Celesq® Presenters

Amanda Estiverne is a payments strategist, fintech leader, and passionate advocate for financial inclusion, dedicated to building a more equitable and human-centered financial ecosystem. With over 20 years of experience across banking, fintech, and technology, she operates at the intersection of innovation and impact—helping organizations design payment solutions that expand access, strengthen trust, and improve how people experience money.

Throughout her career, Amanda has led and advised on payment modernization, digital transformation, and strategic growth initiatives for financial institutions and fintechs. Founder of AGE Advisors, a boutique advisory firm focused on helping startups and financial institutions unlock growth through purposeful innovation, strategic partnerships, and embedded financial inclusion.

Amanda’s commitment to fairness and consumer-centric design extends beyond her day-to-day work. She serves on the Board of Directors for the National Alliance for Financial Literacy and Inclusion (NAFLI), where she advances initiatives that bring financial education and access to underserved communities. She also partners with Consumer Reports on the Fair Digital Finance Framework and Fairness by Design Playbook, working alongside regulators, product leaders, and fintech founders to embed transparency, safety, and trust into financial products from the ground up.

A sought-after global speaker, Amanda has shared her insights at premier industry events including Money20/20, Fintech South, Women in Payments, DC Fintech Week,  and the Blockchain Braintrust Retreat. Her work consistently explores the intersection of responsible innovation, digital identity, AI governance, and the future of financial systems—always grounded in one core belief:

Financial services should work for people, not just systems.

She is also the creator of The Front Row, a storytelling platform and Substack that offers an insider’s view into the fintech world—capturing the moments, conversations, and ideas shaping the future of finance from the seat where innovation meets inclusion.