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Melissa Smith
Catherine Chen
TOP 100 WOMEN

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Melissa Smith

Chiar / CEO
WEX

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Catherine Chen

Head of VIP and Institutional
Binance
Industry: Corporate Payments, Fleet Management
Industry: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain
As
WEX’ s chair and CEO, Melissa Smith directs this financial technology leader’ s global strategy. Since taking the helm in 2014, she’ s transformed WEX from a fleet card provider into a diversified US $ 1.7bn fintech company. Melissa’ s finance background includes leading WEX’ s 2005 IPO as CFO while maintaining active community involvement.
As
Binance’ s Head of VIP & Institutional, Catherine Chen guides sophisticated clients from individual traders to global institutions. Drawing on 15 years at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan, she applies finance expertise to cryptocurrency markets. Catherine develops institutionalgrade products bridging established finance with digital assets, backed by her Kellogg-HKUST Executive MBA.
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