Women in Payments

American Banker's second annual Most Influential Women in Payments, Next recognizes women under 40 who have demonstrated a strong talent for leadership and an expertise in their respective fields.

The pandemic brought a flood of digital transactions to Visa's network. Fraudsters tried to take advantage, but "It’s my team’s job to be a step ahead of the bad guys," said Kelly, the card network's global head of risk strategy.

Bhattacharjee is charting a path for the transaction banking business to use fintech partnerships and cloud technology to court small businesses to the investment banking giant.

Martincevic, one of American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments for 2022, immigrated to the U.S. alone at age 17 without knowing how to speak English. She became the first person in her family to obtain a college degree.

Muse, one of American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments for 2022, has put the wireless carrier ahead of many banks in its adoption of real-time payments technology for billing.

This year's Most Influential Women in Payments honorees span the globe, demonstrating the universal importance of personal connections and career mobility, as well as the ways technology can connect a hybrid workforce and propel commerce.

This year's honorees are women under 40 who have demonstrated a strong talent for leadership and an expertise in their respective fields. They also took on crucial responsibilities to help their organizations navigate the complexities of the pandemic, and set their companies on a path for continued growth.

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.