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Awards & Honours

Fintech Power 50

Issued by The Fintech Times · Nov 2025

Rising Star of The Year Winner

UK Fintech Awards · April 2023

Top 25 Most Influential Women

Issued by Startups Magazine · Sep 2025

Top 100 Women In Fintech

Issued by Fintech Magazine · May 2025

Top 11 Women Redifining the Fintech Industry

Issued by PCN · Mar 2025

Issued by TechRound · Nov 2024

Fintech Trailblazer Finalist

Issued by European Women In Finance · Jul 2024

Young Entrepreneur of The Year Finalist

Issued by The Great British Entrepreneur Awards · Jun 2024

Issued by Brummell Magazine · May 2023

Issued by Innovate Finance · Mar 2023

Issued by TechRound · Nov 2022

Young Businesswoman Of The Year - Finalist

Issued by The Great British Businesswoman Awards · Sep 2022

Next Generation Leader Of The Year - Finalist

Issued by Women In Finance Awards · Aug 2022

Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance

Issued by Forbes · Apr 2021

Trailblazer Of The Year Finalist - European Women In Finance Awards

Issued by Markets Media · Sep 2022

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Interviews

Learn about fintech, leadership, and women’s empowerment at industry events, sharing exclusive insights here.

Fail Forward: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur
Fail Forward: Lessons from a Serial Entrepreneur
Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Futures of Banking
Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Futures of Banking
How to Build a Resilient Payment Framework for Forex Success
How to Build a Resilient Payment Framework for Forex Success
Built to Last or Bound to Break? Can Traditional Banks Survive the Fintech Era?
Built to Last or Bound to Break? Can Traditional Banks Survive the Fintech Era?
Shaking Up the Payments Landscape in 2023
Shaking Up the Payments Landscape in 2023
The Fintech-Banking Evolution: Paving the Way Forward
The Fintech-Banking Evolution: Paving the Way Forward

Media Articles

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Capitalixe spotlight (page 37)
Fintech Power 50 Fintech Power 50 October 17, 2025

Capitalixe spotlight (page 37)

In the age of AI, the true differentiator will not be technical skill, but the humanity leaders bring through values, culture and purpose.

Capitalixe Expands to Dubai Amid Rising Demand for High-Risk Solutions in MENA
Financial IT Financial IT October 14, 2025

Capitalixe Expands to Dubai Amid Rising Demand for High-Risk Solutions in MENA

Capitalixe, a high-risk payments and banking advisory, has expanded into Dubai with both Co-Founders, Ivan Kovachev and Lissele Pratt, relocating to the city. The move positions…

London fintech Capitalixe expands to Dubai amid rising demand for high-risk solutions in MENA
UK Fintech UK Fintech October 14, 2025

London fintech Capitalixe expands to Dubai amid rising demand for high-risk solutions in MENA

London-headquartered Capitalixe, a high-risk payments and banking advisory, has expanded into Dubai with both Co-Founders, Ivan Kovachev and Lissele Pratt, relocating to the city. The move…

Payments fintech Capitalixe opens in Dubai
Finextra Finextra October 14, 2025

Payments fintech Capitalixe opens in Dubai

Lissele Pratt, Co-Founder of Capitalixe, commented on the move, “Dubai is experiencing a unique wave of financial innovation, from the rise of CFD brokerage to the…

How Fintechs are Transforming Remittances in Emerging Markets
The Fintech Times Lissele Pratt September 30, 2025

How Fintechs are Transforming Remittances in Emerging Markets

Last year, people sent $860billion back home to low- and middle-income countries. That’s not governments. That’s not big corporations. That’s people. Migrant workers. Parents. Brothers. Sisters.…

BGC backs high street betting as UK Gov reveals Pride In Place
iGaming Expert Conor Porter September 29, 2025

BGC backs high street betting as UK Gov reveals Pride In Place

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has continued to back high street betting shops and their contribution to the local economy, as future developments of the…

The Cryptopolitan Podcast – Lissele Pratt from Capitalixe
Cryptopolitan Lissele Pratt September 27, 2025

The Cryptopolitan Podcast – Lissele Pratt from Capitalixe

Lissele Pratt is the Co-Founder of Capitalixe, a fintech advisory firm. She is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance alumna and multi-award-winning entrepreneur. Capitalixe delivers cutting-edge…

Does Labour’s Digital ID policy present gambling with new opportunities?
iGaming Expert Joe Streeter September 26, 2025

Does Labour’s Digital ID policy present gambling with new opportunities?

"Keir Starmer’s Digital ID policy is both bold and polarising, but could pose a significant risk if done incorrectly, warned Capitalixe’s Lissele Pratt. Sparking significant backlash,…

What will it take for a UK company to reach the £1tn mark?
Raconteur Sam Birchall September 24, 2025

What will it take for a UK company to reach the £1tn mark?

Nvidia, the US chipmaker, became the first company in history to reach a $4tn (£2.9tn) market value earlier this year. Microsoft is hovering just below that…

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