Taktile - Top Voices of Impact

Meet the Top Voices of Impact

They’ve advanced financial inclusion, equity, or broader societal good through risk-driven initiatives and action.

Explore the winners

Having spent over 15 years transforming how risk is managed across the global payments ecosystem, Lucas has a focus on responsible innovation. Today, he’s guiding a global team to harness AI with care and purpose, ensuring safer, more accessible financial systems for businesses and consumers alike.

Luca Predebon

VP, Risk Operations

Alejandra is shaping credit strategy across Latin America with a mission to expand access for the underserved. Her work at PayJoy blends data science with deep local insight, proving that inclusive risk practices can scale without compromising rigor.

Alejandra Leal

Head of Risk Strategy

Hannah Becher is advancing ethical, inclusive innovation in financial services, building AI-powered systems that reduce friction, improve access, and uphold trust. At Pleo, she’s led efforts to make financial crime prevention smarter and more equitable, proving that responsible technology can drive both protection and progress for businesses and the people behind them.

Hannah Becher

Senior Decision Intelligence Lead

Andrea stepped into a transformational role at Bankaya, taking full ownership of product and credit strategy to build inclusive credit programs from scratch. Through her leadership of the BNPL and smartphone financing initiatives, she’s helping to deliver affordable, fair access to credit for underserved communities, proving that responsible lending can be both impactful and profitable.

Andrea Marcos

VP of Risk at Bankaya

Samant Nagpal

Head of Payments & Risk at Gusto

William Roberts

Chief Risk Officer at Highnote

Nicholas Halpern

Chief Credit Officer at Square

Dr. Chandni Bhan

Chief Risk Officer at Wise

With her sharp analytical lens and deep fintech expertise, Oxana has been building fair, data-driven risk systems in the vendor financing space. By championing a data-first culture and exploring new signals, she’s paving the way for smarter products that serve users more equitably and effectively.

Oxana Pangina

Risk Associate

Ankur is reimagining consumer lending at N26 with a clear goal: make access to credit faster, fairer, and more inclusive. By simplifying complex systems and integrating smarter data, he’s helping more people confidently participate in the financial system, no matter where they start.

Ankur Sisodia

Head of Product, Lending & Savings

Celebrating the global voices redefining risk

Over the past months, Taktile invited nominations from across the global financial community, resulting in a diverse pool of candidates spanning industries, regions, and risk domains. Winners were selected across four categories: