First Female Editor of the The Banker, Joy Macknight, in 95 Years talks about fintech and what it takes to become a female leader

Interviews with Leaders in Fintech & Web3

Joy Macknight is first woman to lead The Banker, a Financial Times publication, in its 95-year history.
She is uniquely positioned with a front-row seat of banking, technology and fintech by interviewing CEOs, CFOs and founders about the transformative change and disruption brought on by innovations in fintech and a fundamental generational shift in preferences for managing money.
Hear her perspective on fintech based on 6 years of interviews from the hugely successful TechTalk series where she has met most of the world's fintech leaders. Joy also talks about diversity and inclusion in finance and fintech, how the fintech opportunity has evolved and what young people should do to start a career in fintech.
She joined The Banker in August 2015 as transaction banking and technology editor, which still remain her passion. She was previously Features Editor at Profit & Loss, an FX and derivatives publication and events company. Before that Joy was editorial director of Treasury Today following a period as editor of gtnews.com. She has also worked on Banking Technology, Computer Weekly, and IBM Computer Today. Joy holds a BSc from the University of Victoria, Canada.
Joy is interviewed by Work in Fintech co-founder Matt Cheung and Work in Fintech member Yasmine Karimi.
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Chapters:
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Joy Macknight and The Banker introduction

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What is your definition of fintech

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How fintech and the ecosystem has evolved over the last six years

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How the fintech opportunity has grown from London and beyond

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Chapters

1. First Female Editor of the The Banker, Joy Macknight, in 95 Years talks about fintech and what it takes to become a female leader (00:00:00)

2. Joy Macknight and The Banker introduction (00:00:34)

3. What is your definition of fintech (00:03:40)

4. How fintech and the ecosystem has evolved over the last six years (00:07:42)

5. How the fintech opportunity has grown from London and beyond (00:09:21)

6. Why is DeFi, crypto and web3 important (00:11:52)

7. Should traditional finance be afraid of DeFi (00:14:55)

8. Diversity and inclusion in finance and fintech (00:23:05)

9. Biggest opportunities in fintech and DeFi (00:27:56)

10. Advice to young people looking to start a career in fintech (00:33:09)