RiseUp
Empowering Women And Non-Binary Leaders
What's RiseUp?
RiseUp at Money20/20 is an annual global program that started in 2018 to champion more diversity across the fintech ecosystem. Through this program, we provide women and non-binary individuals with the network, tools and techniques needed to help them strategically advance their career and reach new heights. RiseUp is an explicitly inclusive program for all who identify as women. And since inception, we have had 175+ women from around the world as part of our cohort.
Applications Open July 2025.
Our 2024 RiseUp Cohort
Ines Magne
Ines Magne
Marketing Manager
HPS Worldwide
Mariam Khizanishvili
Mariam Khizanishvili
Financial Planning and Analysis
BlackRock
Hannah Nasseri
Hannah Nasseri
Executive Director
Wells Fargo
Tara Schultz
Tara Schultz
SVP Strategic Insights & Industry Relations
CSI
Ana Cecilia Gastélum
Ana Cecilia Gastélum
Head of Impact & Customer Success
Bankaya
Pam Kaur
Pam Kaur
Head of Bank Technology
BankTech Ventures, LP
Khushboo Jha
Khushboo Jha
Co-Founder & CEO
BUYPROPERLY LIMITED
Monica Bapna
Monica Bapna
Founder & COO
Declarative Data
Heather Nichols
Heather Nichols
Director, Head of FedNow Product Delivery
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Brooke Fitts
Brooke Fitts
Head of Payment Products & Strategy
First International Bank & Trust
Alina Lapusneanu
Alina Lapusneanu
CEO & Co-founder
FISKL
Mandy Goettelman
Mandy Goettelman
SVP, Head of Transformation
GreenDot
Rayce Coyne
Rayce Coyne
CEO/Founder
Hedgehog
Cheng Qian
Cheng Qian
Group Manager - Software Engineering
Intuit
Kelly O'Brien
Kelly O'Brien
Vice President, Innovation Economy Card
JPMorgan Chase
Kera Logan
Kera Logan
Director, PCI Compliance
North
Kelli Pirtle
Kelli Pirtle
Group Product Manager
PayPal
Allyson Laurance
Allyson Laurance
VP Strategic Initiatives
Prudential
Lorraine Leduc
Lorraine Leduc
Director, Fintech, Payments & Banking
Sage Software
Tara Edmonds
Tara Edmonds
SVP, Enterprise Payments Strategy Leader
SouthState Bank, N.A.
Alyssa Notta
Alyssa Notta
Vice President & Head of Market Management, Global Transaction Banking
TD Securities
Kara Brewer
Kara Brewer
VP Strategy and BizOps
True Link Financial
Isabelle Giguere
Isabelle Giguere
Head of Payment Partnerships
Uber
Donna Cichani
Donna Cichani
SVP Product Management
Valid Systems
Khiara Cureton
Khiara Cureton
Founder & CEO
Wellth360
Ife Kalejaiye
Ife Kalejaiye
Chief Operating Officer
WyreWorks
Talita Diaz Gama
Talita Diaz Gama
Head of Brazil Partnerships
Yuno
Tiffany J. Smith
Tiffany J. Smith
Partner
WilmerHale
Lindsay Stetina
Lindsay Stetina
SVP, People Ops
BillGO, Inc.
Kanyinsola Adepoju
Kanyinsola Adepoju
Head, Investor Relations
Flutterwave Inc
Our 2024 Mentors
Jim Perry
Jim Perry
Senior Strategist
Market Insights, Inc
Bjorn Leigvold
Bjorn Leigvold
Partner
ZELOCIN Partners
Donna Embry
Donna Embry
Chief Executive Officer
Embry Consulting, LLC
Vanita Pandey
Vanita Pandey
CMO
CAF
Joanna Hanner
Joanna Hanner
Director, Corporate Strategy
Discover
Daniel Kornitzer
Daniel Kornitzer
Entrepreneur in Residence
EBANX
Genevieve Dozier
Genevieve Dozier
Senior Business Development Specialist
Maverick Payments
Mary Ann Francis
Mary Ann Francis
Executive Consultant/Strategist/Mentor
EPAA
TJ Lim
TJ Lim
Managing Director, Digital at JP Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Stephanie Rieben
Stephanie Rieben
Co-Founder & CEO
Diademcapital
Rich Bracken
Rich Bracken
Founder
Rich Bracken
Audrey Blackmon
Audrey Blackmon
Sr Enterprise Sales Executive
Euronet
Shalu Attri
Shalu Attri
Director, Product Partnerships
Galileo Financial Technologies
Jennifer Tramontana
Jennifer Tramontana
Founder
Fletcher Group
Nicole Meyer
Nicole Meyer
Founder
The Meyer Partnership
The Impact Of RiseUp
What's In It For You?
If selected for the RiseUp 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!
Not every day you can sit in a room full of people that inspire you discussing topics that will change the world! This is the begining of a journey and I look forward to supporting and growing together with RiseUp.
Marta Gallego Mena, '23 RiseUp Cohort Member
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