Lena Hackelöer is the Founder and CEO of Brite Payments, a Stockholm-headquartered fintech that utilises the open banking framework to offer instant payments and payouts across 27 markets in Europe. One of Sweden’s fastest-growing fintechs, Brite connects consumers and online merchants with fast, secure, and convenient account-to-account (A2A) payments. Lena has continued to grow her reputation in the world of fintech, having received numerous accolades including being named in Innovate Finance’s Women in Fintech Powerlist, winning the ‘Inspiration Award’ at the Women in Payments EMEA Awards, and ‘Woman of the Year – International’ at the Open Banking Expo Awards. Lena is passionate about building the next generation of instant bank payments with Brite, and raised a $60m Series A – the largest by a female fintech founder in 2023.
