USA
ADVISORY BOARD
Our Advisory Board brings together prominent women and allies in the USA payments and fintech industry. This talented group provides guidance and input to the Women in Payments USA Symposium program, ensuring the experience includes best-in-class keynote speakers, panelists, and breakout session leaders.
JOANNA AKERS-KHAN
Senior Director, Global Regional Marketing
Feedzai
JOANNA AKERS-KHAN
Joanna Akers-Khan is a dynamic marketing leader with over a decade of experience in shaping and executing impactful strategies. With a proven track record in driving growth and enhancing brand visibility, particularly in the fast-evolving AI and fraud prevention sectors, she currently serves as the Global Head of Regional Marketing at Feedzai.
ALISA BARBER
Chief Marketing Officer
Paysafe
ALISA BARBER
Alisa is Paysafe’s CMO and a natural storyteller leading the company’s global marketing transformation. With experience at Verint and 17 years at FIS, she brings deep fintech expertise and a passion for data-driven brand growth.
SARAH BILLINGS
EVP/Head of Global Payments
PNC
SARAH BILLINGS
Sarah is Group Senior Vice President and Head of Payments and International for PNC Financial Services. Mrs. Billings has responsibility for Product Management, Operations, and Transformation of these enterprise functions. In her role, she leads a multi-disciplinary team committed to delivering innovative, market-leading solutions and transforming PNC’s core platforms.
NICOLA BLUE
VP Marketing Intelligence & Insights
Early Warning
NICOLA BLUE
PREETI CHATURVEDI
Head of US Domestic and Emerging Payments
HSBC
PREETI CHATURVEDI
Preeti oversees revenue growth, innovation, operational excellence, risk management, and talent development. An innovation champion and client advocate, she has launched award-winning, commercially successful products to help institutional clients succeed in hyper-connected digital economy.
ALI DAVIS
VP, Strategic Relationship Manager
Fiserv
ALI DAVIS
Ali Davis manages one of Fiserv’s key strategic bank partners across Fiserv focusing on partnership and strategic growth. Ali is a graduate of Clemson with a BS in Marketing and previously worked for Bank of America. Ali joined Fiserv in April 2020.
DANIELLE FARIS
VP, Operations & Enablement, Global Advertising & Brand Management
American Express
DANIELLE FARIS
Danielle is Vice President, Industry Development & Partnerships for U.S. Merchant Services at American Express, where she drives revenue growth through industry expansion, sources new partners for acceptance, and delivers value-added services for merchants.
JASMINE GRANT
Head of Treasury Solutions Technology
Truist
JASMINE GRANT
Jasmine Grant joined Truist bank in 2012 and has over 25 years of professional services experience. She currently leads the Treasury Solutions Technology division as part of the Enterprise Payments and Wholesale Technology organization at Truist. She has enjoyed working across a wide spectrum of financial services primarily in Treasury, Broker Dealer, Private Wealth (Merrill Lynch), and Mortgage (Bank of America). In addition, she drove management consulting engagements with KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers to deliver large scale transformation initiatives (merger integration, organizational restructuring).
LAUREN GONNELLA
VP, Relationship Management
Worldpay, now part of Global Payments
LAUREN GONNELLA
Lauren has 20+ years’ experience leading enterprise merchant and financial institution partnerships across North America. She leads strategy for the region’s largest merchants and is Global Co-Chair of WAVE, championing development and community for women.
HELEN HAN
Managing Director and Partner
Boston Consulting Group
HELEN HAN
Helen is a Managing Director and Partner at Boston Consulting Group, bringing over a decade of experience in advising financial services clients, including global and regional banks and payment firms, with a focus on digital and technology strategies. She leads BCG’s Data@Scale topic globally and GenAI for tech.
