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Never say never . Even if you see the smallest opportunity , jump at it and never stop moving forwards ,” exclaims Neha Mehta . Opportunity drives Mehta . Not her own , but that of other female entrepreneurs and innovators looking to further advance their careers and be successful in the traditionally male-dominated arena of fintech .
Mehta is the founder of FemTech Partners , an organisation she started just over a year ago after her own experiences of life in a Singapore-based fintech set her on an ambitious path . “ I ’ d been in the fintech arena for some time ,” she says , “ and it was very clear that there was not great participation in general from women across the various sectors , that there weren ’ t many female founders of fintech companies and that , when there were , achieving the funding to take those businesses or innovations forward was also more challenging for women than it was for their male counterparts . That was really the point at which I thought it time to take the plunge , to go solo , and to really try to do what I felt was right and have a wider impact on women and their opportunities .”
OCTOBER 2019