About WYA
WYA began with a shared experience: living and working across countries, only to find that established financial histories counted for little after each move. This meant starting again in every new country. Once established, international life involved managing multiple disconnected institutions, accounts and apps across borders.
Our vision is to help trusted financial institutions serve customers wherever life takes them by connecting the institutions, technology and experiences behind a more connected financial life across borders.
More than 25 years’ executive experience across international banking, wealth management and strategy. Previously Chief Executive Business at Westpac, Head of Wealth Asia Pacific at BlackRock, Group Head of Wealth Management at HSBC and Partner at McKinsey & Company. MBA from Harvard Business School.
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More than 25 years’ experience leading digital banking, payments and transaction banking. Previously Global Head of Wholesale Digital at HSBC. Advanced study in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Oxford and LLB from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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More than 25 years’ experience leading enterprise technology, product and engineering organisations. Previously held CEO, CTO, SVP Product and VP Engineering roles across Ionir, Huawei, Symantec, Invio and Legato, with extensive experience scaling cloud platforms and high-growth technology companies. MBA from Columbia Business School.
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More than 20 years’ executive experience across banking, payments and fintech. Previously Global Head of FinTech at HSBC, Head of Payments UK at Square, and CFO and COO of Trade Information Network. Current and former Board Director at Hampden Bank, Singer Capital Markets, Tomorrow Capital, Tradeshift, R3 and PayU. ACCA-qualified, with an MBA from UNSW, and named among the Top 100 Women in FinTech.
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More than 30 years’ experience advising global financial institutions on legal, regulatory and payments matters. Previously Deputy General Counsel at HSBC, Global Head of Payments Legal at Citi, and Senior Counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Extensive experience in US and international payment systems. JD from St. John’s University School of Law.
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More than 20 years’ experience leading strategy, transformation and operations across financial services and growth businesses. Previously Associate Partner at Bain & Company, advising leading financial institutions across Asia-Pacific, and a former CEO with experience scaling organisations, leading transformation and building high-performing international teams. Graduate of the University of Sydney.
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More than 20 years’ experience leading people, talent and organisational development across technology, financial services and professional services. Previously held senior people and HR leadership roles at Amazon, PwC, CMC Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Digby Morgan. Graduate of Durham University and member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
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