Meet Kristy Duncan, Founder and CEO of Women in Payments. Kristy has has a tremendous impact on the payments industry globally over the past 7 years and her mission from the start has been focused on connecting, inspiring, and championing women across the fintech and payments markets in major markets across the world including Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Singapore.
A payments industry thought leader, Kristy is also an avid supporter of fintech more broadly both as an investor and an advisor in the space. Specifically, Kristy is an advisor at FI.SPAN, a women led a company which offers banks a multi-API integration and connectivity platform for corporate clients, and she is also on the board of directors for Digital Retail Apps, a fintech that delivers digital in-store shopping solutions.
Prior to founding Women in Payments, Kristy consulted extensively in payments and fintech, working with financial institutions, payment networks, and other leaders and stakeholders in the global payments arena.
Named to the UK’s Women in Fintech Power List in 2017, and Lattice 80’s Global 100 Power Women in Fintech in 2018, Kristy is a global leader on topics of payments innovation, fintech, and diversity.