Mohammed W. Khayata

Biography

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 global technology experts and business leaders who collaborated on developing the concept of community banks on basis of the latest crypto based concepts. During his 29 years in senior positions with leading banks and innovative financial institutions in the UAE such as 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, and developed 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 multiple greenfield 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 participated in starting Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange. In most recent IPO for Fertiglobe, he handled all external stakeholders and provided strategic, professional and operational guidance to Al Maryah Community bank team. He ensured the 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 is now continuing his journey to make Al Maryah Community Bank a premier hub of innovation and prestige.