Maya Kumar

Maya started her career in law but thrived in the strategic and commercial side of deal making and, following graduating from law school, switched to finance with a focus on asset management, working in banks (SMBC, RBS) and funds (AWAS, DAE Capital) in New York, London and Dublin. Relishing a challenge and seeking innovation, she moved out of the world of traditional finance, and launched her own business in the consumer on demand space, partnering with large brands such as Spotify, Just Eat, Uber, PayPal amongst others. Learning more about how technology, payments and consumer demands interact - she leapt into the world of Fintech taking on commercial lead roles at Luno, N26 and ClearBank. In her current role as EVP, Business Development at Banked, she's driving growth and executing on partner and customer relationships with banks and technology platforms for a variety of Pay by Bank use cases.