LATAM
AWARDS COMMITTEE
Meet the women who are giving back and paying it forward as the dedicated Committee members responsible for managing the Women in Payments LATAM Awards.
FERNANDA CARBONARI
VP and Managing Director - South America
Blackhawk Network
FERNANDA CARBONARI
Fernanda is VP and Managing Director of Blackhawk Network for South America. She is focussed on driving innovation and growth for her company’s existing clients and building new partnerships. With over 20 years of experience in the payments sector and online commerce, she began her career in planning and operations for Submarino.com, Brazil’s largest e-commerce site.
LORENA EGUIGUREN
Senior Legal Counsel
FIS
LORENA EGUIGUREN
Lorena Eguiguren leads Latam Worldpay´s Commercial Legal Team for almost 2 years. She started her career in Citi, having different roles in the Legal Department of the bank during her more than 15 years career.
SONIA GOMEZ
Director of Solution Consulting, LatAm
ACI Worldwide
SONIA GOMEZ
Sonia is a leader who is passionate about the fascinating and fast-changing world of digital payments where she has worked for 25 years, She currently serves as a Director of Solution Consulting at ACI Worldwide for Latin America.
ALEXANDRA LUGO
Executive Director
J.P. Morgan
ALEXANDRA LUGO
Alexandra leads the Payments Sales Team for Corporates in Mexico at J.P Morgan, and also manages headquarters relations. She has over 15 years of experience in the banking industry in global banks, specialized in cash management services.
MARIA BEATRIZ PELLEGRINO
Vice President Legal - Brazil and Andean region
Visa
MARIA BEATRIZ PELLEGRINO
Maria is VP of Visa for Legal in Brazil and the Andean Countries. She is focused on payment regulations, client negotiation and payment services. She joined Visa in 2010 and has over 20 years of experience in multinationals.
Maria is an experienced Executive Director, she has a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry and is skilled in Negotiation, International Law, Competition Law and Credit Cards.
ISABELA REBELLO
Global Outsourcing Oversight Risk & Compliance
Stripe
ISABELA REBELLO
Isabela leads the Global Outsourcing Oversight Risk & Compliance at Stripe since July 2022. She joined Stripe in 2020 as the Head of Enterprise Risk & Compliance for Latin America and as a statutory director of Stripe Brazil.
Passionate about innovation and the financial services sector, Isabella has over 19 years of experience in payments and financial services, driving business in Brazil and Latin America.
JUDITH REYES
Director de Medios de Pago y Préstamos Personales
Scotiabank
JUDITH REYES
Judith is a Senior Finance Sector Executive, with more than 20 years' experience in the Payments Industry. She has successfully lead local teams in the creation of local and regional strategic initiatives.
Her experience encompasses Digital Payments, P2P, Acquirings, Cobrands, Strategic Alliances, Loyalty Programs and Retail Products. Judith is also a Board Member in businesses that are part of the Payment's ecosystem.
STEPHANIE SCOTTO AMELOTTI
Vice President, Identity Services
Mastercard
STEPHANIE SCOTTO AMELOTTI
In this role, Stephanie is responsible for driving Mastercard’s identity business growth, operational excellence, product success, and a results-oriented, cross-functional team in a newly expanded region for Mastercard’s largest Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence acquisition in Latin America. The team is focused on delivering the trusted identities that accelerate the digital economy, fuel the entire identity verification lifecycle and enable consumers to safely and securely prove they are who they say they are.
VALERIA SICA
Global Head of Trade Data, Partnerships and Innovation
Citi
VALERIA SICA
Valeria has over 30 years of experience in Trade. Based in Miami she is currently the Global Trade Head of Data, Partnerships, and Innovation. In this role, she is responsible for the strategic definition of the evolution of the trade business into the digital space. She covers all of Citi’s Trade solutions.