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DEFEND From 2024’s Lessons to 2025’s Strategies
As we move from the challenges of 2024 into the opportunities of 2025, join DataVisor’s annual DEFEND webinar for exclusive insights into the shifting landscape of fraud prevention and compliance.
In this highly anticipated session, industry leaders will analyze key trends, share lessons from the past year, and present actionable strategies to help you stay ahead in a rapidly evolving environment.
Key Takeaways:
– Understand the transformative potential of DeepSeek AI in both fraud attacks and defenses.
– Explore why a holistic fraud benchmark is necessary to proactively tackle fraud.
– See how your customer experience can be dramatically improved with AI-powered fraud prevention.
– Learn how deploying AI agents can provide faster, more accurate fraud detection while addressing data privacy concerns.
– Discover how to develop a proactive fraud prevention strategy for 2025 and beyond.
Key Topics Covered:
- Top Fraud and Compliance Challenges of 2024:
What we learned and how to adapt. - DeepSeek AI’s Impact:
Explore how this groundbreaking AI model release is changing the landscape for customer experience, fraud detection, and the new attack vectors it unlocks. - Future-Proofing with AI:
Best practices for using AI and data-driven decisioning to strengthen defenses. - Fraud, Cyber, and AML Synergies:
Expert insights on collaboration for a more comprehensive strategy. - Emerging Trends in 2025:
From AI-driven scams and first-party fraud to deepfake threats, identity fraud, and the regulatory shifts of the new administration, gain actionable insights and strategies to stay ahead and build a resilient fraud prevention framework for the future.
Meet the Speakers
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Yinglian Xie
Yinglian Xie is CEO and Co-Founder of DataVisor, Before founding DataVisor, Yinglian worked at Microsoft Research, where her focus was on advancing the security of online services with big data analytics and machine learning. Yinglian completed both her Ph.D. and post-doctoral work in Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, and currently holds over 20 patents in her field. A highly-regarded researcher, author, and conference contributor.
Frank Badalamenti
Frank, a Partner in PwC’s Cyber, Risk & Regulatory platform, has over 25 years of experience in financial crimes, including fraud, AML, sanctions, and bribery. He specializes in compliance, operational risk, and technology solutions, leading large-scale projects in KYC, sanctions screening, and fraud monitoring. Frank is a Certified AML Specialist (CAMS), Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS), Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Cryptocurrency Investigator (CCI).
Ian Mitchell
Ian Mitchell is a 25-year global fraud fighter, having managed fraud teams in over 14 countries and held leadership positions at PWC, Fifth Third Bank, Ally, GE and USAA. Ian is the founder of The Knoble, a non-profit organization with the mission to unite the financial services industry to protect vulnerable populations and fight human crime (human trafficking, scams, child exploitation, and elder abuse). Ian is also the co-founder of Mission Omega, a leading fraud services company that helps the financial industry enhance anti-fraud programs, defenses, and controls.
Trace Fooshee
Trace has over 29 years of professional experience in software solutions and management consulting. For the past five and half years, he has been a Strategic Advisor with Datos Insights’ Fraud and AML practice. Prior to joining Datos Insights, Trace worked for over 11 years at SunTrust Bank where he was most recently Head of Fraud Strategy.