JANE LARIMER
President & CEO
Nacha
JANE LARIMER
TAMMY LEVINE
Head of Marketing & Content, Global Payments & Liquidity,
Wells Fargo
TAMMY LEVINE
Tammy is Head of Marketing for the Global Payments & Liquidity business at Wells Fargo, which delivers working capital solutions to clients globally. She is responsible for supporting sales growth and building long-term profitable client relationships by driving hyper targeted and relevant strategies across content and marketing, industry sponsorships and conferences, and proprietary events to engage clients and the industry.
GONCA LATIF-SCHMITT
MD, Treasury and Trade Sales
Citi
GONCA LATIF-SCHMITT
She is a member of the Treasury and Trade Solutions Executive Committee as the Global Head of Commercial Cards. In this role, Gonca leads a global organization that spans product management, market management, sales and account management for clients across the corporate.
MAGGIE LU
Chief of Staff to the President of Checkout Solutions
PayPal
MAGGIE LU
Maggie Lu shapes consumer and merchant strategy and operations for Checkout Solutions & PayPal. Before PayPal, she pioneered Peloton's Affirm BNPL partnership, scaled the business 12x, and founded two consumer startups. Ex-McKinsey partner; HBS MBA.
JORDAN OWEN
Head of Merchant, Business Banking Revenue
Elavon by U.S. Bank
JORDAN OWEN
As Head of Merchant for Business Banking at Elavon, Jordan Owen has deep experience in payments, having held leadership positions at the U.K.’s largest bank-owned acquirer and a Dutch fintech. Most recently, she was a commercial leader for Mangopay’s U.K. and Ireland business. In her current role, Owen focuses on developing and furthering small business relationships and helps ensure U.S. Bank’s payments offerings are at the forefront of conversation.
LIBA SAIOVICI
MD, Head of International Strategy and Innovation for Global Payment Solutions
Bank of America
LIBA SAIOVICI
Liba leads the development and execution of cutting-edge strategies to drive global expansion and pioneering advancements in the payments landscape, spearheading innovative initiatives to ensure the bank remains at the forefront of the industry.
JULIE SCHANZER
EVP, US Financial Institutions
Mastercard
JULIE SCHANZER
In this role, Julie leads the team managing over 70 Financial Institutions across the United States responsible for growing debit, consumer credit, small business and commercial payments across the segment. The team drives tremendous value to our partners and Mastercard through the introduction and commercialization of new products and platforms as well as the optimization of their portfolios.
SHAWN STUDDARD
Managing Director, Head of Sales and Relationship Management
J.P.Morgan
SHAWN STUDDARD
Shawn is Head of Merchant Services Sales and Relationship Management for JP Morgan’s Commercial Banking segment. He is a Managing Director with over 20 years’ experience supporting the complex payment needs of clients spanning every size, segment, and industry. Shawn has been advocating and advancing diversity and inclusion throughout his career and is Co-Chair for Men as Allies for JP Morgan Payments.
ELIZABETH ST-ONGE
MD & Head of Product Management, Global Transaction Banking
TD
ELIZABETH ST-ONGE
Elizabeth has over 20 years in the industry with leadership roles in corporate banking, transaction banking, and capital markets. She has deep expertise in treasury, payments, FX, trade finance, lending and liquidity management. Elizabeth has held numerous senior roles in the industry leading strategy, transformation and product management.
SHEFFALI WELCH
Chief Operating Officer
The Clearing House
SHEFFALI WELCH
Sheffali Welch is a Forbes 50 over 50 recipient and the Chief Operating Officer of The Clearing House where she is responsible for HR, Finance, Marketing and Communications and Corporate Real Estate as well as supporting critical strategic and operational initiatives.
CRYSTAL WRIGHT
SVP, Communications
Merrick Bank
CRYSTAL WRIGHT
Crystal Wright serves as Senior Vice President of Communications for CardWorks, where she leads the company’s enterprise-wide Corporate Communications and Events function. In this role, she is accountable for shaping and executing CardWorks’ integrated communications strategy—internally and externally—to strengthen the company’s reputation, elevate brand awareness for CardWorks and its subsidiaries, and support the organization’s long-term growth ambitions.