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On this inspiring episode of Humans of Fintech, Nadia is joined by Dr. Jonathan Ashong- Lamptey, a globally recognised authority and champion of Diversity and Inclusion.  From his academic pursuits to his actions to encourage greater inclusion in the workplace, Dr. Jonathon charts the work he has done to make an impact on each person's diversity journey. Dr. Jonathon's informed insights...

Liza discusses her drive and passion that have shaped her professional development and how these traits have helped to propel the success of iNBOTiQA. As a firm that prides itself on constant innovation, Liza shares her invaluable experience and insights on this highly informative episode of Women in Fintech.  Remember to leave a review to help support this ground-breaking series! FinTech's D...

In this latest episode of this ground-breaking short series, the Maternity and Paternity Podcast, Nadia is joined by Patricia Salume, COO and Co-Founder and VeeLoop and vHelp. Finding a balance between professional growth but also moving on with our own lives has always been difficult. But Patricia shines a light on how changing company culture and a reassessment of attitudes towards maternity/pat...

This episode of Nadia’s ground-breaking Women of Fintech series features Marta Zaccagnini, European Programmes and Partnerships Manager for Village Capital.  Marta discusses her inspiring background and the incredible work Village Capital does for the financial empowerment of the refugee community in Europe. Imparting her unique advice on making assumptions and the importance of experience, Marta’...

Nadia was joined by Ritesh Jain, Former COO and Global Head of Digital Technology Delivery at HSBC, over Zoom for the latest episode of Humans of Fintech.  Ritesh discussed his impressive eighteen years of global experience in digital technology and how his entrepreneurial and driven spirit has allowed him to make a reaching impact in all the work he has done. Nadia also poses fascinating question...

In the latest episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech Series, Nadia was joined by Randa Bennett over Zoom. Randa spoke about her extensive and unique experience and the many hats she had to wear to get VeeLoop to where it is today in a fascinating tale of resilience, adaptability and humility. For more from this incredible series, subscribe to the pod today and if you like what you hear, please d...

The latest in Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast welcomes Henna Ashraf to the show. Henna is Head of Testing at Cashplus. Henna talks to Nadia about her own background and what went into her success in a male-dominated tech space, and what she sees for the future of gender equality and inclusivity as a whole, among much more. If you like what you hear, please leave a review and make sure you su...

In this 60th episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia was delighted to welcome back Peter Lancos, CEO, and Sonal Rattan, CTO, the co-founders of eXate. Recorded just prior to lockdown, Peter and Sonal always bring such enthusiasm to the pod and this episode was no different. Talking about how the landscape was continuing to change and with COVID-19 imminent, what they had in mind fo...

In this very special episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia was delighted to be joined by Vanessa Vallely OBE, CEO and Founder of WeAreTheCity. Vanessa talked to Nadia about how she came to found one of the biggest equalising platforms in the nation's Capital, her new venture WeAreTechWomen, and also a very special feature that she is running next week...listen for more. Plea...

The next episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast is huge. Recorded just prior to the huge announcement that Form3 are partnering with Lloyds Bank, Nadia was joined over Zoom by Eimear O'Connor, Form3's Chief Operating Officer. In what turned out to be a fascinating interview, they covered Eimear's own unique back story, how she came to Form3, and what problems they are solv...

In this latest episode of Nadia's groundbreaking Women of Fintech Podcast series, Nadia is joined bay Chirine BenZaied-Bourgerie, Director of Innovation at Finastra. Chirine talks to Nadia about her background in engineering and what led her to her position today, as well as her ideas around equality in the workplace and much more. For more from this outstanding series of interviews, subscrib...

The next episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast welcomes Hannah Preston to the show.  Hannah is Commercial Strategy Advisor for Minna Technologies and was recognised as the most Powerful Woman in Fintech 2017 by Innovate Finance. She is an evangelist for personal economic security and also talks about the blend between her professional and family life. For more episodes, make sure you su...

