European Women Payments Network

What European Women Payments Network does

European Women Payments Network (EWPN), legally Stichting European Women Payments Network, is a Dutch-registered not-for-profit foundation (KvK 71428445) founded in 2015 by Martha Mghendi-Fisher. It describes itself as the first and only Pan-European community dedicated to women and minorities in the cards, fintech, and payments industries, operating across 30+ European countries via a network of 40+ country ambassadors. Its stated mission is to address the underrepresentation of women in senior leadership positions in the payments sector and to provide cross-border networking, mentorship, and visibility opportunities that did not previously exist at this geographic scope.

EWPN does not develop or operate a proprietary technology platform. Its deliverables are community-based: tiered membership programmes (free Individual Membership, free Male Ally Programme, and three paid Corporate Membership tiers at EUR 4,000 / EUR 10,000 / EUR 15,000 annually), flagship events (an annual conference, awards gala, leadership clinics, and country-level meet-ups), two leadership development programmes (Remarkable Women Leading; Leading for Diversity and Success), an Insights & Research programme supervised by PhD-level researchers, and an EWPN Recruitment Portal. Distribution is event-led, with 150+ events organised and over 20,000 participants reached across 18+ countries.

The revenue model is sponsorship- and membership-driven rather than transactional. Paid revenue streams comprise Corporate Memberships, Event Sponsorships (tiered from EUR 3,000 individual awards to EUR 25,000 headline platinum), Partnership Sponsorships at EUR 50,000 per annum (capped at two per year), and Research Sponsorships ranging EUR 5,000–25,000. Named corporate members include Mastercard, Temenos, ACI Worldwide, Ingenico, Paysafe, Banking Circle, Fexco, Credorax, Riskified, Fscom, and Segpay — establishing EWPN as a brand-validated community platform within the European payments ecosystem rather than a vendor or technology provider.

Name

European Women Payments Network

Legal name

Stichting European Women Payments Network

Website

https://ewpn.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EWPN is a Dutch not-for-profit foundation and Pan-European community organisation for women in the cards, fintech, and payments industries, operating in 30+ countries via paid corporate memberships, event sponsorships, and leadership programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Winschoten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership Fees: Annual corporate membership fees in three tiers: Platinum (EUR 15,000), Gold (EUR 10,000), and Start-up (EUR 4,000). Corporate membership is offered to commercial and public organisations as well as NGOs with a presence in FinTech and the payments industry in Europe. Benefits include speaking slots, event passes, leadership programme access, speaker-listings, and brand visibility.
2. Event Sponsorship: Event sponsorship tiers for the annual conference and awards gala: Headline Platinum (EUR 25,000), Gold (EUR 15,000), Silver (EUR 10,000), Bronze (EUR 5,000), Lunch (EUR 7,000), Gala Dinner (EUR 15,000), Cocktails (EUR 7,000), Individual Awards (EUR 3,000). Specific topic event sponsorships are priced at EUR 5,000 each.
3. Partnership Sponsorship: Partnership sponsorships priced at EUR 50,000 per annum on a 12-month rolling basis. Partnerships are intended to strengthen EWPN's capabilities and promote gender parity objectives while providing sponsors with prominent brand exposure, speaking opportunities, and Platinum corporate membership benefits.
4. Insights & Research Sponsorship: Research programme sponsorships priced between EUR 5,000 and EUR 25,000 per annum or per project. Sponsors have the opportunity to provide input into research topics or select topics from EWPN's priorities.
5. Male Ally Membership: No fee to join as a Male Ally. Male allies receive curated research materials and other curated materials on gender equality and diversity, as well as opportunities to be promoted as speakers on the topic.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

European Women Payments Network (EWPN) is a not-for-profit Pan-European community organization for women and minorities in the cards, fintech, and payments industries. It sells tiered individual and corporate memberships, organizes annual conferences, awards dinners, leadership clinics, and local networking meet-ups across 30+ European countries, and runs leadership development and research programmes on gender parity in fintech and payments.

