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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Team Cash: Valentina Kristensen

I am pleased to announce our first Racer:

Valentina Kristensen is the Director of Growth & Communications at OakNorth – the $2.8bn-valued global fintech firm focused on unlocking the potential in SME lending. Valentina has been working directly with OakNorth’s co-founders, Rishi Khosla and Joel Perlman, since June 2015. Prior to its launch through to its current position as Europe’s fastest-growing fintech company by assets, valuation, revenues and profits, with backing from investors such as SoftBank’s Vision Fund.

Last year, Valentina participated in the Europe Payments Race where she traveled from Istanbul to Amsterdam using only wearable payments technology – no cash or cards.

This year, Valentina will be the Racer for Team Cash!

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