Experience
AMPLIFY
Raising Visibility and Cultivating Connections for People of Color
About AMPLIFY
The first step in achieving our industry’s full potential is sparking an industry-wide diversity and inclusion movement, and that spark starts at Money20/20 USA.To ensure that this community serves as an agent of change for the wider fintech and financial services landscape, this year, we're excited to introduce AMPLIFY. Through this four-day, curated program, we'll increase visibility and cultivate unparalleled connections for black, brown, and people of color within Financial Services.
The AMPLIFY program focuses on:
- Exposure: Utilizing the Money20/20 global platform as a catalyst to present participants to the Fintech community.
- Access: Exclusive access to forward thinking leaders and idea sharing conversations.
- Building Connections: Establishing genuine networks that foster solid business relationships.
- Leadership Development: Business/leadership coaching sessions specifically tailored for the cohort.
AMPLIFY Spotlight
Have a read at what some of our 2021 cohort had to say about our AMPLIFY program.
"The Amplify program was great. The recognition received amongst your peers is always appreciated and for me it provided me access to a conference with a wealth of domain experts and industry leaders I hadn’t yet encountered in person. Most of all it gave me community, the individuals I connected with through the program I am still in contact with and plan to continue to not just build strong working relationships but lifelong friendships. I look forward to being a resource for the next cohort."
Evan Leaphart
Founder & CEO
Kiddie Kredit
"Amplify was such an empowering moment for me - because I was able to surround myself with inspiring voices doing incredible work, and because it allowed me to connect with a deeply important aspect of my identity as a Latina founder. I appreciate the opportunity to bring my whole self to our industry, and even more so when a group of us rises together. This is only the beginning of what I hope is a momentous change in the visibility of BIPOC across the financial sector."
Lucía Gallardo
Founder & CEO
Emerge
"Being selected for Money 20/20’s Amplify program in 2021 allowed me to network with other professionals and executives in Fintech that I might not have met. It is always great to meet others in the Fintech ecosystem who look like you and understand your journey of color. I came back even more motivated to continue to ensure my company is helping to build a more inclusive future in financial services and beyond"
Dana L. Wilson
Founder & CEO
CHIP
The 2021 Amplify Cohort
Ambika Sharma
Vice President, Product Management
U.S. Bank
Chris Lovato
Founder & CEO
Soon
Dana Wilson
Founder & CEO
CHIP (Changing How Individuals Prosper)
Evan Leaphart
Founder & CEO
Kiddie Kredit
Faiza Jivani
Director, Global Commercial Accounts
Global Payments
Fazir Ali
Domain Information Officer, Experience Design
Toyota Financial Services
Kenneth Salas
Co-founder & COO
Camino Financial
Lucía Gallardo
Founder/CEO
Emerge
Mitch Trehan
Head of Compliance and MLRO
Banking Circle
Sheila Collins
Senior Advisor, Startup Programming
AARP Innovation Labs
Winta Habteslassie
Channel Partnerships Manager
Square, Inc.
Habibe Rubio
Head of US Tax
Westpac Banking Corporation
Mitul Parmar
Director of Product Management & Corp Development
Prove
Aria Woodley
VP of Growth, Product & Marketing
Ellevest
Hanu Fejiro Agbodje
CEO & Founder
Patricia Technologies
Meet the AMPLIFY Advisory Board
Arnoldo J. Reyes
VP & Head of Business Development & Partnerships
Visa, Inc.
Akita Somani
Chief of Staff to the President
Elavon Europe
Alex Jimenez
Chief Strategy Officer
Extractable & Finalytics.ai
Ashley Paston
Principal
Bain Capital Ventures
Ida Martin
Director of Sales Operations
Fiserv
Monika Kochhar
CEO & Co-Founder
SmartGift
Ramona Ortega
CEO & Founder
My Money My Future
Rawan Shawar
Senior Software Engineer & Lead
ACI Worldwide
