In this interview, Ratul Ahmed explores how risk functions are evolving from reporting-focused roles toward more strategic enablers within financial institutions. She highlights the importance of integrating data, analytics, and business insight to ensure risk information is not only accurate, but actionable across the organisation.

Ratul also discusses the need for stronger collaboration between risk, treasury, and business functions, as well as the importance of feedback loops that connect metrics back into decision-making processes. As complexity increases, she emphasises that turning risk insight into meaningful action will be critical for driving resilience, optimisation, and long-term performance.