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Register Now for Wnet 2021 Leadership Summit

KENT, Ohio – July 29, 2021 – Women's Network in Electronic Transactions (Wnet), the premier non-profit organization serving professional women in the payments and fintech industries, announced today that registration is open for the 2021 Wnet Leadership Summit, sponsored by Wnet Visionary Sponsor JPMorgan Chase and Wnet Pinnacle Sponsors FIS, Fiserv and Global Payments.


The two-day event and anniversary celebration will be held at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta Hotel
in Buckhead from Nov. 3 through Nov. 4. Both women and men in global paytech are invited to register now and take advantage of the early-bird discount available until Aug. 31. Space is limited, and we expect record attendance at our first in-person event since 2019! For networking, educational and sponsorship information about the Wnet Leadership Summit, visit bit.ly/WnetSummit2021.

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Celebrate Excellence! Wnet Award Nominations Now Open

Wnet 2021 Awards Program

Wnet recognizes its members who demonstrate excellence in engaging, influencing and championing diversity throughout the payments industry and in their own companies. In honor of our 15th anniversary, we have evolved the Award Recognition Program to include new award categories, including a Wnet Founders Award that will be presented at the Summit by the women who started it all! See the new categories here. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 30. Nominate yourself or another Wnet member now!

 

An Open Book Club

Brene Brown-The Gifts of Imperfection book cover

The Wnet Book Club is a great plot for fellow book lovers to engage. Join the group and then register for the next conversation.

July/August Book: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown

Discussion: Aug. 31, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET

 

Good News about Our Members and Partners

JPMorgan’s Global Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Shares Vision, Inspiration for Bank’s Path Forward Program. A $30 billion commitment known as “Path Forward” that J.P. Morgan made last year helps advance economic opportunities for underserved communities. Read more.

Two top payments and fintech brands select The Fletcher Group as Agency of Record. Dedicated to helping category leaders and emerging brands transform the future of payments and financial services since 2005, The Fletcher Group is again expanding its work in this space. Read more.

Transcript: The Path Forward: The Future of Money with Visa CEO Al Kelly. Washington Post columnist and Visa CEO discuss the ways in which the pandemic has changed consumer financial behavior, and the future of money and cryptocurrency. Read more.

Payments Giant NCR Acquiring Libertyx to Offer Complete Crypto Solution. NCR Corp. announced last week “a definitive agreement to acquire Libertyx, a leading cryptocurrency software provider.” Read more.

Teachers Building Society selects Finastra’s Fusion Essence Cloud to digitally enhance customer journey. Finastra announced UK-based specialist building society, Teachers Building Society, has selected Fusion Essence Cloud, its next-generation software-as-a-service (SaaS) core banking solution, to deliver a new core and digital banking service. Read more.

Protiviti Offers Innovative Ransomware Service to Help Companies Combat Disruptive Attacks. Protiviti has launched an enhanced ransomware offering within the firm’s broader cybersecurity and privacy practice to help companies manage the rising threat levels to their business from malicious actors attacking and disrupting mission-critical operations. Read more.

 

Upcoming Events

 

Daily Meditation: Monday through Thursdays, 1:05 p.m. ET

August 17-19: MPC21: Digital Commerce Event, Sponsored by Wnet, Partner Event: Wnet Members can register with a special promo code!

August 18: Engaging Male Allies and Advocates Webinar: FREE for Wnet Members

August 19: Foresights on the Evolution of Digital and Physical Commerce Global Payments Southern California (SoCal) Chapter LinkUp: All Welcome

August 26: Reinventing Yourself in a Fast-Changing World, Presented by MAC, Sponsored by Wnet,
Partner Event: Wnet Members are invited to enjoy a FREE registration!

August 26: UP2021 – Unlocking Potential, Presented by Deluxe, Partner Event: Wnet Members can register for FREE with a special promo code!

August 31: Wnet Book Club Discussion – July/August Book: The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET; register to join the discussion. 

September 1: Resilience! A Seminar with a Side of Networking Atlanta Chapter LinkUp: All Welcome

November 3-4: Wnet 2021 Leadership Summit – Make the Investment
In-Person Event in Atlanta, GA: Register by Aug. 31 for early-bird discount

 

Industry News
DEI Corner
 

Wnet DEI Corner


Wnet Inclusion Groups on LinkedIn

Engaging All for DEI

 Gail Burgos  DEI Corner Posts championed by Gail Burgos (she/her/hers), senior vice president, Diversity Equity Inclusion, 1st Sentry and CEO of Burgos Consulting LLC

 

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies include meeting each other where we are comfortable. In support of that effort, the Wnet Inclusion Groups below have created spaces on LinkedIn in addition to their communities on the member platform, SocialLink. Connecting with those in the payments, fintech and technology sectors who may not yet be Wnet members will help us continue the Inclusion Groups' mission and expand our engagement.

 

Join the conversations on LinkedIn:

 

Thought Leadership Center

The Wnet Thought Leadership Center, curated by members, for members, gives you access to best-of-the-best links to research, articles, publications and industry information. Plus, members can watch replays of most Wnet events in the TLC!


We Invite YOU to Contribute!
Found a great article you want to share with Wnet members?
Be the connection! Share it in the TLC.

Member Benefits for Your Success
  Wnet Job Board and Career Development Wnet Leadership Development Webinar Series, Sponsored by Global Payments Wnet Mentor for a Minute, Brought to you by Fiserv Wnet SocialLink Community
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