Anoop Sharma is a Partner in the Forensic Services practice within the Risk and Integrity Advisory at KPMG in India. With close to two decades of professional experience, including more than a decade specialising in forensic investigations, fraud risk management, and financial crime advisory, he helps organisations strengthen their governance, risk, and compliance frameworks.
Prior to joining KPMG in India, Anoop held leadership positions with leading financial institutions, including Standard Chartered Bank and HDFC Bank. At Standard Chartered Bank, he served as the Fraud Risk Framework Owner for Internal Fraud Risk, where he was responsible for fraud risk assessment and management across 30 countries within the Consumer, Private and Business Banking footprint. He also played a significant role in developing surveillance capabilities for staff fraud detection and monitoring.
At KPMG in India, Anoop leads high-impact engagements across India, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, advising organisations on complex regulatory, compliance, and integrity-related matters. His experience spans regulatory and internal investigations, enterprise-wide fraud risk management programs, fraud risk assessments, validation of machine learning models for Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) surveillance, deployment of FCC surveillance solutions, fraud vulnerability reviews, implementation of early warning signal frameworks, anti-bribery and corruption assessments, forensic data analytics, anti-money laundering reviews, non-performing asset investigations, and FCPA due diligence engagements.
Over the years, Anoop has worked extensively with financial institutions, corporates, public sector organisations, regulators, and enforcement agencies to design and implement robust fraud risk management frameworks, strengthen investigative capabilities, enhance compliance programmes, and address emerging financial crime risks. His expertise lies in helping organisations proactively identify, prevent, detect, and respond to fraud and misconduct.
In addition to his client responsibilities, Anoop is a recognised trainer and keynote speaker on Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) and fraud risk management. He regularly conducts sessions for financial institutions, regulators, and professionals, sharing insights on evolving regulatory requirements, emerging fraud trends, and best practices in risk management.
Anoop is also an active thought leader and has co-authored several points of view and industry publications on topics such as conduct risk, money mules, fraud risk management, internal office account management, the gaming revolution, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) model validation, and grievance management. His perspectives have been featured across leading publications and industry forums.
Through his extensive experience across banking, investigations, compliance, and advisory services, Anoop continues to help organisations navigate a rapidly evolving risk landscape while fostering stronger governance, integrity, and resilience.
