Nick Perkins is a senior leader in fraud prevention, most recently serving as Director of Fraud Prevention at NatWest from 2020 to 2026. In this role, he led a step-change in the bank’s approach to fraud, bringing together a first-of-its-kind integrated function to streamline operations, strengthen detection, and enhance customer protection outcomes.

He has over 25 years’ experience gained working globally across the Financial Services sector from Investment Banking and Markets to Retail, Commercial and Branch banking.

Nick joined NatWest in 2005 and since then has taken on a number of roles within the Group including Director of EC Solutions, responsible for delivering key components of RBS’ State Aid Obligations, COO for Non Core Division involved in winding down businesses and exiting non core markets and loan portfolios as part of RBS’ restructuring and implementation of the Asset Protection Scheme as part of RBS’ bail-out. He has also been involved in the execution of a number of major change programmes across the Group.

Prior to joining the Bank, Nick was consulting for Accenture for over 10 years managing complex and wide-ranging programmes to support global investment banks.