Pamela Mead, VP of Design at UK-based financial services provider SumUp (www.sumup.co.uk), has been announced to be one of The Financial Technology Report’s Top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology. 

The accolade, awarded to those who demonstrated exceptional skill in their respective positions, is evaluated based on substantive reviews from peers and colleagues both within their organisation and from across the industry. The award reaffirms both Pamela’s position as an industry leader, as well as SumUp’s prominence in the fintech landscape. The achievements of Pamela, and all women across the sector, have played a key role in the development of the fintech industry over the past twelve months. 

Pamela Mead has amassed over 15 years of experience building design teams in companies ranging from Tefefónica, to Delivery Hero, to Yahoo! Mobile. Specialising in utilising emerging technologies to create accessible and useful products, Pamela has had a key role in SumUp’s holistic approach to payment technology. 

Pamela joined the SumUp team in autumn 2019, heading up the design organisation. Central to her role is turning SumUp’s services into a cohesive, powerful and personal service that offers merchants of all sizes the tools they need to effectively run their business. Pamela and her team's work has been crucial to furthering the narrative that SumUp is, and must be, more than just a payment terminal.

Since joining SumUp, Pamela and her team have implemented a research-based approach to generating SumUp’s UX strategy, basing all product, marketing and design work on user research and data. In doing so, Pamela has helped better broach the needs of SumUp merchants, allowing them to thrive over a difficult period for small businesses.  

Championing accessibility as central and foremost to product design, Pamela’s goal to create solutions that are effective, useful, but ahead of everything inclusive to all merchants, has played a key role in the development of SumUp products since her recruitment. 

Pamela Mead, VP of Design at SumUp, comments: “I’m immensely proud to be recognised as one of the top 25 Women Leaders in Financial Technology. Diversity and inclusion are at the epicentre of my work, so getting the chance to be a role model for young women looking to break into the industry is massively important to me. The quality and experience of all the women included on the list is humbling, and to be included in such esteemed company is an honour.”

Michael Schrezenmaier, CEO Europe at SumUp, comments: “Pamela is an outstanding professional, and it is wonderful to see her receive the recognition she deserves. A genuine leader and innovator in her field, Pamela embodies the values and characteristics that lie at the heart of SumUp. It is in SumUp’s DNA to continuously promote inclusion and diversity across the board, and celebrating the achievements of Pamela and other female leaders plays a key role in inspiring the next generation of fintech professionals.”