Top Women in Retail Technology 2026

Embry Consulting CEO shaping payments industry

November 3, 2026 by Judy Mottl — Editor: RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com, Connect Media

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Company: Embry Consulting, LLC

Donna Embry, CEO and managing partner of Embry Consulting LLC, has spent nearly six decades at the intersection of banking, payments, fintech and retail.

Her CEO responsibilities focus on helping companies develop and launch new payment products, manage complex programs, integrate new technologies with existing systems and develop effective product and marketing strategies.

Beyond her business accomplishments, Donna has been a mentor, educator and influential industry leader, earning recognition including Most Influential Women in Payments and induction into the ETA Payments Hall of Fame. In 2024, she was named as an inventor on a patent application for technology facilitating cloud-based transactions at financial self-service terminals.

Her ability to continuously innovate, develop new products and connect technology with real consumer needs distinguishes her as a true industry pioneer.

These are just a few reasons why we chose Donna Embry as one of Connect Media's Top Women in Retail Technology Award winners. Connect Media's Top Women in Retail Technology Awards recognize women driving retail technology innovations.

About Judy Mottl

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Judy Mottl is the editor of RetailCustomerExperience.com and DigitalSignageToday.com at Connect Media. She is an award-winning editor, reporter and blogger who has worked for top media for nearly four decades,  including AOL, InformationWeek and Internet News, as well as for leading technology providers including HP. She’s written everything from breaking news to in-depth industry trends and reported on technology long before the internet arrived, including the debut of the first smartphone. When she's not sharing insights on digital signage deployments and trends in retail customer experience she's on the beach or watching the latest live murder trial.

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