{"id":9610,"date":"2025-04-01T09:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/?page_id=9610"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T11:14:24","slug":"elizabeth-rossiello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/elizabeth-rossiello\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Rossiello"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9610\" class=\"elementor elementor-9610\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a457def e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a457def\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c21a958 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c21a958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9614\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Elizabeth-Rossiello-headshot-3-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935a5fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"935a5fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6cfa32 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6cfa32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elizabeth Rossiello<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9614cb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9614cb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6cb3de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6cb3de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66aa459 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66aa459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elizabeth Rossiello is the CEO and founder of AZA Finance, a global payments and FX fintech specialising in Africa. Founded in Nairobi in 2013, AZA Finance is the go-to partner for businesses needing foreign exchange, treasury, payments, and settlement in frontier markets. Its mission is to power African trade and accelerate the growth of businesses across the continent. Under her leadership, the company has served over 2 million customers in 190+ countries, transacting $9billion+ in funds. Over 11 years, Elizabeth has scaled her company to be a truly pan-African fintech, serving Egypt, Cameroon, Zambia, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Uganda, Botswana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Guinea, and Morocco - as well as Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, Japan, Korea, the United States, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.<br><br>\nHer work and leadership have been extensively recognised. In October 2024, AZA Finance was named a semi-finalist for the prestigious Milken-Motsepe prize, joining other accolades that same year, including recognition as a Top 5 inspiring workplace in Africa and the best use of technology in business payments by the Paytech Awards. She was also named Fintech Leader of the Year by Fintech Awards London and Fintech Leader of the Year by The Fintech Times. She was one of the first Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts, and since 2022, she has been consistently included in the Standout 45 Women in Fintech Powerlist by Innovate Finance. In 2025, she was listed as one of American Banker's 2025 Most Influential Women in Payments. Elizabeth has also been a guest lecturer and keynote speaker in digital assets and fintech for UC Berkeley\u2019s Executive Education Program, Oxford University\u2019s Fintech Programme, and for MIT\u2019s Sloan School of Management.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fa1f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86fa1f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12577e3 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"12577e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tune in: Podcasts 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12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>November 20, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbd529 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bbd529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8778\" class=\"elementor elementor-8778 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8828 post-8828 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aza-news tag-african-markets tag-aza-finance 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elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3232655c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Africa-Tech-Radio-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9730\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Africa-Tech-Radio-2.png 1920w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Africa-Tech-Radio-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Africa-Tech-Radio-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Africa-Tech-Radio-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Africa-Tech-Radio-2-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364f31d e-con-full event-loop-cont e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"364f31d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef44997 event-loop-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef44997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Africa Tech Radio: Talking Finance, Women in Tech and the Future of Africa with Elizabeth Rosiello<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecfd012 event-loop-desc 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https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TechNext-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/TechNext-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364f31d e-con-full event-loop-cont e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"364f31d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef44997 event-loop-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef44997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Technext24: Elizabeth Rossiello on Building Fintech Resilience in Africa<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecfd012 event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"4ecfd012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a recent Technext24 feature, AZA Finance CEO Elizabeth Rossiello\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ae7ad elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"b8ae7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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href=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/forbes-legacy-warnings-restrict-stablecoins-treasuries\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2307b310 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2307b310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3232655c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3232655c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbes.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9762\" alt=\"\" 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data-id=\"2ef44997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forbes: Legacy Warnings Still Restrict the Use of Stablecoins in Treasuries<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecfd012 event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"4ecfd012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In her latest Forbes article, AZA Finance CEO Elizabeth Rossiello\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ae7ad elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"b8ae7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9a1b5c8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>April 9, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbd529 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bbd529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8778\" class=\"elementor elementor-8778 e-loop-item e-loop-item-9641 post-9641 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aza-news tag-elizabeth tag-elizabeth-bio tag-elizabeth-rossiello\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2148434 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2148434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/ft-partners-women-fintech-2024-industry-research-report\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2307b310 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2307b310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3232655c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3232655c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FT-PARTNERS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FT-PARTNERS.png 1920w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FT-PARTNERS-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FT-PARTNERS-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FT-PARTNERS-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/FT-PARTNERS-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364f31d e-con-full event-loop-cont e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"364f31d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef44997 event-loop-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef44997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FT Partners: Women in FinTech, 2024 Industry Research Report<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecfd012 event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"4ecfd012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO of AZA Finance is highlighted in FT\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ae7ad elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"b8ae7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9a1b5c8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>March 18, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbd529 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bbd529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8778\" class=\"elementor elementor-8778 e-loop-item e-loop-item-9558 post-9558 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aza-news tag-elizabeth tag-elizabeth-bio tag-elizabeth-rosiello\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2148434 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2148434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/american-banker-most-influential-women-payments-2025\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2307b310 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2307b310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3232655c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3232655c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/American-Banker.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9560\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/American-Banker.png 1920w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/American-Banker-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/American-Banker-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/American-Banker-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/American-Banker-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364f31d e-con-full event-loop-cont e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"364f31d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef44997 event-loop-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef44997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">American Banker: The Most Influential Women in Payments, 2025<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecfd012 event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"4ecfd012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elizabeth Rossiello, CEO of AZA Finance, has been named among\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8ae7ad elementor-align-left elementor-widget__width-inherit event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"b8ae7ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-9a1b5c8 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 9, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbd529 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bbd529\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8778\" class=\"elementor elementor-8778 e-loop-item e-loop-item-9680 post-9680 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aza-news tag-elizabeth tag-elizabeth-bio tag-elizabeth-rossiello\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2148434 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2148434\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/elizabeth-rossiello-reducing-cross-border-payment-costs-africa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2307b310 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2307b310\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3232655c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3232655c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CNBC-Africa.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9682\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CNBC-Africa.png 1920w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CNBC-Africa-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CNBC-Africa-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CNBC-Africa-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/azafinance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/CNBC-Africa-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-364f31d e-con-full event-loop-cont e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"364f31d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef44997 event-loop-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef44997\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Elizabeth Rossiello on Reducing Cross-Border Payment Costs in Africa<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ecfd012 event-loop-desc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"4ecfd012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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