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As electronic payments continue their steady ascent, the job Diana Reyes does for HSBC has become enormous.

Women looking to balance their high-powered careers with a family life can take inspiration from Marianne Lake. "You can have it all," the U.K. native said in a recent interview. "But you just might not be able to have all of it at the same time."

B of A's Anne Clarke Wolff says attrition continues to thwart efforts to improve gender equality in the banking industry's top ranks.

PNC's Charlotte McLaughlin is frustrated by the lack of gender equality in the senior ranks across corporate America.

Although she oversees one of the world's largest corporate technology teams, Cathy Bessant is not the kind of fervent cheerleader for digital breakthroughs that one encounters in Silicon Valley. That said, Bessant, who is American Banker's Most Powerful Woman in Banking for 2017, is a big believer in the power of technology.

Tracey Brophy Warson runs the largest segment of one of the world’s largest private banking operations, overseeing offices across the continent that manage $191 billion in assets.

Joyce Chang of JPMorgan Chase says the combination of artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning will fundamentally transform the kind of information investors use to make decisions.

New York Life is quietly emerging as a global force in asset management. Credit Yie-Hsin Hung, the CEO of New York Life Investment Management.

Across asset management, investment banking, capital markets and cards, these finance executives stand out for their performance and for helping to create a path to parity for women in sectors that tend to be even more male-dominated than the banking industry.

For Sandie O'Connor, the importance of sponsoring talented young women in banking is personal.

Amid continuing predictions about the demise of conventional money management, Fidelity's Abigail Johnson is making adjustments to keep the business thriving and prove the doomsayers wrong.

Even for someone as accomplished as Rebecca Patterson, there are times when a little encouragement is helpful. That's why she keeps a book of quotations from Eleanor Roosevelt by her bedside.

Diane Schumaker-Krieg knows firsthand that fear can lead to innovation — and, for her, the beginning of a career in research.

With market volatility at the beginning of the year, and the acquisition of First Niagara Financial Group completed at midyear, 2016 was especially busy for Amy Carlson.

After she saw statistics showing that over the last 10 years the number of women on Fortune 1000 boards has not changed significantly, Centric's CEO decided to take action to increase the visibility of female leaders in her area.

Margaret Keane is mapping out Synchrony Financial's future.

It is up to Mary Mack, a 33-year banking veteran, to convince front-line employees — along with customers and regulators — that Wells Fargo is a changed company.

Being in the forefront of change is nothing new for Michelle Neal, who leads BNY Mellon Markets.

In 2017, it's critical that large foreign-owned banks have finely tuned eyes and ears in Silicon Valley. At Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, the parent of MUFG Union Bank, those duties fall to Ranjana Clark.

Fearless Girl is controversial, stirring up both passionate fans and harsh critics. But State Street's chief marketing officer, Hannah Grove, could not be happier about the impact it is having.