Founder and Chair to the Executive Board EWPN & AWFP
Martha Mghendi-Fisher is a fintech & payments thought leader, an immigrant, a social entrepreneur, diversity & inclusion advocate, and a philanthropist with years of experience in cards, payments, the financial industry, NGOs, and social entrepreneurship.
A social entrepreneur and change maker, Martha is the Founder of different not-for-profit organizations and social enterprises such as:
¨ European Women Payments Network (EWPN)- a Pan-European not for profit network championing diversity & inclusion in fintech & payments.
¨ African Women in Fintech & Payments (AWFP)- a Pan-African not for profit network championing diversity & inclusion in fintech & payments.
¨ Femtreat – an organization that offers retreats for female executives.
¨ African Female Founders & Innovators (AFFI)- a social enterprise that brings together African female founders and innovators.
Dali Spaces- An online and offline community for female founders, entrepreneurs and female leaders.
¨ InvestFem- a global database that offers one-stop shop with information, tools and access to funds to female founders.
¨ The Fintologist- consultancy firm working with banks and financial institutions.
A passionate philanthropist, she founded, Beyond Innocence Foundation (BIF), a charity organization to provide a rescue center & safe house for sexually abused minors aged 0-16 in Taita, Kenya.