Global private equity investment firm Advent International (Advent) has appointed Kahina Van Dyke as an Operating Partner to identify new investment opportunities and support the management teams of the firm’s relevant portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Advent, Van Dyke served as the Global Head of Digital Channels & Data Analytics at Standard Chartered Bank. In this role, she led the company’s vision to become the leading digital banking platform for global trade, commerce and financial services.
Previously, Van Dyke led the Corporate and Business Development teams at Ripple, a blockchain-based payments company, shepherding the development of new strategic partnerships. While at Ripple, she was helped form the company’s strategic relationship with and $30 million equity investment in MoneyGram, where she served as a Board Observer and helped develop a commercial partnership to leverage blockchain technology and facilitate cross-border payments.
Van Dyke also served as Global Lead of Financial Services and Payments at Meta (formerly known as Facebook), where she helped launch new consumer payments partnerships and financial solutions to billions of users.
Prior to Meta, Van Dyke was SVP of Global Initiatives at Mastercard, where she led go-to-market strategies for globally scalable payment solutions. Previously, Van Dyke worked at Citibank where she helped launch several new e-commerce solutions nationally and internationally, including the first mobile wallet launch, and led product management and business development across various markets in Europe and the Middle East.
Advent has long been an investor in the fintech space, with its largest investments including Vantiv, Worldpay, TransUnion, XPLOR, Conservice, CCC Intelligent Solutions, Planet and Nexi.
