Sasha Pilch

You don’t need a 10 year plan to become a CEO. Stephanie Ferris, CEO of @FISGlobal, didn’t grow up aiming for the top job at a billion dollar fintech company. She focused on something else entirely. Being part of a team, leaning into risk, and doing things people didn’t think were possible. That mindset shaped a career across payments, financial services, digital finance, and financial infrastructure, ultimately leading her to the CEO role. In fintech, the people who win are not the ones with the perfect plan, but the ones willing to step into uncertainty and keep building. Catch the full conversation on the This Month in Fintech podcast, with @SashaFintech.

AI isn’t a feature. It’s the next layer of financial infrastructure. Stephanie Ferris, CEO of @FISGlobal, says fintech leaders should be embracing AI the same way they embraced social media. On the latest episode of This Month in Fintech, Stephanie joins @SashaFintech to discuss what it really means to lead through a fintech reset, and why AI is becoming a strategic accelerant across financial services, from payments to digital finance and core banking systems. From how AI is reshaping financial infrastructure and decision-making, to why banks and fintech are converging faster than ever, to where stablecoins and tokenized deposits fit into the future of payments. If this shift is as big as the move to computers on every desk, what does that mean for how money moves next? Catch the full conversation on the This Month in Fintech podcast.