Babb Hires Cryptography Specialist
Blockchain banking app BABB has appointed Dr. Anish Mohammed as the company’s chief technology officer and chief security officer.
Mohammed is a blockchain expert, cryptography specialist, and an advisor to Ripple. He has been working in the security and cryptography area for the past 15 years. He is also a published author and regular speaker at international conferences on AI, blockchain, and robotics. He has been an acting member of BABB’s advisory board since April, part of a lengthy string of advisory and consultancy roles over the past few years.
Mohammed will lead the launch of Babb’s blockchain-based bank account, targeting a launch in H2 2017. The BABB platform is based on a private permissioned ethereum blockchain implementation of a distributed ledger using smart contracts technology. It is a banking platform that is set to empower people, irrespective of income. Using biometrics to deliver secure UX, Babb utilizes big data analytics to optimize match-making and control risk.
“Dr. Mohammed joins the BABB team at a pivotal time as we scale up our development team to launch the world’s first blockchain-based bank account,” said BABB founder and CEO Rushd Averroes. “His extensive expertise in IT security, blockchain, machine learning, and the data science fields will complement the immense skill set of our development team.”
“I am thrilled to join the founding team at BABB,” said Mohammed. “I believe BABB will form the backbone of the micro-economy and promotes true financial inclusion.”
