The Most Powerful Women in Banking

As the head of BNP Paribas' Latin American operations, the bank's corporate and institutional banking franchise had a remarkable year in Latin America in 2022, solidifying its position as a key player in the region.

After the acquisition of TCF Financial in 2021, Pierce, who has worked in banking since 1978, has been strategizing about how to make the bank more cost-effective and scalable.

Bakhshi is now special advisor to BMO Financial Group, the Montreal-based bank that bought Bank of the West from its former parent, Paris-based BNP Paribas, in February.

When Tracy Kerrins became head of technology at Wells Fargo in April, she joined a small group of women who share that role including Lori Beer at JPMorgan Chase and Judy Dinn at TD Bank.

Chayt has been running Fifth Third's commercial payments division for seven years. The group generated $672 million in revenue and $643 million in total fee income in 2022.