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ORLANDO, Fla. Being influential in the payments industry isn't just about positions or titles; it's about driving the course of business while also setting an example for others to follow in their careers and personal lives.
Many of the honorees featured in PaymentsSource's
"You are influential, whether you want to be or not," said
She was surprised by the attention, especially since she participated in only one media interview after issuing a memo to her company's employees announcing her plans for balancing her job responsibilities with her maternity leave.
"It became a very thoughtful experience," she said. "It's an important conversation for people to have because it should happen more frequently, but at the same time I want to be known for my career."
Other honorees spoke of how important it is for women to make sure their career ambitions do not consume them so completely that they forget their personal lives.
"Who's going to push us around the old folks' home? It's not our coworkers," said
In a previous job at JPMorgan Chase, she described herself as a workaholic the sort of person who sleeps with her BlackBerry under her pillow. But after she lost her job during layoffs, her perspective changed.
Because she was no longer tied to her bank job, Taylor was able to see her sister have a child. Now, with a newfound value for her personal and family life, Taylor says she has stopped checking email through the night.
"Sometimes you don't make the change, the change is put on you, and it's how you respond," she said.
And
Many of the women were surprised to find themselves in positions of influence, but are eager to make the most of that role.
"I don't think of myself as being powerful or influential but clearly we ought to start embracing that," said
Perry reached out to several of the Most Influential Women in Payments honorees who were not able to attend Card Forum and shared their thoughts.
Perry says at the start of her career, she didn't even view herself as part of a payments industry.
"Who knew this was an industry?" Perry said. "In the past we called ourselves bankers."
The women who spoke at Card Forum also had specific things they wanted to change in the payments industry.
Both Taylor and Targan said they'd like to influence regulators since the regulatory burden on payments companies is quite onerous.
"There seems to be so much more regulatory pressure on payments companies and it's misguided in many ways," said Targan.
Taylor agreed saying, "It's increasingly hard for poor people to bank here. I just think there's a lot of regulatory scrutiny and compliance initiatives that are actually squeezing out a population and it's a big population."
Capital One is one of several banks that recently
"How do we have a safe payment environment and not exclude a whole huge population?" she asked.
Walmart has been a strong backer of merchant-led mobile wallet initiative, the Merchant Customer Exchange, which aims to
Walmart sees opportunity in moving in the same direction as the European Union and other regions which are developing low-cost innovative payment products or decreasing or capping interchange fees, she said.
