About Chirine BenZaied

Chirine BenZaied is Head of Innovation at Finastra. Her role is in 2 folds, in one hand, driving intrapreneurship activities at Finastra and inspiring Finastra's 10,000 people to innovate, and on the other hand, opening the innovation activities to the banks, financial institutions, and the wider fintech ecosystem (startups, established fintechs, incubators, universities, data providers…). Prior to that, Chirine was New Venture Development Manager, managing FinTechs partnerships for FusionFabric.cloud, Finastra’s open development platform. And before that she spent more than 10 years in the capital market industry, where she held different roles in engineering, model validation and product management. Chirine BenZaied, with over 16 years of experience in the financial software space, building trading solutions and collaborating with top-tier banks globally, she recognized the challenges traders face and saw the opportunity to bring innovation to make their jobs easier, more efficient, and more performant. If this resonates, she invites you to connect! She co-founded TwoWay, an innovative fintech startup aimed at making traders smarter and giving them time back. TwoWay develops next-generation solutions for investment bank traders by automating and simplifying trading workflows through broker-trader interactions, financial messages, and trading data. At TwoWay, she feels fortunate to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of experts in design, technology, innovation, and business, alongside a growing community of advisors, including Tier 1 Bank traders and former traders. Chirine BenZaied is a strong advocate for collaboration and open innovation, having experienced co-development and co-innovation throughout her career. She values authentic human relationships as the foundation for building long-term partnerships. Recognized as a fintech expert and speaker, Chirine BenZaied has participated in events such as Money20/20, FinTECH Talents London, Fin&Tech Community Paris, and Infoshare Poland. Her work has also been honored with several high distinctions, including CEO Awards and Diamonds Clubs, consistently exceeding expectations and targets.