F intech has a gender diversity problem . In fact , it has three separate – but connected – problems with gender diversity .

There ’ s the basic , commonly-reported problem that too few women work in fintech companies . Then there ’ s the related problem that too few fintech companies have female founders , or even female leaders . Finally , there ’ s the problem that females are also underrepresented in the fintech user-base . It starts to look like an industry founded for men , run by men , making products for men .

No one intended for this outcome , and it is no one person ’ s responsibility . But here we are , and it was , arguably , predictable . Fintech brings together two of the least gender

OCTOBER 2019