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Yael Barak is VP of FinTech, Product & Engineering at Mews, where she leads the product, engineering and design teams behind the company's payments and financial services for hospitality. She has spent 15 years building and scaling global payments solutions across ecommerce, omnichannel retail, digital goods and subscription platforms.

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Before Mews, Yael was Global VP of Product Management for SMB at Worldpay and VP of Product Management at Checkout.com.

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Yael is passionate about customer experience and about creating additional value for customers through embedded financial services.

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solutions beyond payments. Her career spans international fintech, working capital innovations, and treasury management across commercial, government, and nonprofit sectors. Known for her product expertise and strategic execution, Whitney has built lasting partnerships and driven growth by collaborating directly with CEOs on transformative launches.

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