Ruchika Athukorala

Ruchika is a financial industry professional with over 18 years of experience and specialised in regulatory compliance, client onboarding, KYC, risk management AML/CFT, compliance audits, sanction screening, writing policy/procedures, and regulatory business plans and delivering training. Having worked in multiple sectors in the financial industry including banking, insurance, wealth management and financial advisory firms, Ruchika has both local and international experience in con- ducting internal audits, expanding business with new license categories, handling regulatory inspections and dealing with competent authorities for licensing matters, statutory reports, and other acquainted requirements. Besides working as a consultant, solution designer and analyst in the domain he is actively involved in helping organisations to resolve regulatory challenges and drive businesses forward. He has extensive experience and exposure in the UAE, European, Middle East and Asian regulatory frameworks.

He holds graduate and post-graduate degrees and relevant professional qualifications from ICA, CISI, ACAMS, and CII institutions. Further, he works as a guest speaker in AML/CFT workshops that train industry professionals. Further has completed UAE Rules and Regulation qualification paper by CISI.