LATAM
ADVISORY BOARD
Our Advisory Board brings together prominent female trailblazers in the LATAM payments and fintech industry. This talented group of women provides guidance and input to the Women in Payments LATAM Symposium program and ensures the experience includes best-in-class keynote speakers, panelists and break-out session leaders.
MARILIA DE CARA
Fintech Senior Managing Counsel
Booking.com
MARILIA DE CARA
Marilia is the Fintech Senior Managing Counsel at Booking.com. She was an associate of Pinheiro Neto Advogados for 15 years, Payments Legal Director for Latin America at Uber, and foreign associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP in New York.
Marilia holds an LL.B. from University of São Paulo USP, a Masters Degree (stricto sensu) in Commercial Law from University of São Paulo, and an LL.M. from the University of Columbia.
ANNALI DUARTE
Managing Director, Head of Global Transaction Services, Brazil
Bank of America
ANNALI DUARTE
Annali Duarte is the head of Global Transaction Services (GTS) for Bank of America in Brazil with 32 years of experience in the financial industry.
She is responsible for driving the GTS strategy in the country, and leads the GTS local products and services, She is also the LatAm Lead for Global Banking Digital Strategy, responsible to leverage global tools towards digital transformation.
THAIS GARCEZ LIMA DE MENDONCA
Head of Regulatory for Latin America
Stripe
THAIS GARCEZ LIMA DE MENDONCA
Thais was an associate of Pinheiro Neto Advogados for 15 years and also worked as foreign associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York. Currently Thais is Head of Regulatory for Latin America at Stripe.
She holds an LL.B. from University of Sao Paulo, an LL.M (Master of Laws) from Insper, and one from Columbia University in New York.
THAYDE OLARTE
SVP and Retail Banking Head
Scotiabank
THAYDE OLARTE
Thayde currently leads Global Customer Experience, priority customer segments including Affluent and Small Business, Global Insurance, Distribution Transformation and Payments and Loyalty for Scotiabank-International Banking.
She has more than 25 years of retail, commercial and corporate banking experience.
ANDREA PARRA
Director Account Development & Product Management
American Express Global Merchant Services
ANDREA PARRA
Andrea is the Director of Client Management and Product Development for American Express Global Merchant Services in Mexico. She is responsible for developing a multi-industry portfolio of large merchants, product strategy and commercialization to maximize revenues and drive incremental volume to deliver strong financial results.
JULIANA QUINTEIRO
Commercial Vice President
Worldpay from FIS
JULIANA QUINTEIRO
Juliana is Commercial Vice President at Worldpay from FIS. Responsible for the business development and customer relationship area in Latin America, focusing on the Brazilian market.
She graduated in International Business and Business Administration from Graceland University in the United States; she has been working in the online payments market for over ten years, working in the commercial area of companies such as Braspag and Adyen.
CLAUDIA REYES
General Manager Peru, Regional Country Director Colombia, Ecuador & Bolivia
Western Union Global Money Transfer
CLAUDIA REYES
ANGELICA VALENCIA
Executive Director
J.P. Morgan
ANGELICA VALENCIA
Angelica is the Executive Director of Global Clearing and Innovation for Latin America and the Head of Global Clearing Market Management. She is responsible for the strategy and commercialization of Global Clearing & FX in Latin America and brings consultative expertise on innovative solutions.
Angelica is also on the board of NuevaLife, a foundation that focuses on the improving the lives of indigenous communities living in extreme poverty.
KIKI DEL VALLE
Executive Vice President Market Development, LAC
Mastercard
KIKI DEL VALLE
Kiki is Executive Vice President of Market Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) at Mastercard. In her role, she oversees the region’s operations and customer-facing activities including market transformation strategy, business development, and relationship management with fintechs, merchants, digital partners, and payment service providers.
ROCÍO VELARDE
CCO and BCMA Head Citibank, N.A. Sucursal Ecuador
Citi
ROCÍO VELARDE
Rocío serves as Citi Country Officer and Banking, Capital Markets and Advisory Head for Citibank in Ecuador. She joined Citi in 1999, as Quality and Innovation Specialist for Citibank del Perú S.A.
Due to her work in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion, she was recognized by the Women Economic Forum with the award of “Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All” for the year 2021.
FEDRA WARE
Regional Senior Relationship Manager, Global Key Clients, Latin America & Caribbean
Swift
FEDRA WARE
Fedra is Regional Senior Relationship Manager, Global Key Clients in Latin America & The Caribbean at Swift, with a focus on digital transformation of cross-border payments. As a trusted advisor and innovation partner, she drives strategic activities which require a deep understanding of regional and global industry trends, as well as technology drivers.