2025 European Women in Finance Awards: Meet the Game-Changing Finalists

BREAKING: Europe's financial elite just dropped their most anticipated list—and it's packed with female power players rewriting the rules of money.

THE SHORTLIST SHAKEUP

Forget traditional banking hierarchies. This year's finalists represent a seismic shift toward digital asset expertise and blockchain innovation. These women aren't just climbing the ladder—they're building entirely new platforms.

WHY IT MATTERS

While traditional finance debates diversity quotas, these finalists are quietly deploying DeFi solutions that actually generate returns—something most hedge funds haven't done since 2021. Their leadership proves that talent thrives when you bypass legacy systems instead of begging for permission.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Europe's financial future isn't being decided in marble-walled boardrooms. It's being coded by women who understand that real innovation happens when you stop asking for a seat at the table and start building your own—preferably on a blockchain. (Take that, overpaid male fund managers who still think 'crypto' is a dirty word.)

Markets Media Group is pleased to present finalists for the 2025 European Women in Finance Awards.

The sixth-annual event will be held Thursday, October 2 at Claridges in central London.

Please note: This EWiFA finalists list represents a snapshot of where we are in the evaluation process. The list is not final, and not being listed does not preclude consideration for an award. We reserve the right to drop, modify or add award categories, and/or award winners for the final EWiFA program.