Ismail Chaib
Basic Information
Current Role / Job Title
CTO In Residence
Organisation / Company
Enza Capital
Which languages are you proficient in for providing support?
English, French, Arabic
Professional Overview
Brief Bio
Ismail is CTO in Residence at Enza Capital, where he advises portfolio companies on engineering, product, and AI strategy. A three-time founder with over 17 years in technology across Europe and Africa, he scaled Product & Technology at Yassir, Africa's largest super app, and co-founded The Open Bank Project, Europe's pioneering open banking platform. He is passionate about the role of technology in accelerating innovation across the continent. Ismail is based between Algiers and Par
Core Expertise
Cloud Platforms and AI Services
GCP AI / Vertex AI
Data and Engineering
API & Backend Development
Cross Functional/Business
AI Strategy & Road Mapping / Go to Market & Product Strategy / Funding & Investor Readiness Support
AI and Machine Learning
AI Architecture / Solution Design
Industry and Sector Expertise
FinTech / Banking / Payments / Fraud Detection
Industry Cloud
Financial Services – Enhanced customer insights, fraud protection, compliance workflows
Domain Expertise / Applied Use Cases
Domain Expertise/Applied Use Case
AI adoption, cloud modernization, data estate transformation / AI enabled app development, SDKs, developer workflows / Productivity tooling, workflow automation, integrated cloud SaaS enablement