The next episode of Nadia's groundbreaking Women of Fintech Podcast welcomed Sophie Theen into the office just prior to lockdown. Sophie is Chief People Officer at Oakam but also a staunch advocate for equality in the workplace, and sought after public speaker on mental health, HR topics and more. Sophie gave Nadia an insight into what drives her, what led her down her unique career path and...

Nadia's latest episode of the Humans of Fintech podcast welcomed Rasmus Bruun to the show over Zoom. Rasmus discussed his role as CCO at Aryze and what they have been doing during the lockdown and before that as to how they have become the name on everyone's lips in the industry. For more from this series, including other guests, topics, and industries, make sure you subscribe and please...

The next in Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast Series welcomes Anya Boutov to the show over Zoom. Recorded before the pandemic, Anya discussed her role as Chief Revenue Officer of the hugely impressive Beacon Platform Inc. and what that has entailed. She also gave some insight into what we can expect from them in the future. For more from this series and others, make sure you subscribe and if y...

In this episode, Nadia is joined by Dora Ziambra, COO at Azimo Ltd. who joined over Zoom to discuss how Azimo are working through the pandemic. From care packages to support, Dora explains how their passion for helping customers has translated to helping each other out through these unprecedented times and shed some light on some of the incredible things Azimo are doing today. If you enjoyed what...

The latest of Nadia's groundbreaking Women of Fintech Podcast series welcomed Seema Khinda Johnson into the studio.  Recorded prior to lockdown, Seema talks about her role as Co-Founder & COO at Nuggets, which she founded alongside her husband and how that has worked out as a personal and professional partnership. She speaks of the challenges around funding a business and also what led th...

In the latest episode of this groundbreaking new short series, Nadia is joined by Jason Trost, Founder and CEO of Smarkets to talk about the Maternity/Paternity journey today. Having founded the company, Jason has seen them go from an environment with no parents, to now 15+ children amongst his 100+ staff and what that has meant for him personally, (having two under three!) and from a company pers...

In our 50th episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is joined over Skype by very special guest, Anna Tsyupko. Anna is CEO and Co-Founder of Paybase as well as an Advisory Board Member for the Emerging Payments Association. Anna and Nadia talk about the challenges, highlights and lowlights of being a leader, as well as Anna's influencers and much more in a fascinating discussio...

In the latest edition of our Maternity/Paternity Podcast, Nadia is joined by friend of the show, Diana Paredes, CEO & Co-Founder of Suade Labs. Recorded before lockdown and the global pandemic, Diana talks to Nadia at length about her own maternity story, how she combined motherhood with entrepreneurialism by taking her child everywhere with her for the first year, and what she believes other...

In the latest of Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast series, Nadia is joined over Zoom by Elena Betés Novoa, CEO of Penguin Portals. Elena gave us some insight into her background coming from Spain and the challenges she has overcome to get where she is today. She also looks at how parenthood has helped the way she works and runs her business as well as the role diversity plays in the workplace....

On this episode of Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast, Nadia is joined over Zoom by Kelly Read-Parish, the COO at Credit Kudos.  Kelly tells Nadia about her fascinating story, dating back to her struggles securing a phone contract when she first came to the UK to study, to eventually becoming COO at a business that deals with that exact scenario, among other fascinating topics. To hear more fro...

The latest of Nadia's Women of Fintech Podcast series welcomed Julie Ashmore Dann to the show over Zoom. Julie is CEO of Rapid Cash, a Natwest RBS company, and is also featured on the Women in Fintech Powerlist as well as being a public speaker of note. Julie talks to Nadia about some of her incredible achievements and one of her most powerful lessons provided by her daughter. For more from o...

The next episode of the Maternity/Paternity Podcast welcomes Annette Evans to the studio. Recorded prior to lockdown, Annette came in to our offices to talk to Nadia about her illustrious background, the impact GPS has had on the industry and the way we live today, as well as her own experience of the support she received whilst carrying her two children.  Please subscribe for access to other show...

In a huge coup for the podcast, this episode Nadia is joined by Louise O'Shea, the CEO of Confused.com. Louise talks to Nadia about a range of topics, including finding herself announced as CEO mere weeks after childbirth, the global success of the business over the last few years, her plans to continue to the rapid growth and success as she continues to lead the business and her approach div...