Ruzaan Karwa

Ruzaan Karwa

- Manager, Financial Intelligence Unit at Scotiabank

Ruzaan manages a team of Anti Money laundering investigators for the Financial Intelligence Unit at Scotiabank. Prior to this, he was associated with Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Ontario Ministry of Education. He has experience in Transaction Monitoring, Enhanced Due Diligence, Correspondent Banking, Corporate Banking, and Sanctions.

During his 10+ years of work experience he has earned 11+ awards/accolades. He holds a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) designation, a bachelor's degree in Finance, and a postgraduate degree in Compliance Administration.

He is passionate to help professionals to get into the AML doors. Also represented the AML community as a Guest Speaker at Financial Connections Program earlier this year. He also volunteers at ACCES Employment, Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC), Culture Link, H.O.P.S, and conducts 1 on 1 coaching sessions via LinkedIn.

Outside of work, Ruzaan is a self-proclaimed 'travelholic' and enjoys long drives to remote places in Canada.