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With Frida Leibowitz (Founder/CEO, Debbie), Sonal Bagga (Founder, Namma), Neepa Patel (Founder/CEO, Themis), Javier Fernandez (Head of Network Strategy & Bank Partnerships), Novo), Tanya Krishnakumar (Platform & Partnerships Mgr, Rise NY).
Rise New York, 43 W 23rd St, 2nd Fl
Nov 10 (Thu) , 2022 @ 05:30 PM
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Rise Presents: Byte-sized Finance & Diversity in FinTech

Following our latest Rise Insights Report: Byte-sized finance for all, join our panelists at Rise NY on November 10th to discuss some key themes around:

- Diversity in FinTech & related products

- How consumer financial literacy drives greater financial inclusion

- Microlending as wealth creation

The panel will be followed by an informal networking session with food & drinks, please stick around to have a chance to chat with the panelists 1:1!

In-person:
Panel - 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST

Refreshments - 6:30 pm - 7 pm EST

Virtually:
If you're joining virtually, please find the info below.

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85986916279?pwd=emtVWXZEQmVCL0d4c2ZqYzRCZEtuUT09

Meeting ID: 859 8691 6279

Passcode: Byte



Panelist:

Neepa Patel, Founder & CEO of Themis

Neepa is the Founder & CEO of Themis - a next generation governance, risk & compliance platform. Formerly she was an OCC Bank Regulator through the 2007 credit crisis, a Compliance Officer at a Fintech & a Compliance Officer at Morgan Stanley / Deutsche Bank. She's been on all sides of Compliance & Risk & now built a tool to address everyone's pain points.

Sonal Bagga, Founder of Namma

Sonal is the founder of Namma. She left BCG in 2021 as 'Director of Engineering' with 21 years of experience to build this platform. Prior to this she held positions at Goldman Sachs, Jet.com & Motorola. She also has a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

Frida Leibowitz, Co-Founder & CEO of Debbie

Co-Founder & CEO at Debbie, Frida previously did credit risk + product at Marcus by Goldman Sachs. BS in Business & Political Economy at NYU Stern. As an immigrant, first-gen college graduate & wealth builder, she is passionate about helping others achieve financial security because she has experienced the lack of it.

Tanya Krishnakumar, Platform & Partnerships Manager at Rise NY

Tanya started her career at Barclays in Credit Risk before moving over to Rise NY. Having majored in Digital Marketing & FinTech in college, she's passionate about helping founders get the resources they need to develop their innovative solutions & change the banking industry.

Javier Sanz Fernandez, FRM, Head of Network Strategy (Bank Partnerships) at Novo

Javier Sanz Fernandez is a seasoned fintech & finance executive with more than 15 years of experience in strategy, transformation & change management. He is the Head of Network Strategy at Novo where he is responsible for the design & implementation of a network of partner banks to support Novo's growth. He is originally from Spain & recently naturalized as a US citizen, & emigrated to this country in 2015 to pursue his career ambitions. He is a strong advocate of diversity & believes that the Fintech ecosystem benefits from allowing everyone to bring in their own perspective to solve the world's problems.
 
 
 
 
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