Kayla Jones is the Chief FinTech Banking Officer at Focus Bank, bringing over 15 years of industry experience. A graduate of the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking, she is committed to innovation and dismantling traditional processes to represent a new generation of bankers dedicated to progress.
Outside of work, Kayla co-hosts the "UnDomesticated Podcast, " a passion project created with a friend to empower women by sharing career knowledge and life lessons. She resides in Southeast Missouri and recently announced she is expecting a new addition to her family.
She is known amongst her fintech peers for her distinctive shoes at conferences.
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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief FinTech Banking Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
Personality Overview
How Kayla shows up
Upfront
Hard To Convince
Judgemental
They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.
Priorities
Topics Kayla cares about
Fintech Innovation
As Chief FinTech Banking Officer, her career is focused on pursuing new solutions and creating efficiency within the unfamiliar frontiers of banking.
Women's Empowerment
She co-founded the "UnDomesticated Podcast" to pass on knowledge and hard-earned lessons to women navigating professional and personal challenges.
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Career
Work history
8-2022
Chief FinTech Banking Officer
Focus Bank
1-2022 - 8-2022
VP, Director of Contract Services Relationship Management
The Bank of Missouri
7-2019 - 12-2021
Relationship Manager-Contract Services
The Bank of Missouri
9-2018 - 2-2019
Residential Lender
Guaranty Bank
4-2017 - 8-2018
Retail Banking Officer, Banking Center Manager
Central Bank
In the press
Media appearances
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