As the fintech industry matures, more and more women leaders are driving innovation forward. Kike Fashola and Cecelia Lopez are two of them, heading up credit risk decisioning at Nigerian digital bank, Carbon. Join us as we revisit their conversation with Provenir's Adrian Pillay, originally aired in September 2023:
In our first EMEA-focused episode, host Adrian Pillay sits down with digital bank Carbon’s Ceci López (Head of Decisioning) and Kike Fashola (Chief Risk Officer) to take a look at the relationship between risk and reward and the future of fintech in Nigeria.
They dig into topics like using data science to support innovation, how to drive adoption of emerging tech in an emerging market, and some of the implications we may not always think of when we talk about AI in risk management.

What’s in store for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in 2024?

Frode Berg (Managing Director, EMEA) and Adrian Pillay (VP of Sales for Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey) look into their crystal balls to try to answer that question, sharing insights on important developments from 2023 and how they inform the priorities of 2024 across the region. 

They break down the rising prevalence of AI, how other initiatives like net zero are shaping business strategies, and the outlook on fintech in emerging markets. Tune in to see how their predictions stack up!

James Syron joined the financial services industry after seeing the gaps in traditional credit assessment firsthand. 

As DirectID’s Partner Manager, James is committed to preventing others from making the harmful credit decisions he did in his youth. And that’s why he’s so passionate about open banking and its impact on financial education and inclusion.

He sat down with North America host Kathy Stares to dive into the brave new world of open banking - what it means for consumers, SMEs, and lenders themselves. How has the use of alternative data grown in recent years? Who’s willing to share it? What impact does it have on risk assessment? We’ll answer these questions and more on today’s episode of The Disruptor Sessions.