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Award recognizes women that have demonstrated admirable leadership across a variety of roles within the software industry.

Parsippany, NJ, Oct. 27, 2021– Provenir, a global leader in data analytics software and risk decisioning, today announced that Kathy Stares, executive vice president, North America, has been named one of the “Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS” by The Software Report, a comprehensive source for market research and insights, business news, investment activity and corporate actions related to the software sector.

Awardees are recognized for their performance within their roles, their ability to foster innovation and growth, and their expertise in software-as-a-solution (SaaS) solutions.

Stares leads sales, customer success, pre-sales consulting teams across North America for Provenir, and also oversees strategic partnerships. As a member of Provenir’s executive team, she has played a key role in supporting the company’s growth, increasing its SaaS solutions revenue 25 percent year-over-year. The company has experienced a 22 percent increase in Provenir’s customer base of fintech disruptors, and its increasing presence in the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) and challenger bank markets.

“I am deeply honored to be included among this esteemed group of female leaders who are spearheading innovation in the SaaS market and driving the industry forward,” said Stares. “I am passionate about enabling our customers to be change agents, and to raise the bar in terms of the customer experience they deliver. We continue to invest significantly in our SaaS technologies to help our customers expedite the risk-decisioning process, which in turn, allows them to provide real-time decisions and respond to their end customers immediately.”

Provenir’s technology enables fintechs, financial institutions, and payment providers to easily design, build, and deploy solutions to solve complex business challenges such as digital onboarding, retail financing, Buy Now Pay later (BNPL) approvals, SME lending, insurance, credit card management, eCommerce, eWallet, digital banking, and open banking. 

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The appointment reinforces Provenir’s commitment to support financial institutions in simplifying their risk decisioning and driving innovative products to market faster

PARSIPPANY, NJ–Sept. 1, 2021 – Provenir, a global leader in data analytics software and risk decisioning, has appointed José Luis Vargas-Favero as its new executive vice president and general manager for Latin America. In his new role, Vargas-Favero will be responsible for leading Provenir’s ambitious expansion plans to triple its footprint in the region by the end of 2021.

Vargas-Favero brings more than 25 years of financial services experience in management, sales, business development, consulting, data analytics, decision management technology, digital transformation and risk management to Provenir. Prior to joining Provenir, he held several global senior leadership roles at FICO.

“José’s deep industry knowledge and global experience will be invaluable as we seek to become the leading trusted risk decisioning partner across Latin America,” said Larry Smith, founder and CEO of Provenir. “We see tremendous opportunity to help financial institutions in the region provide a superior and more inclusive customer experience by providing them with access to alternative types of data to assess risk and make smarter decisions.”

Latin America is producing a large and rapidly growing number of innovative and disruptive fintechs, which are raising record amounts of investment as they seize the opportunity to provide a superior and more responsive customer experience to a region with a population of more than 650 million and a combined economy of over 5 trillion USD. According to estimates, more than 70% of adults in the region have a smartphone yet only 30% have a banking relationship. Under Vargas-Favero’s leadership, Provenir will enhance its ability to support financial and non-financial institutions in providing better credit options to this unbanked population through alternative data powered technology.

“I am honored to join a company that shares my passion for using data, analytics and decisioning technology to improve the financial services landscape for all, and to contribute to eliminating financial exclusion for the vast population of underserved and unbanked individuals in the region,” said Vargas-Favero. “Provenir has distinguished itself as a global leader in risk decisioning processes with its amazing cloud-native technology, and I am excited to join at this pivotal time to help accelerate the company’s existing growth trajectory.”

The company is actively recruiting talent to expand the team in the region and is establishing alliances with local data partners to continue developing the Provenir Marketplace and better service the region.

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