Analysis

March 22, 2022

Who runs Europe’s top neobanks? Not women

Women occupy less than a third of the top management positions at Europe’s challenger banks


Amy O'Brien and Steph Bailey

5 min read

Revolut founders

Even in 2022, it’s still a man’s world at Europe’s biggest legacy banks — only around a quarter of top management is women. 

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

Steph Bailey

Steph Bailey is head of content at Sifted. Follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn

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