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American Banker is proud to present the fourth annual list of rising stars in the payments industry.
The Most Influential Women in Payments: Next honors women 40 years old and younger who are making a major impact on their businesses, inspiring colleagues and changing the industry early in their careers. The award is a complement to American Banker’s yearly
This year’s honorees are deeply involved in the major challenges and opportunities facing the payments business, working in real-time payments, new forms of artificial intelligence, product development, digitization and security and risk management.
The fast pace of change presents a chance to do more and to be bold.
“When any opportunity presents itself, one of the most common questions I ask myself is whether the time is right for me to pursue it,” said Molly Hugar, senior vice president and lead commercial bank payments advisor at KeyBank. “My advice? Take a leap of faith. If you are tapped for an exciting new opportunity, there is a reason they asked you.”
The ever evolving payments industry also requires fast-learning leaders who are adept at learning and teaching.
“Embracing opportunities that may at first seem beyond one’s skills or experience, these are opportunities that allow for the most growth and learning,” said Esther Shin, vice president and enterprise risk manager at The Clearing House.
Here’s the list of this year’s honorees, in alphabetical order.
