Ripple's New CTO and SVP
 | | | NEWS Ask Me Anything with David Schwartz and Asheesh Birla Ripple's CTO David Schwartz sat down for a live interview to discuss his new role and answer questions from the community with SVP of Product Asheesh Birla. | | | NEWS Ripple Welcomes Kahina Van Dyke Ripple is thrilled to have Kahina Van Dyke join our leadership team as the new senior vice president of business and corporate development. With more than 20 years of experience in banking and technology, she will focus on driving new, strategic partnerships for Ripple across the global financial services industry. | | | FEATURES The Difference Between Ripple and XRP To help clarify how Ripple, the technology company, and XRP, the independent digital asset, are distinctly different, we've outlined in a simple infographic the most frequently asked questions related to the two. | | | NEWS Ripple Hires Facebook Payments Exec and Names New CTO The blockchain company Ripple announced the hiring on Wednesday of Kahina Van Dyke, a banking industry veteran who recently worked as Facebook's global payments director. The company also said head cryptographer, David Schwartz, would assume the role of chief technology officer. | | | |
