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Leaders in Fintech: Navigating the Balance Between Creativity and Control

We gathered in New York for a forward-looking conversation with senior fintech and innovation leaders.

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Jan 28, 2026

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Sailaja Shri

Director of Product Management, Digital Payments
Kurt Flor

SVP, Global Operations, Product Design & Strategy at Citi
Zeina Zeitouni

Executive Director, Head of Product

"Product success isn’t about how many features you ship. It’s about what people do differently because your product exists."

Sailaja Shri

Director of Product Management, Digital Payments

Sailaja is a Director of Product Management for Digital Payments at Mastercard, where she launches innovative payment products across North America. She partners with major tech platforms and issuers to scale tokenized solutions that secure and simplify transactions, and brings 10+ years of experience across fintech, banking, and regulation driving innovation in complex, highly regulated environments.
Kurt Flor

SVP, Global Operations, Product Design & Strategy at Citi

Kurt is a global operations and design leader focused on helping large organizations deliver great digital experiences at enterprise scale. At Citi, he supports the operating models, workflows, and cross-functional alignment that turn strategy into shipped outcomes across complex, regulated environments.
Zeina Zeitouni

Executive Director, Head of Product

Zeina leads product teams at J.P. Morgan, bringing a product-builder lens to scaling what works inside a global financial institution. She leads Product at Aumni, an investment analytics platform for venture and private market investors that became part of J.P. Morgan through acquisition, and brings perspective on maintaining speed and focus as scale and governance ramp up.

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