FinTech's DEI Discussions – Powered by Harrington Starr

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is joined by the fantastic Emma Ward, UK Sales Development Manager at Tipalti. Delving into Emma's passion on the power of STRs and the importance of inclusion within the space, we gain an exciting introduction to herself and the impressive work Tipalti do.  From growing her own team, mentoring, and coaching to the extraor...

On this week's #WalkTheTalk special episode, Nadia is joined by Jeni "Professor" Trice, CEO, Founder and Chief Coding Adventurer at Get with the Program. This fantastic initiative aims to inspire the tech innovators of the future with exciting live and virtual theatre-in-education events in schools. Jeni uses her 25 years within the I.T. consultancy and tech world to turn these conc...

On this special episode of The DEI Discussions, we #walkthetalk with Laura Rofe, Strategic Partnerships Manager at PPRO. Laura's passion shines through during this episode as she tells Nadia what she does for diversity, equity and inclusion with a strong focus on support and successfully advocating for others. We explore the world of mentoring different communities, programmes, succession pla...

On this special episode of The DEI Discussions, we #walkthetalk with Diana Paredes, CEO & Co-founder at Suade Labs. Diana joins Nadia to discuss the exciting things that Suade Labs have been up to recently, focusing on team effort, amazing people and the impressive culture they have. With 'learn, lead, laugh and love' being key drivers of the company's success, Diana shares how...

Welcome back to another episode of Women of FinTech. Today, Nadia is delighted to be joined by the incredible Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, Co-Founder and CEO at Sabi. Sabi provides a technology platform that enables and empowers the most underserved merchants in the world. Their commerce infrastructure enables agents, merchants, wholesalers, aggregators, distributors and manufacturers to grow their busi...

Welcome back to another episode of Women of FinTech where today, Nadia is joined by the fantastic Kelly Jackson, Chief People Officer at Luno.  As an award-winning CPO for Luno, Kelly sits on the senior leadership team with a global remit. She is strategic partner to the CEO, the board and the senior team, contributing to the overall strategy and translating this into a pragmatic people strategy u...

On this episode of the Human's of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Jamie Ovenden, Group CTO at Schroders. Jamie brings to this episode clear, reflective insights into how large, global firms can commit to DE&I on a large scale; and it starts with the individual. Sharing his personal experiences with paternity leave, inclusive hiring and career development, Jamie exposes...

On this special episode of The DEI Discussions, we #walkthetalk with Magdalena Thurin, Co-Founder of LiFT. Magdalena's business strategy revolves around the ethos of unlocking innovation potential. It should be a mindset integrated into every business agenda, and is key to entrenching your vision. As Magdalena stresses, you can be limited by your vision so it is crucial you create a culture t...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia welcomes back the incredible self-confessed 'FinTech Nerd', Leda Glyptis, Chief Client Officer at 10x Banking. Leda describes 10x's mission as creating the technology that bankers wish they had; which not only propels a banker's ambitions for digital transformation but allows them to be 10 X better for their...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted welcome Claudia Smith, COO and Co-Founder at APLYiD. As a co-founder, serial entrepreneur and RegTech expert, Claudia has truly made her mark  across the industry. Claudia brings an unmatched dynamism to the show that allows us to explore the exciting story of APLYiD in exclusive detail. We also address the challen...

Welcome to a very special episode of our #WalkTheTalk mini series! Today, Nadia is delighted to be joined by the fantastic Felicitas Coulibaly, Senior Manager of Digital Sales and Cultural Ambassador at Mambu. In this conversation, the pair discuss what it means to build safe and secure workplaces for everyone. Felicitas makes light of the importance of representation of different people, especial...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Isabel Pitt, Head of Core Services at Zopa. Isabel brings her work life approach to the show as she touches on subjects around setting people up to thrive in the workplace. Isabel highlights the importance of communication, awareness, transparency, authenticity and recognition when creating a succes...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted to be joined by Flora Stirling, Sales Operations Analyst, and Mittal Shah, Head of External Communications, of FINBOURNE Technology. The fantastic work FINBOURNE Technology is doing to transform the industry is explored by Flora and Mittal in this episode, showcasing how they are empowering firms and bettering thei...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted welcome back Akita Somani, Global Programme Lead at Buy Now Pay Later, Point of Sale Lending Globally for US Bank. Akita brings her inspiring work, advice, and experience to the show, sharing impressive updates on recent changes in the wider industry, and the exciting steps you can take to overcome any barriers fac...

