Women in Banking

At the recent Most Powerful Women in Banking 2023 event, executives shared their leadership insights for thriving in a constantly changing business environment.

Barefoot, co-founder of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, works to help regulators innovate. She is one of American Banker's most influential women in fintech.

Nikkee Rhody, chief of strategy at Central Payments, and Shannon Huether, vice president of project management and implementations, explain how the company tailored every aspect of its hiring practice to make sure it reaches the talented women that other fintechs overlook.

Banks, fintechs, and financial institutions may have stepped up their diversity and inclusion efforts, but these industries still have a retention problem. What are the issues at play and what can be done to keep executive women in the C-Suite?

Three years ago, the New York-based fintech started organizing a monthly gathering for its female employees. The meetings have helped participants find role models.

Every week starts and ends the same way — with meetings where departments can share successes and challenges. It’s one way the payments company ensures cross-collaboration.

Which industries have the highest prevalence of unwanted sexual conduct in the workplace? Will the #MeToo movement have a lasting impact? Key findings from a SourceMedia survey.

It’s tough enough to grapple with sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s more complex when clients are involved.

Optimism that the #MeToo movement will have a positive influence is high among bankers who participated in a recent survey on sexual harassment. But there is also concern that it could lead to gender discrimination in hiring and mentoring.