Amplify
Empowering People Of Color And Underrepresented Leaders
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What's Amplify?
Amplify was launched in 2021 at Money20/20 USA and has since been rolled out globally. Through this program, we provide people of color and underrepresented communities, with the network, tools and techniques needed to help them strategically advance their career and reach new heights. Since inception, we have had 450+ candidates from around the world as part of our cohort, with 60% being people of colour or latinx, and 1% having disabilities.
Applications Open July 2025.
'24 Amplify Cohort
Kosisochukwu Okafor
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Kosisochukwu Okafor
Assistant Vice President
Bank of America
Terrance Rogers
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Terrance Rogers
Director for Strategy
Flywire
Dion Harris
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Dion Harris
Director of Enterprise Sales
Goosehead Insurance Agency
Salvador Santos
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Salvador Santos
Senior Product Manager
Visa Inc
Crystal Price
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Crystal Price
Director of Marketing
Clark County Credit Union
Jennifer Sepulveda
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Jennifer Sepulveda
Director of Product Management
Mastercard
Kalyani Ramadurgam
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Kalyani Ramadurgam
Co-founder / CEO
Kobalt Labs
Pedro Moura
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Pedro Moura
CEO & Co-founder
Flourish Fi
Brian Savoy II
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Brian Savoy II
Director of Business Development
AltCap
Nicole Apata
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Nicole Apata
Market Insights Analyst
Payments Canada
Yousra Hebeishy
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Yousra Hebeishy
Strategic Relationship Manager
DriveWealth
Adaeze Okoye
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Adaeze Okoye
Engineering/Technical Program Management
Block Inc
Pooja Jain
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Pooja Jain
Chief Product Officer
Serene Health Ltd
Thiri Kyaw
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Thiri Kyaw
Product Manager
OneAZ Credit Union
Lysandra Justiniano
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Lysandra Justiniano
Sr. Director Finance Operations
Stax Payments
Nikhil Mathur
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Nikhil Mathur
Strategic Customer Director
Featurespace
Amany Killawi
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Amany Killawi
Co-founder of LaunchGood & PayGood
LaunchGood, PayGood
Sheree Madkins
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Sheree Madkins
Payments Manager
Mocse Credit Union
Avanti Tamhane
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Avanti Tamhane
VP, Enterprise Payments
Wells Fargo
Elijah Lubala
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Elijah Lubala
Founder, CEO
Tuma Inc.
Kassandra Pierre Bedell
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Kassandra Pierre Bedell
VP Program/Project Manager, Global Payments Operations
JP Morgan Chase
Pahal Patangia
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Pahal Patangia
Head of Developer Relations, Fintech
NVIDIA
Reuben Piryatinsky
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Reuben Piryatinsky
CEO
Altitude Consulting
Robert Daniel
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Robert Daniel
FinTech Catalyst
ATDC
Naomi Donaldson
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Naomi Donaldson
Director, Carat Digital Payouts
Fiserv
Luis Pena
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Luis Pena
Director of Product Engineering
NMI
Deepak Ranganath
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Deepak Ranganath
Head of Treasury Product - Braintree PayPal
PayPal
Carina Oriel
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Carina Oriel
Head of Rise New York / Fintech Platform Lead
Rise, created by Barclays
Erika Lopez Del Puerto
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Erika Lopez Del Puerto
Account Executive
GAMELEARN MEXICO
Elizabeth Jimenez
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Elizabeth Jimenez
Senior Vice President, Strategic Risk
Citigroup
Shah Khan
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Shah Khan
Head of Product
SeekInvest
Matias Umaschi
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Matias Umaschi
CEO
Payana
'24 Amplify Mentors
Akita Somani
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Akita Somani
Senior Vice President BNPL/POS Lending
U.S. Bank
Jennifer Murphy
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Jennifer Murphy
VP Marketing
Cloud Margin
Wendy Baker
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Wendy Baker
VP, Revenue Marketing
Trulioo
William Artinsgall
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William Artinsgall
Head Global eCommerce
Citi
Sweta Patel
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Sweta Patel
Founder
Inspire Possibilities
Naomi Sanghavee
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Naomi Sanghavee
Managing Director- Global Head of eCommerce Solutions, Commercial Bank at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
J.P. Morgan
Debbie Hoffman
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Debbie Hoffman
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Cleveland State University College of Law
Denika Torres
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Denika Torres
Global Head of Business & Market Management
Citi
Veronica Genao
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Veronica Genao
Business Development Director
Encompass Corporation
Clarisa Lindermeyer
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Clarisa Lindermeyer
Chief of Staff
Gigwage
Catherine Gacad
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Catherine Gacad
Partner
Glynn 100
Lisa Mikkelsen
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Lisa Mikkelsen
VP
Flourish Ventures
Alex Bell
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Alex Bell
Vice President Affinty Deposits and Large Client Leader
Synchrony
Juliet Negrete Anderson
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Juliet Negrete Anderson
Founder of OnPay Solutions
OnPay Solutions
Patricia Yun
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Patricia Yun
Head, Digital Commerce
TD Bank
Sharon Rivera
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Sharon Rivera
Client Executive
Transunion
Amanda Estiverne-Colas
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Amanda Estiverne-Colas
Partner - Retail Banking, Fintech and Payments
Nextwave Consulting
The Impact Of Amplify
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What's In It For You?
If selected for the Amplify Cohort, here's what you'll receive:
- A Complimentary Ticket To Money20/20 USA
- Curated Agenda Content And Bespoke Sessions
- Exclusive Networking Events
- Private Meet And greet with Industry Leaders
- Exposure And Marketing On The Money20/20 Website
- One-to-One Mentoring
- RSVP’s To Money20/20 USA Special Events
- Pre-Conference Virtual Sessions
Plus, you'll get to be a part of a tight-knit community of fintech superstars that will uplift and inspire you!
Great learning opportunity, especially on the fintech industry and establishing strategic partnerships. Now I hope that I can help recruit and possibly mentor the next Amplify members.
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André D. '23 Amplify Cohort Member
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Be Part Of A Community That Inspires & Empowers You
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