Cara has a passion for helping community banks and credit unions survive and thrive. As the daughter of parents who were small business owners she understands the importance of community financial institutions to the survival of small and medium size businesses who provide the majority of jobs for the American people. At Currencycloud, Cara partners with financial institutions to provide better solutions for their commercial customers looking to facilitate global business. Prior to joining Currencycloud, Cara spent 4 years at CBANC as the Director of Business Development helping community banks, credit unions, and their vendor partners navigate complex challenges in the industry. Before that she spent over six years at Barclays in New York as a VP in Sales where she was responsible for securing large hedge fund mandates for the firm. Cara holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of New Hampshire where she concentrated on entrepreneurship. When she’s not learning what keeps community financial professionals awake at night, Cara enjoys playing soccer, relaxing with her dog, traveling and pretending to be a home chef.  In this episode we welcome Cara to the hosting team at the Payments Innovation podcast.