From Dinosaurs to Dynamos
Denise Johansson puts Leda Glyptis, fintech executive and former banker, and Monika Liikamaa, co-CEO and co-Founder of Enfuce, in the hot seat.
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Leda Glyptis, recovering banker and author, and Monika Liikamaa, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Enfuce, burn up the hot seat with a no-holds-barred discussion on how parasitic relationships, hedging bets, and corporate FOMO killed off countless fintechs with great potential! And, just wait till they dish on why banks need to start moving away from in-house builds and into partnerships to truly succeed in a customer-driven world!
In this episode, we’ll answer the questions:
- Why has the banking industry changed a lot but not enough at all in the current landscape?
- What is still missing in guiding banks to the right direction?
- Is innovation really a fridge that runs its own Kubernetes cluster?
- Have VC’s ruined innovation with zombie parasitic relationships?
- What’s the difference between liking and trusting?
… and many more!
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Leda Agapi Glyptis, PhD
NED | Advisor | Author | Speaker
Leda is a seasoned fintech executive and former banker, with a career spanning two decades working in transformation and technology functions across a variety of financial services verticals.
Leda is a frequent keynote speaker at flagship industry events globally including Sibos, M20/20, Finovate as well as specialist regional and corporate events; she is the author of the highly acclaimed #LedaWrites column on Fintech Futures and the best selling book ‘Bankers Like Us: Dispatches from an Industry in Transition’ published by Taylor and Francis in 2023. Leda is a Visiting Professor of Practice for the University of Loughborough London, focusing on fintech and the digital economy.
Leda works as an external advisor to boards and executive teams for banks, financial institutions and technology companies globally, supporting leadership teams in transition: be it a process of transforming themselves, their business or their software infrastructure.
Additionally, Leda works with established technology and younger fintech companies as a board director and advisor, currently serving as a strategic advisor to Incuto, Smarter Contracts and the Disruption House as well as a special advisor for the European market for FinScan.
Leda has served as a Non Executive Director for Flagstone (who achieved one of the highest capital raises of its kind in the UK with backing from Estancia Capital). She was a NED at Simply Pay Me (until its acquisition by MyTown Technologies) and she chaired the Board of Geophy (now a Walker and Dunlop company) through its successful exit.
Leda served as the Chief Client Officer of 10x Banking and the founding CEO of 11:FS Foundry (both in the cloud-native core banking space); she was the Chief Innovation Officer of Qatar National Bank and held a variety of innovation and transformation roles at BNY Mellon.
Leda completed her undergraduate studies at King’s College Cambridge and holds an MSc and PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Monika Liikamaa
Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Enfuce
Monika Liikamaa, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Enfuce, is a disruptive leader in the payment industry, advocating for social inclusion and climate action. With nearly two decades of expertise at institutions like Crosskey and Aktia Bank, she is a dynamic and straight-talking leader, bringing this approach to the delivery of Enfuce’s products and services.
Since co-founding Enfuce in 2016, Monika and her Co-CEO and Co-Founder Denise Johansson secured game-changing funding rounds for female founders, expanded Enfuce’s products and services, sealed key cross-vertical partnerships, and have built a robust and talented team comprised of some of the smartest people in the business.
Beyond fintech, Monika leads ESG-focused initiatives, challenges business leaders through her advocacy programme ‘Everyone should give a damn’, and champions sustainability both within Enfuce and externally. From promoting social inclusion to empowering women in tech, Monika leads by example, urging others to join the cause and make a positive impact.
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Denise Johansson is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Enfuce, the first fintech in the world to put payment processing in the public cloud. Denise is a dynamic female innovator and leader with almost 20 years of experience in the payment industry.
Denise, whose expertise has been recognised by several initiatives including InspiringFifty, has helped numerous European fintechs and financial institutions enter new markets quickly with safe, secure, and scalable card products. She is committed to encouraging more women into fintech, inspiring them to set bold goals and work towards them.
