Shivani Siroya is the founder and CEO of Tala, the first financial platform for the global majority. Through Tala’s money app, customers across the globe can instantly access credit, deposit and payment services. Nearly 9 million customers across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India have used Tala products to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals with confidence. Tala has raised nearly half a billion dollars in investments and debt, backed by visionary investors including IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, and PayPal Ventures. The company has been named to the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC’s Disruptor 50 four years in a row, and Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for eight years running. Prior to founding Tala, Shivani worked as an analyst with UNFPA, holding thousands of interviews to understand the financial capacity of microcredit users in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. She has also held a variety of positions in global health and investment banking, including with Health Net, Citigroup, and UBS. Shivani is on the board of Echoing Green and CardWorks Inc. Shivani is an Aspen Institute Finance Leader Fellow, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a Senior TED Fellow and an Ashoka Fellow.
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