The Most Powerful Women in Banking

Recounting her family’s financial struggles, Jelena McWilliams said regulatory policy should address the plight of the underbanked.

Shari Van Cleave, head of digital labs at the bank, discusses customer-facing technology it's testing, including wearables and the so-called internet of things.

While the OCC has led the charge on modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act, Gov. Lael Brainard gave a rundown of new ideas under discussion — from updating assessment boundaries to a comprehensive community development test.

In the startup sector, female founders consistently receive far less venture capital than male founders, but a program by Quesnay is looking to change that.

The bank will fund community development financial institutions that lend to women-owned businesses backed by the fashion designer's foundation.