This week, Nadia is joined by the illustrious all-round FinTech expert, Elizabeth Lumley – Technology and Transaction Banking Editor at The Banker.

Elizabeth has been in the FinTech world since the 90s when she applied for a journalism ad in the New York Times to cover a publication called Inside Market Data. As a self-professed "hardcore financial technology person", Elizabeth has been covering the FinTech space before everyone even started calling it "FinTech"!

The pair discuss the current power imbalance around financial inclusion which puts millions of people, especially poorer women, at a disadvantage. Elizabeth states, "money is power, money is freedom... There’s a big difference between knowing your mortgage is going to be paid every month, and you have food on the table and Santa Claus comes to your house every year… that’s a big deal that changes a lot of people’s lives. The banking industry supports that as a service and I think some of the best bankers in the world are people that understand that they are supporting people’s lives"

The conversation leads to the topic of sexism and misogyny routed within the startup world and Elizabeth shares some truly inspiring and powerful messages for those in minority groups who have ambitions in this industry. Lumley stresses the importance of diversity and how having people from different backgrounds within your team will drive a plethora of knowledge you didn't have, and didn't know existed.

This conversation left Nadia with the hairs on her back standing on end... It's well worth a listen and will inspire you to consider others' perspectives.

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