Top 10 Women Fintech Founders Driving Asia's Financial Revolution

Carmina Bayombong — Co-Founder & CEO, InvestEd (Philippines)

Through InvestEd, Bayombong created one of the strongest case studies of women founders’ fintech Asia—a student-loan model that empowers unbanked youth. She stands out in women founders financial inclusion Asia, proving that access to education finance is foundational to upward mobility. By combining capital with coaching, her work embodies inclusive finance initiatives led by women in Asia and underscores the power of impact-first fintech.

Naureen Hyat — Co-Founder, Tez (now ZoodPay) (Pakistan)

Hyat co-founded Tez, Pakistan’s first fully digital lending platform. Today, it lives on within ZoodPay, serving nano-loans and micro-credit. Hyat’s work illustrates how women-led MSME lending startups in Asia are transforming informal economies. By designing for empathy and risk together, she created a pathway that represents both innovation and resilience—an essential lesson from women fintech CEOs APAC.

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