Ehsaan Ahmed

Ehsaan Ahmed currently serves as Executive Vice President & Head of Transaction Banking at RAKBANK, where he is responsible for establishing and scaling the bank's transaction banking business. With a background in both Islamic and conventional banking, Ahmed has demonstrated a strong ability to lead business growth, manage relationships, and deliver on complex projects across various regions.

Ahmed earned an MBA from Imperial College London and a BSc (Honours) from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. He also pursued studies at McGill University.

Career History

• Executive Vice President & Head of Transaction Banking at RAKBANK (current)
• Head of Transaction Banking at Dubai Islamic Bank, where he led the Transaction Banking business growth, contributing to the bank's expansion after its acquisition of Noor Bank
• Chief Executive Officer at Digital Financial Services LLC
• Global Head of Transaction Services at Noor Bank, where he was a founding team member, establishing the Cash Management and Trade business and developing Sharia-compliant solutions
• General Manager at Noor Awqaf, developing and implementing strategy for the organization
• Regional Product Manager and Business Development Head roles at Citigroup
• Assistant Manager at ICI Pakistan

Ahmed championed RAKBANK's trade finance innovation through strategic partnerships, including a collaboration with Faturalab to enhance supply chain finance solutions across the GCC. His responsibilities have encompassed strategic franchise initiatives, service delivery for corporate banking, SME business repositioning, and digital payments solutions.

What Ahmed could bring to Executive Vice President & Head of Transaction Banking at RAKBANK: With proven expertise in scaling transaction banking operations at both Islamic and conventional banks, combined with his hands-on experience as a founding team member at Noor Bank where he built core cash management and trade businesses from the ground up, Ahmed is well-positioned to establish RAKBANK's transaction banking as a competitive differentiator. His track record of managing complex digital transformation initiatives and blockchain-based trade finance solutions positions him to modernize RAKBANK's wholesale offerings and expand market share in the UAE's growing trade finance sector.