Ali is the current Country Manager for Touch Group in Kenya. He also supervises business development activities in Uganda, Tanzania and Egypt. Touch Group is a pan-african fintech company that aggregates means of payment and digital services across the continent for potential merchants like Total. From 2017 to date, Ali Read more…
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…
Deniz Johnson is a results-driven digital transformation expert and intrapreneur with the demonstrated ability to successfully implement emerging technology and build innovative culture in established firms. Balancing strategic insight with hands-on technical knowledge, Johnson has a proven track record leading large-scale initiatives in industries including asset management, financial services, software, Read more…
Alissa Onofrio graduated cum laude from Stonehill College in 2017 with a BSBA in finance and a minor in economics. Upon graduation, she began a position as an Investment Analyst in John Hancock’s Investment Division Rotational Program where she completed four six-month rotations over the course of two years: Law Read more…
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 Read more…
Alissa Onofrio graduated cum laude from Stonehill College in 2017 with a BSBA in finance and a minor in economics. Upon graduation, she began a position as an Investment Analyst in John Hancock’s Investment Division Rotational Program where she completed four six-month rotations over the course of two years: Law Read more…
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…
Michael Thomas is the Chief Data Scientist at Ketchbrook Analytics, a software and analytics consulting firm out of Hartford, CT. He holds a B.S. in Accounting and Mathematics from Stonehill College, and an M.S. in Business Intelligence & Analytics from Saint Joseph’s University. He has worked across a multitude of Read more…
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…
Deniz Johnson is the founder and principal at Pera-Partners, a management consulting company specializing in FinTech startup advisory, strategy implementation, FinTech adoption, digital transformation, and product/program management in financial services and software.Previously, Johnson was a managing director at State Street Corporation’s Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) group. She managed transformational data Read more…
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 Read more…