Diana Paredes is CEO and co-founder of Suade, a London-based RegTech company she founded in 2014. Suade develops data-driven technology using natural-language processing and machine learning to help financial firms automate regulatory compliance and manage regulatory change. Her wider professional profile includes serving as a Global Innovator and Technology Pioneer at the World Economic Forum, Director at DTCC Deriv SERV LLC, and Board Member of the Confederation of British Industry’s Financial Services Council. Her expertise is relevant to treasury and payments through financial-market infrastructure, regulatory reporting, data standards, governance and financial-services technology.