EDITOR ' S LETTER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
WILL GIRLING
DEPUTY EDITOR
JOANNA ENGLAND
EDITORAL DIRECTOR
SCOTT BIRCH
CREATIVE TEAM
OSCAR HATHAWAY SOPHIA FORTE SOPHIE-ANN PINNELL HECTOR PENROSE SAM HUBBARD MIMI GUNN JUSTIN SMITH
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GEORGIA ALLEN DANIELA KIANICKOVÁ
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OWEN MARTIN PHILLINE VICENTE JENNIFER SMITH
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EVELYN HOWAT
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JAKE MEGEARY MICHAEL BANYARD JOE PALLISTER
MEDIA SALES DIRECTOR
RICHARD TURNER
SALES AND MARKETING DIRECTOR
JASON WESTGATE
MANAGING DIRECTOR
LEWIS VAUGHAN
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
STACY NORMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO
GLEN WHITE
THIS MARCH SHOULD BE A CALL FOR EQUALITY IN FINANCE
As we celebrate the Top 100 women in fintech this issue , now seems like an opportune moment to consider the state of gender equality in the modern sector . Advances have been made but there ’ s still a long way to go .
Perhaps the most stark statistic of all is that 7 % of Fortune 500 CEOs today are women despite accounting for 50 % of qualified graduates . The market is full of female talent ready to elevate fintech to the next level , yet women continue to be overlooked ; 33 % of STEM graduates are women , but an equivalence in the global workforce is still lacking .
Yet things can and do change : after 12 months of difficulty , uncertainty , and unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19 , fintech has only gotten stronger . Most important of all , the sector is providing ordinary people with a voice and the ability to take control of their lives through digital payments , open banking , personal finance mobile apps , and more .
New solutions require new thought leaders , and female leadership , found to
quantifiably make a difference in crucial areas of business , is becoming essential . Society is changing and fintech promises to be an important instrument in its evolution .
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