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Sarah Grotta

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Deputy Chief Fintech Officer - SVP at FinWise Bank
📍 Lakewood, Ohio, United States

Sarah Grotta is the Chief Fintech Officer at FinWise Bank, where she spearheads the institutions fintech strategy and payments initiatives. With over 25 years of executive experience in BaaS and payments, she is a recognized industry authority who holds a BS from Miami University. People who have worked with her describe her as having a talented mind and being a visionary.

Outside of her deep expertise in financial technology, Sarah has a keen interest in the future of commerce and exploration. Her professional interests are reflected in her engagement with payments leader Visa, and she also follows the pioneering work of NASA.

She is the host of the FinWise "EYE ON" podcast, interviewing industry leaders on the future of banking.

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Experience
36 Years
Current Role
Deputy Chief Fintech Officer - SVP
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Lakewood, Ohio, United States
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Priorities

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Fintech & BaaS Strategy
Her entire career and current role as Chief Fintech Officer are centered on developing strategies for Banking-as-a-Service, lending, and payments partnerships.
Compliance as Brand
A recent podcast she hosted focused on leveraging compliance as a competitive advantage and how it represents a company's brand in the financial services space.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Deputy Chief Fintech Officer - SVP
FinWise Bank
10-2022 - 5-2023
Head of Payments
Lincoln Savings Bank
1-2017 - 10-2022
Director, Debit Advisory Service
Mercator Advisory Group
2-2013 - 10-2022
Business Owner
Grotta Consulting
2010 - 2-2013
Product Innovation
DimpleDough
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Education
1985 - 1988
BS
Miami University
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