Iftikhar Rasul, CFE · Founder & CEO · Four decades in Security, Fraud Risk & Administration

Iftikhar  Rasul brings over four decades of experience across Security,  Fraud Risk Management, Business Continuity/Disaster Management,  Procurement, Budget Forecasting, and Administration.

He  served as Country Head – Security and Fraud Risk at HSBC Bank Middle  East Limited (Pakistan). After HSBC's acquisition by Meezan Bank in  2014, he joined Meezan Bank as Head of Security and Fraud & Forgery  Department, then moved to Faysal Bank in 2015 as Head of Fraud Risk  Management. He subsequently led Faysal Bank's General Services  Department, drawing on his deep expertise in Procurement, Logistics, and  Administration, before retiring from the bank in November 2020.

At  NAB, Iftikhar conducted investigations into white-collar crime and  corruption in both the public and private sectors, and attended seminars  and workshops in Pakistan and abroad on combating financial crime —  including programmes with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and  the US Department of Justice (DOJ). He organised training for NAB  investigators on white-collar crime and, throughout his banking career,  led regular staff training on Security, Fraud Risk Management, and  Business Continuity.

Iftikhar  holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Peshawar and is a  graduate of the Command and Staff College, Quetta. He is a Certified  Fraud Examiner (CFE), certified by the Association of Certified Fraud  Examiners (ACFE) USA, and serves on the ACFE Advisory Council. He holds a  certificate in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination from West  Virginia University (USA), and has completed e-learning courses in AML  and Information Security. He has also served as a member and President  of the PBA Fraud Forum.