Jacqueline Reses

Jacqueline Reses has helped turn Lead Bank into a distinctive piece of the infrastructure connecting fintech innovation with regulated American banking. After her career in technology and finance, including leadership at Square, Reses acquired the Kansas City-based bank and repositioned it around banking-as-a-service and fintech partnerships. That model has made Lead Bank an important regulated partner for companies serving immigrants, international consumers and digitally native businesses. Her relevance to Borderless 100 is straightforward: African-founded fintechs operating in the US often need precisely the kind of compliant banking infrastructure Lead provides. Reses represents the increasingly important bridge between African innovation and global financial rails.