Vrinda Gupta
CEO & Founder Sequin Financial
Vrinda Gupta is the innovative Founder and CEO of Sequin Financial – a fintech company aimed specifically at boosting credit ratings for women . She launched the company after developing a card for Visa and then being turned down for the product .
Gupta was recently named one of NYC ’ s 55 Most Inspiring Women in Fintech , which was celebrated at the New York Stock exchange . Of the moment , she said : “ This is an especially meaningful honour , as the New York Stock Exchange took 175 years to seat its first woman – Muriel Siebert . I ’ m inspired by women ’ s progress and accomplishments , as inspirational leaders and innovators in an industry that was designed to leave women out of the narrative .”
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Manuela Seve
CEO & Founder Alphaa . io
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Manuela Seve is the Co-founder and CEO of the US-based startup Alphaa . io and was recently named one of the top 100 influential Latinos / Latinas by Bloomberg .
An Economics graduate from IBMEC , Seve spent five years working with the former President of the Central Bank of Brazil , Armínio Fraga , at Gávea Investimentos .
In 2015 , she began examining the use of blockchain for authenticating art collectibles and , in 2017 , developed the Alphaa . io API – a blockchain platform that addresses three problems in the space , namely authenticity , resale , and community-building in various sectors .
Ghinwa Baradhi
Chief Information Officer HSBC
Ghinwa Baradhi is considered one of the top CIO banking leaders globally . An innovative and dynamic executive who excels in leading multidisciplined international virtual resource teams across both business and IT , she is HSBC ’ s nominated member of the UAE Banks Federation ( UBF ) IT Committee .
Baradhi is also HSBC ’ s nominated Sponsor for Diversity & Inclusion for Technology , globally . She is on the Technical Advisory Board of Nodes Agency , a leading digital product development enterprise , and is also an Advisory Board Member for the Money 20 / 20 Asia RiseUp Program , a global accelerator programme focusing on gender diversity and supporting women across financial services .
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