Title: President & Chief Executive Officer

Company: FIS (Fidelity National Information Services)

Stephanie Ferris leads FIS as a central driver of enterprise financial processing, global merchant acquirers, and core banking technology stacks. Navigating complex multi-currency landscapes, she has streamlined global payment processing networks, helping large merchants, regional banks, and capital markets transition to modern cloud architectures. Her management focus balances foundational legacy banking reliability with flexible application programming interfaces, enabling traditional institutions to modernise their operations without sacrificing security or operational uptime. By orchestrating strategic integrations, introducing real-time settlement rails, and upgrading fraud detection through predictive analytics, she keeps legacy systems running smoothly in a digital-first economy. Her ongoing strategy focuses on delivering embedded banking infrastructure that allows emerging fintech applications to connect safely with major clearinghouses. Her leadership ensures that the global commerce backbone remains resilient, scalable, and adaptable to shifting consumer needs.