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Eynat Guez
Based in : Israel Company : Papaya Global Market cap : US $ 3.7bn
Under normal circumstances , Papaya Global would be an anomalous inclusion in this list . Such is fintech ’ s gender inequality , the world ’ s 80-something most valuable fintech is , by our calculations , the largest with a female founder-CEO . Not that this fact detracts from Eynat Guez ’ s achievements . Along with her two co-founders , she launched Papaya after spotting a technology gap in global payroll . She has transformed it into a trusted partner for over 700 businesses , with US $ 3bn in payroll under management .
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Henrique Dubugras
Based in : US Company : Brex Market cap : US $ 12.3bn
Pedro Franceschi and Henrique Dubugras initially conceived Brex as a VR startup , despite knowing nothing about it . The pair , who had already built and exited a payments company together in Brazil , enrolled in Y Combinator and were soon put back on the right course . Brex ’ s Brazilian co-founders , who share CEO duties , have built the US-based business into a fintech decacorn that supports startups and new businesses with the financial services they need .
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