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The European Women in Payments Network (EWPN), an organisation which unites women working in finance, cards, fintech and payments across Europe, has named financial regulation specialist Alison Donnelly as ‘Fintech/Payments Leader of the Year’.
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‘Being a woman gives you an advantage because finance used to be a male-dominated world. Females bring a different point of view and I leverage that.’
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Fintech also has emerged as a high-tech sector where women are taking management positions.
London-based fintech research and analytics provider Findexable reports that in 2019, the proportion of women in senior management roles globally grew to 29 percent, the highest number ever recorded.
Findexable is conducting a Gender Diversity Radar Survey with the University of Illinois “to understand how fintech firms are supporting women in the workplace and gender diversity within the industry.”