The 20 women honored in this inaugural feature were selected by the editors of PaymentsSource, Bank Technology News and ISO&Agent as standouts for their significant achievements, exceptional leadership, and promotion of innovation in the payments industry.
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The impact of these female leaders in the payments business is evident in the fact that the honorees represent a wide range of payments constituencies, including issuing banks, payments networks, merchant acquirers, and payments technology companies, among others.
The 2013 list includes (in alphabetical order):
Ann Cairns, president of international markets, MasterCard
Ranjana Clark, senior vice president and chief customer and marketing officer, PayPal
Joyce Cook, CEO, International CyberTrans
Donna Embry, senior vice president of strategic development at Payment Alliance International, president of Midwest Acquirers Association
Janet Estep, president and CEO, NACHA, the electronic payments association
Kim Fitzsimmons, CEO, Cynergy Data
Annmarie "Mimi" Hart, president and CEO, MagTek
Lynn Heitman, senior vice president and head of marketing and product management for corporate payment systems, U.S. Bancorp
Julie Marie Joseforsky, senior vice president and head of debit, credit and prepaid cards, Fifth Third Bancorp
Pamela Joseph, vice chair of payment services, U.S. Bancorp
Laura Kelly, senior vice president and general manager of Americas, American Express
Deborah McWhinney, chief operating officer of enterprise payments and global product manager of consumer payments, Citigroup
Cynthia Murray, managing director and head of global treasury product infrastructure for platforms and eCommerce, Bank of America
Diane Offereins, executive vice president and president of payment services, Discover Financial Services
Barbara Pacheco, senior vice president and head of the financial services division at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Linda Perry, principal, Linda S. Perry Consulting
Diane Reyes, global head of payments and cash management, HSBC
Ginger Schmeltzer, senior vice president of emerging payments, Fiserv
Jennifer Schulz, head of global e-commerce, Visa
Secil Watson, executive vice president and head of wholesale internet solutions, Wells Fargo
