FinTech Female Fridays: Meet Mor Grisariu, VP Payments at Fijoya

Mor’s career reflects the evolution of fintech itself, from strategy and infrastructure to hands-on product and partnership building and real-world impact. She began in strategic consulting, where she developed a foundation in breaking down complex problems and helping leadership teams turn strategy into action. That early experience continues to shape her approach, grounding her work in both analytical rigor and execution.

She later joined Mastercard Advisors during a pivotal moment for the industry, as digital wallets and open banking began reshaping the financial landscape. Mor supported banks and fintechs navigating these shifts while building and leading delivery teams across markets. The role deepened her expertise in payments, data, and ecosystem strategy, while giving her a global perspective on how financial systems operate at scale.

After nearly a decade in corporate environments, Mor made a deliberate pivot into fintech startups to get closer to product and execution. The transition meant leading payments initiatives and building new capabilities across issuing, embedded finance, and AI-driven solutions. Moving from strategy into hands-on product work pushed her to grow quickly, requiring adaptability and comfort with ambiguity.

That willingness to keep learning continues to define her approach. Mor consistently challenges herself to expand her skill set, thriving in agile startup environments that demand a faster pace, deeper ownership, and closer proximity to impact than traditional corporate roles.

Today, her focus is on applying fintech beyond conventional financial services. She sees fintech no longer as a niche industry, but as foundational infrastructure for how modern businesses operate. What excites her most is applying fintech tools to solve real, everyday problems that urgently need smarter solutions. At Fijoya, she does exactly that, using smart technologies and fintech capabilities to tackle complex employer-sponsored healthcare challenges.

As VP of Payments, Mor operates at the intersection of strategy, growth, compliance, and partnerships. The role allows her to connect these functions into a cohesive engine that enables better end-user experiences, often without users ever realizing the complexity behind the scenes. When fintech is done well, she believes, it quietly but powerfully reshapes how people live, work, and access essential services.

Collaboration and perspective are also central to her leadership.

Collaborating closely with VPs across product, R&D, and business development has reinforced a core lesson: being a VP of Payments requires involvement across every part of the business. What distinguishes Mor’s approach is her ability to pair strategic depth with execution agility, while staying curious, adaptable, and open to roles that stretch her capabilities.

Mor is particularly excited about Agentic commerce. While fintech has long aimed to simplify decision-making, she sees a meaningful shift in agents that can truly take work off people’s plates rather than just present more information. Early signs of these capabilities are already emerging within payments, benefits, and everyday financial tasks, unlocking entirely new experiences.

Mor’s journey underscores a simple truth about fintech: the industry is shaped by leaders willing to evolve alongside it. By combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution and maintaining a commitment to learning at every stage, she continues to help define how fintech quietly powers the systems people rely on every day.

More About Mor

Where you currently live: New York City

Family at home: I am married to Dan and have 2 amazing boys 

Hometown: Tel-Aviv

Favorite hobby: Pilates and going to the beach (which recently became more of a challenge)

Favorite show to binge:  It’s a tough call, but I just started ‘30 Rock’ from the beginning - what a treat!

Favorite fintech media that inspires you:  Fintech Brainfood by Simon Taylor is my favorite - I love how he breaks down complex, emerging fintech topics in a way that’s incredibly smart, down-to-earth, and genuinely enjoyable to read. It’s the one newsletter that always leaves me feeling more informed and more curious.

Do you have any productivity hacks?

Work/life balance is really important to me, mostly because it’s the fuel that keeps me going. I try to spend real, present time with my family - not the “checking Slack while building Lego” version, which never works anyway. My mantra (on good days!) is to give 100% at work when I’m at work, and 100% at home when I’m at home. I’m lucky to have a partner who lives by the same mantra, which makes the whole thing actually doable. Productivity, for me, comes from being intentional with my time, not from trying to squeeze more into every minute.

What is one piece of advice someone told you that resonated with you that can give to other women in FinTech?     

One piece of advice that really stayed with me was: “no one has it all figured out” It was the most freeing reminder that expertise isn’t about having all the answers, but about having the confidence to figure things out. In fintech especially, everything moves so fast that curiosity becomes more valuable than certainty. Believe in your ability to search for the knowledge you need, ask good questions, and stay open to learning. Do your best with what you have today, and trust that your skills will grow as you do. That mindset has carried me through every transition, and it’s what I hope more women in fintech give themselves permission to embrace.