Episode 28

Bonus. Monica Millares on The Fintech Marketers and Leaders Podcast, with Shameer Sachdev

Shameer, host of  “The FinTech Marketers and Leaders Podcast”, goes extensively through my career journey, my trajectory within BigPay, my thoughts and advice on Product leadership and growth, improving communication between marketing and product teams, diversity of thought, inclusion and mentorship, and much more.

We cover:

👉Product leadership and growth in FinTech

👉Managing growth and product development

👉Diversity and inclusion in FinTech leadership

👉Diversity and mentorship in the workplace

👉Career development, mentorship, and self-promotion

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https://www.thefmlpodcast.com/

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Disclaimer: This episode does not constitute professional nor financial advice and does not represent the opinion nor views of my current, past or future employers. The guest has agreed to record and release our conversation for the use of this podcast and promotion in social media.

This episode was first released in November 2023 at the FinTech Marketers and Leaders Podcast here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4xjPos33iQxwM7eyjUa6Mz

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Monica Millares

Monica advocates for financial safety for all. She is the Product Principal at BigPay, where she leads Product and Design. As part of the founding team, Monica led building BigPay’s product from zero to one, to multi product line, and international expansion. Her leadership shaped the culture and ways of working to grow from startup to scaleup. BigPay has over 1.4 million customers, and has presence in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

Monica has almost 20 years’ experience in Financial Services. Prior to BigPay, she was one of the first joiners in UK’s challenger Tandem Bank, where she focused on building credit cards from scratch. Previously she worked in leading Financial Services brands like Visa, Barclays, and a Mexican Development Bank.

She sits on the Board of PayEd, and is recognised as Singapore’s #Fintech65 Product Leaders and Women in FinTech. She’s been multiple times speaker at the prestigious conference Money2020 and shared stage with JP Morgan, Standard Chartered Bank, Konsentus, and Money2020’s Rise Up. Her commitment to innovation and financial inclusion resonates in her podcast “Purpose Driven FinTech” where she explores how FinTech’s can have 10x more impact.

Monica has a background in Engineering and a Master’s Degree on Analysis, Design, and Management of Information Systems from the London School of Economics.