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Janet Thomas exchange products for banks and corporates trading FX Technology
globally. Her systems allow companies to drastically
Managing Director of Infinity Capital Partners reduce transaction costs and comply with new regulatory
and Founder/CEO, Touch FX obligations.
Before setting up on her own, Janet held senior positions
at leading investment banks including CitiGroup, Bank of
As co-founder and MD of Infinity Capital Partners, Janet is America and Merrill Lynch. She is an in-demand public
responsible for creating its e-technology business across speaker, regularly invited to speak at global conferences
the US, Europe and Africa. and events.
She is also founder and CEO of innovative foreign In 2014, she was invited to the first US-Africa Leaders
currency exchange Fintech company Touch FX, and Summit in Washington, hosted by then-President Barack
president of Women in Banking and Finance. Obama. Janet sits on the Board of XSeed Capital, a private
One of the most respected women in the City, she equity firm and has just enede a very successful stint
launched Infinity with her husband, fellow banker Ian heading up Women in Banking & Finance, a very powerful
Greenstreet. The corporate finance firm specialises in As well as the financial sector, Janet’s areas of interest
international banking, finance and e-technology in the include gender equality in the City and fin-tech. She has
foreign exchange, oil and power markets. recently been invited to chair the United Nations National
With Touch FX, she has created market-leading foreign Committee in the UK.
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