Product overview

EWPN (European Women Payments Network) is a not-for-profit Pan-European community organisation for women in fintech, cards, and payments. Rather than a technology product company, EWPN operates as a membership-based professional network offering tiered membership programmes (Individual, Platinum Corporate, Gold Corporate, Start-up Corporate, and Male Ally), events (annual conferences, awards dinners, leadership clinics, local networking meetups), leadership development programmes (Remarkable Women Leading, Leading for Diversity and Success), research initiatives, and a recruitment portal. The organisation connects professionals across 30+ European countries through local networking evenings, workshops, and annual events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ members across Europe
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Mastercard Open FinancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMastercard Open Finance is both a sponsor and host of EWPN Denmark's International Women's Day event on 9 March 2026 in Copenhagen. Mastercard supports EWPN's mission to create space for meaningful conversations on leadership, inclusion, and the future of fintech and payments. Mastercard is also listed as a corporate member of EWPN.
• EY (Ernst & Young)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerEY is co-organizing the 3rd Annual Risk & Reg in Payments Event in collaboration with EWPN on 1 June 2026 in Amsterdam. The event takes place the day before Money 20/20 and focuses on risk and regulatory developments in the payments space. EY Wavespace in Amsterdam hosts the event.
• Tribe PaymentscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerTribe Payments is the event organiser and sponsor of the EWPN Lithuania Summer Rooftop Meetup on 18 June 2026 in Kaunas. The event is hosted at Tribe Payments' rooftop terrace office in the BLC building. Ruta Kairyte, EWPN Lithuania country ambassador, leads the introduction.
• Fintech Lithuania AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFintech Lithuania Association is a co-organiser of the EWPN Lithuania Summer Rooftop Meetup on 18 June 2026, working in cooperation with Tribe Payments and Walleto.
• WalletominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWalleto is a co-organiser of the EWPN Lithuania Summer Rooftop Meetup on 18 June 2026, working in cooperation with Tribe Payments and Fintech Lithuania Association.
• Fintech LadiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFintech Ladies is a partner in the EWPN bi-annual meet-up on Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets held on 11 June 2025 in Frankfurt. The event was sponsored by Mastercard and featured speakers from the World Bank and industry leaders.
• BPFI (Banking & Payments Federation Ireland)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBPFI provides venue hosting for the EWPN Ireland Spring Meet-up on 30 April 2026 at their offices in Dublin. The event focuses on allyship in fintech, payments and financial services.
• Barcelona Finance HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarcelona Finance Hub by Aticco is EWPN's ecosystem partner for the Financial Empowerment event held on 20 March 2025 in Barcelona. EWPN is proud to be ecosystem partners with Barcelona Finance Hub, which creates space for meaningful discussions and connections.
• Barcelona Finance Hub by AticcominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarcelona Finance Hub by Aticco is listed as an ecosystem partner. The hub hosts EWPN events in Barcelona and provides a venue for financial empowerment and networking events in the fintech ecosystem.
• World BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrancesco Di Salvo from the World Bank spoke at the EWPN bi-annual meet-up on Financial Inclusion in Emerging Markets on 11 June 2025 in Frankfurt. The World Bank representative discussed the institution's gender strategy from a financial inclusion lens, with a focus on emerging markets.
• RabobankminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRabobank hosted the EWPN event 'Exploring the Future of Cross-Border Payments' on 12 June 2025 in Utrecht at their premises. Rabobank contributed to the panel discussion and closing remarks at the event.
• MastercardcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMastercard is sponsor and host of the 'Trends Shaping Supplier Payments' event on 18 September 2025 at Mastercard's Amsterdam office. Mastercard serves as a Platinum-level corporate member and has previously sponsored EWPN events including the annual conference and awards gala.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Finextra: Finextra is a long-running payments and banking industry news, events, and community platform. It is comparable as a European payments industry community/membership ecosystem that monetizes corporate engagement, though it is broader in scope and commercial rather than women-focused.

Broad incumbents

• Money 20/20: Money 20/20 is the largest global payments and fintech event series. EWPN's annual conference sits adjacent to it and co-locates with it (e.g., Amsterdam). As an industry anchor, Money 20/20 competes for corporate sponsorship dollars targeting the same fintech/payments audience.
• Level 20: Level 20 is a non-profit membership association dedicated to improving gender diversity in the private equity and venture capital industry. It is comparable to EWPN as a sector-specific female-focused membership body with corporate sponsorship tiers, although its target industry is PE/VC rather than payments.

Regional players

• European Women in Technology (EWIT): EWIT is a Europe-focused community and conference series for women in technology, including fintech. It is comparable to EWPN as a regional women-in-tech membership/event body with corporate sponsorship tiers, although it is broader across technology rather than payments-specific.
• The Athena Network: The Athena Network is a UK/Europe-based women's business networking community offering events, membership, and sponsorships. It is comparable to EWPN as a female-focused professional membership organization monetized through events and corporate partnerships, although it is not fintech-specialized.

Direct peers

• 100 Women in Finance: 100 Women in Finance is a global membership-based non-profit that advances women in the alternative investments and broader finance industry through peer networks, education, and philanthropy. It is comparable to EWPN in its female-focused finance membership model and event/sponsorship-driven revenue structure.
• Women in Payments: Women in Payments is a global not-for-profit community for women in the payments industry, offering awards, networking, and mentorship. It is the closest direct competitor to EWPN and overlaps heavily on mission, audience, and event-based sponsorship model, though its footprint is more North America-anchored.
• Women in Fintech: Women in Fintech is an international non-profit community that supports women working across the fintech ecosystem via events, mentorship, and awards. It targets a similar audience to EWPN (women in fintech), with comparable networking, events, and sponsorship revenue model.

Emerging players

• TechWomen: TechWomen is a women-in-tech mentoring and community initiative that targets female professionals in STEM and emerging technologies, including fintech. It is comparable to EWPN in its female-focused professional networking mission, though it is more US/state-department anchored and tech-broad.
• Female Founders Fund (F Cubed): A community-driven organization supporting female founders in fintech and adjacent industries through networking, events, and capital access. It overlaps with EWPN in its focus on advancing women in financial services, though it skews more founder/venture-oriented than payments-specific.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/europeanwomenpaymentsnetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-women-payments-network-ewpn-
• Instagraminstagram.com/ewpneurope
• Xx.com/EWPNEurope

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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