fnGlobal Keynote & Roundtables with SafetyPay Co-Founder Barbara Bibas Montero (April 27, 2023)

Barbara Bibas Montero is an investor and one of the early founders of SafetyPay, a venture capital-backed global payments solutions company. During her tenure at the company, she held multiple roles, including COO and CMO, in addition to serving on the SafetyPay Board of Directors. In 2022, the payment platform PaySafe acquired SafetyPay for $441 million as part of its mission to grow its Latin America presence.

In her upcoming Founders Network global keynote on April 27, Barbara will detail the journey behind the company’s startup-to-sell success. During the talk, she will recount how a multi-faceted team evolved the company to successfully fill a gap in the fintech space. She will also share her tips for leveraging PR to grow any business.

Barbara’s keynote will also cover:

• Advice for breaking into the fintech landscape
• How to identify and break into your target market
• Tips for effectively positioning early-stage PR campaigns
• How to market your business as a landscape leader

Opening Remarks @ 9:30am PT

Join us for opening remarks with Dina Fattom, Member Success Manager at Founders Network, to get the latest updates from the Network and opportunities for getting involved.

Keynote Speaker @ 9:40am PT

Barbara Bibas Montero is one of the founders of SafetyPay, a venture capital-backed global payments solutions company. During her tenure at the company, she held roles of COO, CMO, in addition to serving on the SafetyPay Board of Directors. In 2022, the public multinational payments platform PaySafe acquired SafetyPay for $441 million as part of its goal to expand into Latin America.

Early in her career, Barbara ran her own direct marketing company in Spain with American Express and other financial institutions as clients. She also held various marketing and public relations leadership positions at American Express, Coopers & Lybrand, and Inter-Continental Hotels.

Barbara is currently a business advisor to several tech startups in the cybersecurity, crypto mining, and wellness arena. She holds a B.A. from Boston College, an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and is a member of the Wharton School Fellows program. She lives in Miami Beach, Florida.

About SafetyPay:

SafetyPay innovates in the financial services segment applying technology-based business processes in its solutions - "fintech"​. It operates in 17 countries through more than 100 banks worldwide, offering solutions in Latin America, United States, Europe and Canada. SafetyPay provides a secure e-payment method that enables cash sales through a variety of sales channels, such as e-commerce or call centers, for consumers who wish to pay directly through their bank account or in cash without bank account.

Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30 am PT

Community Partners:

Jeff Erickson

Jeff leads the Partnerships Team at Forecastr — a leading FP&A software company that helps startups create kick-butt financial models to impress investors, confidently raise capital, and effectively run their businesses better.

Jeff serves on the advisory boards of several startup companies and is an active angel investor. He's passionate about startups and enjoys working with founders and mentoring entrepreneurs.

Jeff is an experienced entrepreneur and was the founder and CEO of a successful consumer goods company that he rapidly grew from $1M in sales its first year to over $40M in annual revenue in its fourth year of operations and was ranked #138 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies.

Prior to founding his own company, Jeff was a partner at Beanstalk Partners where he led the sales and business development activities. He also served as the National Sales Director for a venture-backed tech startup where he generated over $45M in client contracts and developed the company’s channel partner program.

Jeff has a degree in accounting and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah. After receiving his MBA in Finance from the University of Utah he served as the Vice President of Investments for Sentry Financial Corporation.

Cathy Keeler

Cathy is the Managing Partner at FullScope Growth, a global consortium of elite Fractional Executives and Business Acceleration Partners that provide the exact combination of experts that organizations require.

She has cross-functional experience in sales, management, marketing and business planning, client services, network development and operations. Delivers strong results within highly competitive markets.

Guests Are Welcome!

Please bring a guest! Every member can bring one (1) guest to each event. Each guest must be a full-time tech startup founder so they can bring new perspectives, skillsets, and experience to your chapter.

All guests must be full-time tech startup founders and you can register them directly on this function page. See How to Register a Guest here.

Confidentiality Reminder

All information shared within Founders Network is strictly confidential. We are built on a foundation of trust, and the community takes confidentiality seriously. Investors, members, and staff all share experiences and opinions off the record. In this roundtable forum, we continue to model our fnValues of Reciprocity, Humility, Authenticity and Inclusivity.