Author: Martha Mghendi-Fisher

Well, in case you are wondering, let me tell you why they do. Full disclaimer, this article is a rant and might contain some curse language, so I apologise in advance. On second thoughts, I don’t. The language used in this article reflects what I feel at this moment while writing this article. I am […]

To women who came before us, who are here now, and those that will come after us.” I have been doing a lot of thinking the past few days about life. Mainly about the start of it, and the magic therein. To be honest, though, I am a chronic thinker. I think and rethink, evaluate […]

There are many articles, podcasts, interviews, videos and talks from different leaders and managers on what it is that one needs to build a successful team. Great teams take more than just attracting, hiring and retain the best talent with the right mix of professional skills. Taking into account things like: goal-oriented mindset, commitment to […]

LESSONS LEARNED While EWPN is still in its infancy stage as a startup, there are many exceptional lessons I have learned, not just as an individual, but as a woman, a professional, a founder, an immigrant and a human being. Starting and running EWPN has been one of the most challenging, yet rewarding things I […]

It’s hard to believe that we have come to the start of Q4/2019 already. One minute it’s New Year, you blink, and it’s Christmas already. As we start the last season of this year, I would like to reflect back and share my story about the start of our EWPN journey. I continue to be […]

Isn’t life full of surprises! On 18 & 19 June 2019, I had the pleasure of attending Copenhagen Fintech. First time in the Danish capital. What I noticed the most is just how clean the city is. I guess that’s why the Danes don’t complain about the high cost of living! Thomas Krogh Jensen and his whole […]

On June 4th & 5th, we held our 3rd annual awards & conference for the European Women Payments Network (EWPN) in Amsterdam. Today (6th June), I spent most of the day reflecting on every detail and activities that took place before, during and after the event. I couldn’t be happier, prouder and grateful enough to […]

I am originally from Kenya and migrated permanently to the Netherlands in 2008. I was born and raised in a typical African village communal family; where the kids belonged to the community, and everyone was the other person’s keeper and family. People took care of one another. We shared the little we had. If one […]

The Human being called a Woman is a real masterpiece. God must have come back from a long vacation from somewhere warm and beautiful, with white sandy beaches and peaceful sunsets when he created a woman, his best masterpiece. The world has, for a long time undervalued and underappreciated just what makes these creatures called […]

In November, I gave a keynote at the Trustech Event in Cannes. My keynote focused on the opportunities that the financial sector is presented with when it comes to femtech. We cannot talk about femtech opportunities without touching the diversity status in the financial sector especially on senior and executive level. We cannot understand and serve […]