Kahina Van Dyke, former senior vice chairman of enterprise and improvement at blockchain agency Ripple, took on the position of World Head, Digita
Kahina Van Dyke, former senior vice chairman of enterprise and improvement at blockchain agency Ripple, took on the position of World Head, Digital Channels and Shopper Knowledge Analytics at main financial institution Customary Chartered.
In keeping with an official announcement published by Customary Chartered on Feb. 19, Van Dyke joined the financial institution’s Company, Industrial and Institutional Banking (CCIB) division.
Enhancing Customary Chartered’s information analytics
The CCIB division focuses on company shoppers, monetary establishments, and buyers. The specialists engaged on the group join these shoppers with one another, and supply them recommendation and entry to financing. CCIB chief government Simon Cooper defined within the announcement that he expects Van Dyke to take Customary Chartered’s “information analytics and channel capabilities to the following stage.”
Earlier than working at Ripple, she additionally labored at Fb as world director of economic providers and funds. Neither Van Dyke nor Customary Chartered had answered Cointelegraph’s inquiry at press time.
In keeping with firm data web site Owler, Customary Chartered has an annual income of $14.four billion and staffs 85,000 staff.
Customary Chartered’s relationship with blockchain
Whereas the announcement doesn’t make clear whether or not Customary Chartered plans to leverage the blockchain-related expertise Van Dyke earned whereas working at Ripple, it will be fairly unsurprising provided that Customary Chartered has proven curiosity within the know-how prior to now.
As Cointelegraph reported in November 2019, Customary Chartered joined blockchain standard-building group the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance. In August 2019, the financial institution additionally completed its first joint blockchain-based provide chain financing transaction.