Azfar Rizvi

Azfar Rizvi is a seasoned financial professional with extensive experience in corporate and commercial banking. Currently serving as Regional Director for Real Estate Finance at NatWest Group since September 2016, Azfar leads a team managing over £2 billion in assets within the London property market. Previous roles at NatWest include Director positions focused on Commercial Mid-Market, Lending Transformation, and Corporate Banking, where responsibilities encompassed managing lending and banking needs for corporate clients and launching key government schemes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior experience includes relationship management roles at the Royal Bank of Scotland and structured finance positions at NAB and Bank of Ireland. Azfar holds an MSc in Finance and Management from Cranfield School of Management, a BA (Hons) in Accounting and Finance from the University of Kent, and is recognized as an AMCT by the Association of Corporate Treasurers. Recently, Azfar was honored in the Forty Under 40 UK | Banking & Finance list.