EP22 | FinTech Unlocked with Kim Vu

Kim (she/her) is the global head of diversity, equity and inclusion at Remitly, a fintech company serving over 3 million immigrants throughout the world to conveniently send money safely and securely to their families across the globe. She has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years as a banking executive within credit unions and Fortune 50 banks. The first half of Kim’s career was spent building and growing new lines of business. The latter half has been dedicated to scaling the social impact of financial institutions, developing and leading corporate social responsibility and ESG strategies, including how companies build trust and rapport with customers and communities and empower and engage employees. Outside of work, Kim leads The Respect Institute as national founding board chair and is a member of the cofounding team. She has been featured on Yahoo! Finance, The Financial Times, Geekwire, Seattle Business Magazine and Silicon Valley Business Journal for her contributions to community and championing diversity in business.     Key Takeaways:⁣ -What is Fintech? -How can FinTech be more inclusive -Challenges the FinTech sector is currently facing -How to be an authentic ally -How to navigate career transitions   Follow Techunlocked: Twitter: https://twitter.com/techunlockedpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techunlocke...   Connect with Demarius Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimmilyn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimtvu/    Connect with Grace: Twitter: https://twitter.com/GraceMacjones Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gracemacjonez/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gracemacj...   Have a tech career or tech concept you want us to unlock?  Email us [email protected]