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April 27, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am PDT
FreeTapping Into the Trillion Dollar Fin-Tech Industry ($441M Acquisition)
Barbara Bibas Montero is an investor and one of the early founders of SafetyPay, a venture capital-backed global payments solutions company. During her tenure at the company, she held multiple roles, including COO and CMO, in addition to serving on the SafetyPay Board of Directors. In 2022, the payment platform PaySafe acquired SafetyPay for $441 million as part of its mission to grow its Latin America presence.
In her upcoming Founders Network global keynote on April 27, Barbara will detail the journey behind the company’s startup-to-sell success. During the talk, she will recount how a multi-faceted team evolved the company to successfully fill a gap in the fintech space. She will also share her tips for leveraging PR to grow any business.
Barbara’s keynote will also cover:
- Advice for breaking into the fintech landscape
- How to identify and break into your target market
- Tips for effectively positioning early-stage PR campaigns
- How to market your business as a landscape leader
Opening Remarks @ 9:30am PT
Join us for opening remarks with Dina Fattom, Member Success Manager at Founders Network, to get the latest updates from the Network and opportunities for getting involved.
Keynote Speaker @ 9:40am PT
Barbara Bibas Montero is one of the founders of SafetyPay, a venture capital-backed global payments solutions company. During her tenure at the company, she held roles of COO, CMO, in addition to serving on the SafetyPay Board of Directors. In 2022, the public multinational payments platform PaySafe acquired SafetyPay for $441 million as part of its goal to expand into Latin America.
Early in her career, Barbara ran her own direct marketing company in Spain with American Express and other financial institutions as clients. She also held various marketing and public relations leadership positions at American Express, Coopers & Lybrand, and Inter-Continental Hotels.
Barbara is currently a business advisor to several tech startups in the cybersecurity, crypto mining, and wellness arena. She holds a B.A. from Boston College, an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and is a member of the Wharton School Fellows program. She lives in Miami Beach, Florida.
Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30am PT
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