Financial regulation specialist Alison Donnelly named “Fintech/Payments Leader of the Year”

Alison is a director at governance, risk and compliance consultancy fscom, which is based in Belfast with offices in Dublin and London, and was awarded the title at the annual EWPN Conference & Awards ceremony in Amsterdam.

The award recognizes one woman in the European fintech community who has led the way in financial services and helped shape fintech across Europe, while promoting diversity and inclusion in the sector.

With a career background in financial regulatory policy, Alison is a former Financial Conduct Authority e-money specialist and works across fscom’s client base in Belfast, London and Dublin to ensure fintech and payments companies meet their growing regulatory obligations.

Within fscom, Alison established the payments department of former regulators, ex-bankers and internal compliance experts, drawing on her expertise in governance, risk and compliance.

The EWPN Awards are designed to celebrate individuals and organizations in the financial services industry who dedicate time to promoting and positively impacting the industry.

As a director of fscom, Alison has supported the development of a diverse and inclusive workforce in line with the company’s growth, while working to achieve Diversity Mark accreditation for the company every year since 2020.

Alongside the role, she works to raise the standards of financial compliance professionals through her work as a Fintech Corridor Ambassador, as the Payments Association (PA) Project Regulator lead, and with the Association of Compliance Consultants, the Compliance Institute and the Fintech and Payments Association of Ireland .

Alison is a past winner of The Payments Association 2021 ‘Industry Contributor of the Year’ Award and was also featured on the Innovate Finance Women in Fintech Powerlist 2021.

fscom director and EWPN’s Fintech/Payments Leader of the Year 2022 Alison Donnelly said:

“It is an incredible honor to be named Fintech/Payments Leader of the Year by the European Women Payments Network. EWPN is a forward-thinking organization doing important work across Europe to not only build a community of women in the industry, but empower us to take the fintech and payments space forward in a fully inclusive way.”

“Collaborating with peers across the sector is the best way to achieve real change and I am delighted to be connected to the EWPN community in this way. It is a privilege to be recognized after another busy year at fscom and I thank the whole team for their encouragement and support.”

fscom chief executive Jamie Cooke added:

“It is fantastic to see Alison’s contribution to the fintech and payments industry recognized at such a prestigious level by the European Women in Payments Network. Alison is a well-known, respected policy expert whose work has driven change across the regulatory landscape for payments companies. She is a strong voice and advocate for diversity and inclusion in the company, and we at fscom are not surprised to see her named Fintech/Payments Leader of the Year and are happy to celebrate with her.”