Spring 2022
April 21
Anthony Gracia, Director, Account Management, U.S. Market Development, MasterCard International (in person)
Mr. Gracia has been with MasterCard for over 26 years and currently is the Director, Account Management Acceptance Partner Channel. Responsible for the business development, sales strategy and operational account management of Global Payments, Inc. the third-largest third-party payment processor for financial institutions in North America, and a major worldwide Read more…
Spring 2022
April 7
Deniz Johnson, COO, Stratfy & Pera Partners LLC, Founder/Principal (in person)
Deniz Johnson is a digital transformation expert and FinTech Executive with the history of successfully implementing emerging technology and building innovative culture in established firms. Johnson has a proven track record leading large-scale initiatives in industries at leading financial services, software, and healthcare companies across the Americas and EMEA. As Read more…
Spring 2022
March 31
Kristin DeMeo, Crypto COO, Lonk Inc. (in person)
Kristin graduated from Stonehill in 2008 with a BS in business administration and has spent most of her career in the quantitative investment management space. For the last 3+ years, she has been at the vanguard of the next great frontier of fintech as Chief Operating Officer at Lonk, a crypto Read more…
Spring 2022
March 27
Bill Hebert ‘82, FIX Trading Community, Co-Chair & Cmte; HR2fit, New Business Development; SRI Infotech, Advisory Board (in person)
William H. Hebert is a senior industry advisor and director working with various organizations and committees in both financial services and other industries. Throughout his career Mr. Hebert has been responsible for strategic technology, product and business development, electronic trading & trading systems technology, global market structure initiatives, client relationship management and strategic partnerships. Mr. Read more…
Spring 2022
March 17
Nick Maynard, Senior Vice President, Commonwealth (on Zoom)
Nick Maynard is a Senior Vice President for Commonwealth, where he has spent almost 15 years building, piloting, and scaling innovations to improve the lives of financially vulnerable Americans. Commonwealth has helped nearly 1M Americans save more than $3 billion. Nick is an expert on savings innovation, especially prize-linked savings, gamification and Read more…
Spring 2022
February 17
Ali Ouedraogo, Head of Expansion Strategy, MFS Africa (on Zoom)
Ali is currently Head of Expansion Strategy in the Emerging Enterprise department at MFS Africa. MFS Africa is one of the largest digital payment platforms on the continent with the ambition and vision of “making borders matter less” when it comes to digital transactions. The MFS Africa Hub is connected Read more…
Spring 2022
February 3
Alissa Onofrio ‘17, Cash Management a& Treasury Lead, Americas, Flywire (on zoom)
Alissa Onofrio graduated cum laude from Stonehill College in 2017 with a BSBA in finance and a minor in economics. Upon graduation, she joined John Hancock as an Investment Analyst in their Investment Division Rotational Program. She completed four six-month rotations over the course of two years<br>compliance, Hancock Natural Resource Read more…
Spring 2022
January 25
Ralph Dangelmeier ‘88, Founder & CEO, BlueSnap (in person)
A 25-year veteran in the payment industry, and current CEO of BlueSnap, Ralph Dangelmaier has spent his career creating financial products, while growing both public and private companies. Stemming from his years of industry experience, Ralph brings a wealth of knowledge related to leading strategy, marketing, sales, product development and Read more…
Spring 2021
April 30, 2021
Ashley Eknaian, Chief Digital Strategist, Eastern Labs
Ashley is a senior vice president at Eastern Bank, where she is the chief digital strategist and head of Eastern Labs. She is responsible for driving innovation and connecting Eastern Bank to the broader fintech ecosystem through experimentation, partnership and investment. She also serves as the program development chair for Read more…
Spring 2021
April 16, 2021
Bill Hebert, Co-Chair, FIX Trading Community Global Membership Committee & Director of Strategic Development, HR2fit
William H. Hebert is a senior industry advisor and director working with various organizations and committees in both financial services and other industries. Throughout his career Mr. Hebert has been responsible for strategic technology, product and business development, electronic trading & trading systems technology, global market structure initiatives, client relationship management and strategic partnerships. Mr. Read more…
Spring 2021
April 9, 2021
Kim Vu, Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Remitly
Kim (she/her) is the global head of diversity, equity and inclusion at Remitly, a fintech company serving over 4 million immigrants throughout the world to conveniently send money safely and securely to their families across global borders. She has been a banking executive in the financial services industry for over Read more…