Women in fintech, how are they shaping the future? Featuring Brex COO Camilla Matias
In this special episode of Good Question, we kick off a new series spotlighting women in fintech risk and leadership with an empowering conversation featuring Camilla Matias, COO at Brex, and Angela Apinyavat, Head of Customer Success at Inscribe. Hosted by Bri Valleskey, Head of Marketing at Inscribe, the episode dives into Camilla and Angela’s unique journeys into fintech, their rise through leadership ranks, and the biases they’ve overcome along the way. They share candid reflections on navigating imposter syndrome, advocating for themselves, and building high-impact careers in a fast-moving industry shaped by AI. With practical advice on decision-making, self-promotion, and doubling down on your strengths, this episode offers a powerful message for women aiming to lead in fintech—and the allies who want to support them.Sources cited Women’s Leadership in Fintech: Cross-Country Evidence: https://academic.oup.com/cesifo/article-abstract/70/3/284/7734756?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false50 Female Leadership Facts & Statistics [2025]: https://digitaldefynd.com/IQ/female-leadership-facts-statistics/About the guestsCamella Matias is the Chief Operating Officer of Brex. Camilla was promoted to COO in January of 2024 after serving as the SVP of Operations at Brex for four years, where she led all credit card and broker dealer operations, as well as customer experience. Prior to joining Brex, Camilla led business planning, zero based budgeting, financial modeling and commodities finance at Kraft Heinz. She joined Kraft Heinz to support the 2015 merger of Kraft Foods and H.J. Heinz, which was led by 3G Capital and Warren Buffet. Thank you in advance, and please let me know if there's anything else you need from me! All the best, BriAngela Apinyavat is the Head of Customer Success at Inscribe AI. With over a decade of experience in customer success and account management at companies like LiveRamp, PagerDuty, and WalkMe, she brings deep expertise in building post-sales strategies that drive growth and long-term value. Since joining Inscribe in 2021, Angela has helped shape the company’s customer journey while championing the use of AI to streamline operations and reduce fraud. Brianna Valleskey is the head of marketing at Inscribe AI. While her career started in journalism, she has spent more than a decade working on SaaS revenue teams. In addition to being named a 2022 Experimental Marketer of the Year and one of the 2023 Top 50 Woman in Content, Brianna has previously served in marketing roles at Sendoso, LevelEleven, and Benzinga. She is passionate about enabling fraud fighters and risk leaders to unlock the enormous potential of AI.
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