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[DEFEND Webinar Series] Mid-Year Review: 4 Powerhouse Women Tackle 2025's Biggest Fraud Threats
First Party Fraud to Organized Crime
Length: 60 minutes
In this special-mid-year review, four powerhouse women from across the financial crime landscape will come together to unpack 2025's most pressing threats. From first party fraud and money mule activity to large-scale organized crime and account takeovers the team will discuss what they're seeing and how to fight it.
This dynamic, discussion-driven session will go beyond the headlines and explore real-life examples as well as modern detection strategies in an interactive format. Led by moderator Fang Yu, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of DataVisor, each speaker will spotlight a major fraud trend, share lessons from the front lines, and weigh in on how institutions can stay one step ahead.
You'll learn:
- What’s really driving first-party fraud, mule activity, and account takeovers—and how it’s changing.
- Proven detection strategies and rule techniques used by top institutions to stop fraud at scale.
- Real case studies and success stories from fraud leaders on the front lines.
Join us for an insightful conversation and walk away with new strategies to power your fraud roadmap through the rest of 2025.
Meet the Speakers
Fang Yu
An accomplished researcher, author, and conference contributor, Fang Yu is widely-regarded as one of the most influential figures in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data security. Fang currently holds over 20 patents.
Donna Turner
Recognized as one of the ‘Most Influential Women in Payments’ and holding two patents in fraud risk management, Donna Turner is a powerhouse in the world of payments, fraud risk, and operations.
Flora Zhang
Flora is a senior risk executive at Brex, overseeing risk analytics across credit, fraud, AML, and KYC. With past experience at American Express, she blends data-driven strategies with customer-centric risk mitigation.
Becki LaPorte
A seasoned leader in financial crime compliance, Becki LaPorte brings 25 years of AML, KYC, and sanctions expertise to her role as Strategic Advisor at Datos Insights. She has held senior roles at FINRA, Advisor Group, and CSI, and is a Certified Financial Crime Specialist and ACFCS Advisory Board member.