The Payments Association
Joanne Dewar is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the FinTech sector, currently serving as Project Nemo Lead at Project Nemo, focusing on accelerating disability inclusion. In addition to this role, Joanne provides strategic guidance as a Board Advisor for the European Women Payments Network and mentors the 2024 Future Fifty cohort at Tech Nation. Joanne holds a Non Executive Director position at FinCrime Dynamics and chairs the judges for the Fintech Awards South West. As an Ambassador with The Payments Association, Joanne leads Project ESG for 2023. Previously, Joanne's leadership roles at Thredd included Vice Chair, CEO, and Deputy CEO. Joanne began their career as a Project Manager at BP and has also served as Branch Chair for NCT Charity. Joanne earned an MA Hons in Geography from the University of Oxford.
The Payments Association
The Payments Association (previously the Emerging Payments Association or EPA) is for payments firms, big & small. We help our members navigate a complex regulatory environment and facilitate profitable business partnerships. Our purpose is to empower the most influential community in payments, where the connections, collaboration and learning shape an industry that works for all. We operate as an independent representative for the industry and its interests, and drive collaboration within the payments sector in order to bring about meaningful change and innovation. We work closely with industry stakeholders such as the Bank of England, the FCA, HM Treasury, the Payment Systems Regulator, Pay.UK, UK Finance and Innovate Finance. Through our comprehensive programme of activities for members and with guidance from an independent Advisory Board of leading payments CEOs, we facilitate the connections and build the bridges that join the ecosystem together and make it stronger. These activities include a programme of monthly digital and face-to-face events including our annual conference PAY360 and awards dinner, CEO round tables and training activities. We run 7 stakeholder working Project groups: Inclusion, Regulator, Financial Crime, International Trade and Open Banking. The volunteers within these groups represent the collective view of The Payments Association members at industry-critical moments and work together to drive innovation in these areas. We also conduct exclusive industry research which is made available to our members through our Insights knowledge base. These include monthly whitepapers, insightful interviews and tips from the industry’s most successful CEOs.