Women in Payments

“Lean into the hard things, especially if you feel it’s beyond you. Get comfortable with the discomfort.” Jo Canning, Principal at EMA Partners International chats with Ritu Khanna, Managing Director, US East at Shopify, on six words and six thoughts of Ritu's career journey and advice she has for the rising stars of the industry. About My Career in Six My Career in Six is a weekly podcast produce...

"With the new world, the emotional intelligence and all the soft skills that might be more important in a woman's life can be an asset for them to reach the top level positions." In this episode of Pause for Payments, Anne-Catherine Unger and Delmas Eglantine of Worldline speak to Kristy Duncan about returning to the office in a post-pandemic world. What will a hybrid structure look like within th...

In this episode of Pause for Payments, Rachel Hansen, Payments Technology Business Information Officer of U.S. Bank, chats with Kristy Duncan about her career in technology. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payments, where in each episode, we sit down with an inspiring woman leading the way in the payments world and discuss industry and career-re...

“A lot of times it doesn’t matter where you start, it’s all about what you learn. Careers aren’t linear, they’re more jungle gyms than straight lines, and you just got to jump in, start somewhere and learn from everything that you do.” Jo Canning, Principal at EMA Partners International chats with Lisa Kalhans, President & CEO, Canada at American Express, on six words and six thoughts of Lisa'...

“Like everything we went through during the pandemic, some things shifted and accelerated really quickly and this is one of those spaces.” Mia Huntington of Elavon joins our founder and CEO Kristy Duncan in this episode of Pause of Payments where they dive into the exciting world of BNPL. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payments, where in each e...

"Being able to do significant projects for customers where those projects are really the core of their business, that has been really a thrill for me. " In this episode of Pause for Payments, Dr. Lynne Baldwin, President & Co-founder of BHMI, chats with Kristy Duncan about her career journey and her thoughts on where the payments industry is going. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payme...

“Our customers, they don’t just buy solutions. They’re buying the culture of the team that designs and presents those solutions to them.” Stew Cofer of J.P. Morgan joins us on this week's episode where he and our CCO Allison Barbosa discuss customer experience,  DE&I and how allyship plays a critical role in these areas within the organization. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments...

“Things have changed a lot for banks; they can no longer be divorced from innovation because it’s a basic license to survive.” In this episode of Pause for Payments, our Founder and CEO Kristy Duncan discusses India's digitization initiative, ESG and collaborating with fintechs with Mridula Iyer from Citi. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payment...

"We need champions who actually work at the ground level to drive access to the right resources, awareness on what we're doing on the DEI front, and engagement from every single employee". Akita Somani, Chief of Staff and Head of Change at Elavon Merchant Services Europe at Elavon, joined Kristy Duncan for a discussion on diversity, equality, and inclusion where she explained how diversity and inc...

In this episode of Pause for Payments, Katie O'Dell, AVP, Product Management of USAA, Credit Card, chats with Kristy Duncan about community banking and the USAA approach. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payments, where in each episode, we sit down with an inspiring woman leading the way in the payments world and discuss industry and career-relat...

“We need to lead by example because the example strikes a tone throughout the organization.” In this episode of Pause for Payments, our Founder & CEO, Kristy Duncan is joined by Sebastien Delasnerie and Trudy Curtis of Citi to discuss becoming an ally and overcoming bias in the workplace. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payments, where in ea...

​​"There's some things on a grander scale, and there's some very small things that we can do on a daily basis to be allies that help people come to work in the morning and do their best work." In this episode of Pause for Payments, David Cramer of Visa speaks to our very own Founder & CEO, Kristy Duncan, about the importance of allyship in the workplace. About Pause for Payments...

“One of the biggest things is to have an open-door policy. An open door is virtual as much as it is physical over the last couple of years. Being in a global role gives me that unique opportunity to get to know people on an individual level." Our very own CCO, Allison Barbosa, speaks with Peter Zotos of J.P Morgan, on Peter's career journey and what it means to be an ally in the payments industry....

In this episode of Pause for Payments, Valeria Strappa of J.P. Morgan speaks to our very own Founder & CEO, Kristy Duncan, about M&A business integration. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payments, where in each episode, we sit down with an inspiring woman leading the way in the payments world and discuss industry and career-related topic...

“Leaders can establish forums through which people can network through shared interests that are broader than sport; like business resource groups or company sponsored community engagement.” Our very own CCO, Allison Barbosa, speaks with Brian Mahony of Elavon, six words and thoughts on Brian's career journey and what it means to be an ally in the payments industry. About My Career in Six My Caree...

"Coaching and developing others to deliver results and drive innovation has been one of my biggest accomplishments.” Our very own CCO, Allison Barbosa, speaks with Jennifer Waldron of American Express, on six words and six thoughts on Jennifer's career journey and advice she has for the rising stars of the industry. About My Career in Six My Career in Six is a weekly podcast produced by Women in P...

“Staying relevant is so tricky now – you have to keep learning.”   In this episode of Pause for Payments, Tammy Petro of J.P Morgan speaks to our very own Founder & CEO, Kristy Duncan, about the the start-up landscape and best practices on growing your startup. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payments, where in each episode, we sit...

“It’s ok to make mistakes. If you make a mistake, own it, fix it, learn from it and move on.” Our very own Founder and CEO, Kristy Duncan, chats with Monica Kennedy, Head of Global Banking, Merchant Services Portfolio Management at Bank of America on six words and six thoughts of Monica's career journey and advice she has for the rising stars of the industry. About My Career in Six  My Career...

In this episode of Pause for Payments, Women in Payments Founder & CEO Kristy Duncan chats with Harshna Cayley of Barclays about the importance of sponsorship and having more women in executive leadership. About Pause for Payments Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payments, where in each episode, we sit down with an inspiring woman leading the way in the payments worl...

In this episode of Pause for Payments, Carolyn Young of ANZ speaks to our very own Founder & CEO, Kristy Duncan, about the complex world of product management and how it has evolved over the years. About Pause for Payments  Pause for Payments is a weekly podcast produced by Women in Payments, where in each episode, we sit down with an inspiring woman leading the way in the payments world...