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Amanda Estiverne-Colas

Founder/Fractional CFO, AGE Advisors

Global Mentor, Women in Payments

Biography

Amanda is the founder of AGE Advisors, an advisory group specializing in financial guidance for startups and fintech founders. She also serves as a startup financial advisor for TrubAI and Stamford Next Partnership, providing strategic insights tailored to emerging companies.

Amanda is actively involved in industry forums and thought leadership discussions. She will soon join the Petra RBI (Raiffeisen Bank International AG) Fintech Scout Program, a premier initiative by Raiffeisen Bank International AG in Central and Eastern Europe, aimed at collaborating with top global talent to tackle future fintech challenges.

Amanda is a seasoned payment expert, having previously served as a Delivery Partner at Endava. There, she spearheaded the strategic direction, vision, growth, and performance for a diverse portfolio of retail banking clients across North America. In this pivotal role, she led project teams in delivering transformative solutions for banking clients, focusing on areas such as emerging payment technologies, AI, financial inclusion, account-to-account (A2A) transfers, bill pay, and core modernization of payment infrastructure and systems.

Before her tenure at Endava, Amanda developed her expertise at Synchrony, where she cultivated and managed relationships with industry giants including American Express, VISA, Mastercard, Discover, FIS, and PayPal. Her work at Synchrony involved deep engagement with major players in the payment industry, further enhancing her proficiency and network.

Amanda was recently honored as BTA’s 2024 Diversity Champion, reflecting her dedication to advocating for women and professionals of color in the payments industry. She actively shares her journey, uplifts others, and engages with the fintech and payments community.

She is also actively involved with Women in Payments as a Global Mentor. Amanda represents Money20/20 as an ambassador and is an alumnus of the Amplify cohort '22. As a global speaker, Amanda has delivered keynotes and participated in events across Amsterdam, Bangkok, Columbia, Mexico, and beyond