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Founder and CEO of Al Maryah Community Bank, the first independent digital bank in the UAE. Before starting his journey with Al Maryah Community Bank, Mr. Khayata spent 18 months in Berlin working ontransforming classical financial services into blockchain based disruptive solutions. His project involved globaltechnology experts and business leaders who collaborated on developing the concept of community banks onbasis of the latest crypto based concepts. During his 29 years in senior positions with leading banks and innovative financial institutions in the UAE suchas National Bank of Abu Dhabi, First Gulf Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Finance House and CAPM investment,he has delivered exceptional retail banking products like the first Credit Card in the UAE back in 1994, anddeveloped progressive and out of the box corporate banking solutions for diverse segments. Mr. Khayata has very significant presence in the capital and equity markets. He has lead formation of multiplegreenfield entities in financial sector and has managed multiple corporate transformations. He has been inequity and IPO market for over 25 years, with special focus on IPO Advisory, IPO Management and participatedin starting Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange. In most recent IPO for Fertiglobe, he handled all external stakeholdersand provided strategic, professional and operational guidance to Al Maryah Community bank team. He ensuredthe vision of the first fully digital IPO is achieved and ensured great investor / customer experience. With strong footing in customer orientation, blended with focus on technology and blockchain, Mr. Khayata isnow continuing his journey to make Al Maryah Community Bank a premier hub of innovation and prestige. Mr. Khayata holds Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Hull (UK), and is an Alumna ofHarvard Business School in Leadership Management.
Founder and CEO of Al Maryah Community Bank, the first independent digital bank in the UAE. Before starting his journey with Al Maryah Community Bank, Mr. Khayata spent 18 months in Berlin working ontransforming classical financial services into blockchain based disruptive solutions. His project involved globaltechnology experts and business leaders who collaborated on developing the concept of community banks onbasis of the latest crypto based concepts. During his 29 years in senior positions with leading banks and innovative financial institutions in the UAE suchas National Bank of Abu Dhabi, First Gulf Bank, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Finance House and CAPM investment,he has delivered exceptional retail banking products like the first Credit Card in the UAE back in 1994, anddeveloped progressive and out of the box corporate banking solutions for diverse segments. Mr. Khayata has very significant presence in the capital and equity markets. He has lead formation of multiplegreenfield entities in financial sector and has managed multiple corporate transformations. He has been inequity and IPO market for over 25 years, with special focus on IPO Advisory, IPO Management and participatedin starting Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange. In most recent IPO for Fertiglobe, he handled all external stakeholdersand provided strategic, professional and operational guidance to Al Maryah Community bank team. He ensuredthe vision of the first fully digital IPO is achieved and ensured great investor / customer experience. With strong footing in customer orientation, blended with focus on technology and blockchain, Mr. Khayata isnow continuing his journey to make Al Maryah Community Bank a premier hub of innovation and prestige. Mr. Khayata holds Master’s degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Hull (UK), and is an Alumna ofHarvard Business School in Leadership Management.