We are delighted to bring you a new episode of the industry-defining series, The Families of FinTech Podcast. And this time Nadia is joined by Layla White, CEO and Founder of TechPassport. An eye-opening point of discussion throughout this episode is the importance of the right environment throughout the maternity and paternity journey. This may mean flexible working hours or WFH allowances, but i...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted to be joined by the brilliant Dr. Melissa Sassi, Chief Penguin at IBM. Chief Penguin? Not your typical job title but one that captures a fantastic, impactful role. Dr. Melissa's work is re-shaping our industry for the better, calling on the innovative mindsets of an expansive breadth of people (including Gramm...

On our latest episode of the Humans of FinTech Podcast, Nadia is joined by Cristian Mandachescu, Chief Risk Officer at iCreditWorks. iCreditWorks is a FinTech startup that wants to change how consumers access finance or medical services at the point of care. Cristian is working towards making banking and finances more accessible for the every day consumer no matter their situation in their career...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast series, Nadia is joined by the wonderful Megan Dunford, Group Leader for Strategic Planning at Western Union. We gain an exclusive insight into the fantastic Women@WU initiative, a passion project for Megan that entrenches more inclusive  practices across a global organisation. Her work with this group complements her belief in approa...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is delighted welcome Loyce Witherspoon, Head of Community & Belonging at Your Juno. Loyce sits down with Nadia to talk about what Your Juno is doing to break the taboo of money and to encourage women and non-binary people to re-learn the topic of money in a safe, judgement-free space.  "Juno is really trying to disrupt...

On this episode of the ground-breaking series, The Families of FinTech Podcast, Nadia is joined by Derick Dickson, Relationship Manager, Financial Institutions/Trade Sales at Ghana International Bank. Recently starting his own family, Derick turned to his professional LinkedIn network as he shared his personal paternity experience. In a brilliant conversation with Nadia, Derick explains how he wan...

The 17% List: Has the Needle Moved? 📈 This week, Nadia joined Georgia , part of the Marketing Team here at Harrington Starr , to announce the recent change from 17% to 19% on the Fintech with Nadia: The DEI Discussions podcast. Clearly, things are going in the right direction and the pair are here to celebrate that and to talk about how we can accelerate this positive change even more!  Reports i...

This week, Nadia is joined by the illustrious all-round FinTech expert, Elizabeth Lumley – Technology and Transaction Banking Editor at The Banker. Elizabeth has been in the FinTech world since the 90s when she applied for a journalism ad in the New York Times to cover a publication called Inside Market Data. As a self-professed "hardcore financial technology person", Elizabeth has been...

On this episode of the ground-breaking Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is joined by the fantastic Ozgun Unal, Head of e-FX Distribution UK at UBS. Having no defined career plan after graduating from University, Ozgun readied herself to embrace any opportunity that came her away. Leaving Turkey to take on a new role in Dublin, Ozgun began an exciting career journey across banking, ultimately leadin...

Join us this week as Nadia sits down for a conversation with Clara Yalmanian, Co-Founder & Head of Growth at One Signal. Clara identifies that One Signal, which she co-founded with her father, has one philosophy: Simplicity. This is demonstrated clearly in their simple structure of one-worded push notifications to provide their customers with trading insights and suggestions.  "We summari...

We are delighted to bring you a new episode of the Humans of Fintech Podcast, and this time Nadia is joined by Emily Nicolle of Dow Jones. Emily's infectious passion for change and delivering authentic DEI is evident throughout this brilliant episode. We get the opportunity to explore Emily's fascinating thoughts on how to cater for more diverse groups, to improve, to take the next step,...