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Gillin joined JPMorgan four years ago to lead the bank’s co-brand credit card business. She was chief marketing officer for about a year.

JPMorgan Chase scrubbed its bylaws of gender designations as pressure grows from both society and investors on global businesses to show they are diversifying and becoming more inclusive.

M&F Bancorp in North Carolina plans to use some of the $18 million it received from big banks to make overdue improvements to its commercial lending platform.

Big banks led the push to offer multibillion-dollar bonds that fund affordable housing, education and nonprofits that serve needy communities. But Truist's recent $1.25 billion bond is a sign that regionals want to attract progressive institutional investors — and burnish their images.

The new group is made up of leaders from institutions with assets of $300 million or less and aims to help foster collaboration, mentorship opportunities and more.

Women now account for half of Citigroup's 16-person board, the most of the 20 largest global banks, after Michael Corbat stepped down as CEO and was replaced by Jane Fraser.

2021's Most Influential Women in Payments honorees demonstrate how a diverse background and a unique perspective can prove crucial in difficult times.

Philo started out her career as an entrepreneur selling prepaid calling cards to customers with her two year old and two old month old children in tow.

She could have been called "Doctor Kristy" at some point, but Carstensen followed a gut feeling that the medical profession wasn't truly for her — and she could have a bigger impact on financial and payments services in the banking industry.

Rowe has had many successes and challenges in her journey to the CEO position of a division of Paysafe, where she can also help the company promote diversity.

Bringing a philosophy of diversity to life at work, Ghai expands opportunities for people within Discover — and in her home country of India

Small businesses and restaurants using Clover’s tools rapidly needed new ways to accept payments online when the pandemic struck, according to Linardi.

Identity management is key to driving financial innovation, and Interac is part of the effort to streamline authentication across Canada.

The pandemic put payments companies to the test, exposing resilience and pain points, according to Smith.

The pandemic exposed the fact that too many payments are still traveling by paper checks, according to Larimer.

Vala recognizes how difficult it is to stay connected with her team. Almost half her company has been hired during the pandemic's work-at-home environment.

Walden’s career path to becoming the chief innovation and marketing officer at a leading earned wage access firm didn’t start out normally, but her focus and determination landed her a role in the C-Suite.

Becoming a collegiate swimming champion and watching her parents operate a small business for years provided valuable experience for Tackett, who now holds an influential payments role at U.S. Bank.

Avila made sure her educational and professional journey would steer her back to helping her home country of Colombia. Her role at Wise (formerly TransferWise) lets her accomplish that mission.