focus on her work at Sun Rise Banks as an innovative bank empowering financial well...

Welcome back to another episode of the Humans of FinTech. This week, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Lydia Sear, Brand Manager here at Harrington Starr! Lydia advocates for neurodiversity and mental health. Diagnosed with ADHD when she was 21, she's a firm believer that it's her creative superpower and that we should all embrace our differences.  Since her late diagnosis, Lydia has be...

Hosted in the Harrington Starr London Office, Nadia was joined by three brilliant Women of Crypto for our inaugural Inclusive Crypto Roundtable. For an industry that is relatively new, it is one that has witnessed and implemented unparalleled disruption, growth and innovation; but DE&I hasn't been embedded and promoted with quite the same speed. We brought this vital conversation to the f...

We are delighted to bring you this special episode of The DEI Discussions in which Nadia offers us an exclusive reading of the introduction to her inaugural book: FinTech Women Walk The Talk. The first chapter covers the purpose of this book. Why did Nadia feel compelled to write this?  With such poor representation of women in the Financial Services industry, Nadia took inspiration from advocates...

Joining Nadia on this episode of the ground-breaking Families of FinTech Podcast is Stephanie Carr, Automation Architect at Metro Bank. Stephanie tells us about her role and the amazing work she is doing to support people at Metro Bank, hearing about her career journey and how she progressed into the world she works in. From a life and career perspective, Stephanie reminds us why everyone should h...

Joining Nadia on this episode of the ground-breaking Women of FinTech Podcast is Gunay Aksoy, Director at Axoni. Gunay brings her personal journey to the show, one that reminds us how crucial it is we step outside of our comfort zone to make change happen. Speaking from experience, we learn how Gunay overcame barriers and doubt to make tangible steps towards a better industry for herself and other...

Joining Nadia on this episode of the ground-breaking Women of FinTech Podcast is Katherine Kilpatrick, Director of Corporate Marketing at Symphony. Being heavily involved in the management and conceptualisation of a plethora of events, Katherine shares with us what it takes to be different in a world where the typical corporate conference is no longer enough. From providing a platform that invites...

​Welcome back to another episode of the Women of FinTech. This week, Nadia is pleased to introduce Zara Ransley, Co-founder & Co-CEO of MyPocketSkill, to the show.  On a mission to create a financially, empowered Gen Z through providing earning, saving and learning opportunities, Zara joins Nadia to share their success of MyPocketSkill. Zara believes that Gen Zs strive for independence, respon...