Jason Lane-Sellers is a highly experienced fraud and revenue assurance professional who has been working within Fraud & Risk in the telecommunications industry for over 25 years representing leading Operators globally. Jason is currently COO and member of the Board of Directors of the CFCA (Communications Fraud Control Association), he was also previously President of the CFCA, the vice-chair of Fraud Intelligence subgroup of the GSMA Fraud Forum, and one of the team leaders of the Forum’s Fraud Management Group. Jason’s expertise encompasses fraud and risk prevention strategy, operational effectiveness, fraud prevention technology and solutions, and risk prevention best practice.

John has worked in the fraud prevention industry for over 30 years. Having practical experience in both the card and retail banking sector, John is responsible for leading and directing the activities of Fraud Committee, Financial Fraud Panel and their respective sub-committees. John's responsibilities also include developing, implementing and leading Industry fraud prevention initiatives across the card, retail bank, e-crime, mobile payment and digital banking environment, and as a subject matter expert, he represents UK Finance and the Payments Industry at senior external fraud meetings and fora including meetings with Government and Regulatory bodies.

Ben is the unit's subject matter expert for data analytics & insights and is also responsible for the line management of the Management Information Analyst. Ben oversees all economic crime management information, ensuring the team has the necessary statistics to make evidenced-based decisions within their areas of responsibility. He is also responsible for representation of UK Finance in all economic crime data related matters whether this be providing overviews to external interested parties, or attending meetings at the Home Office to discuss policy-related issues.  Ben also manages the relationships with our MI service provider Pay.UK.

Ben previously worked at HSBC in a variety of fraud-related roles, including fraud intelligence, first party fraud investigations and fraud data analytics.

As Director for Operations and Delivery in Economic Crime (EC), Nicola is responsible for EC’s operating units, and for coordinating the delivery of the industry’s strategic priorities as specified by the Product and Service Board.  The operating units comprise EC’s Information & Intelligence Unit, and the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU), a unique proactive police unit with national remit, formed as a partnership between UK Finance, the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police together with the Home Office. Nicola is responsible for the strategic development of both units and as well as developing and maintaining a rolling three-year strategy for the EC team.  Nicola also coordinates the annual strategic planning process for the PSB, ensuring that the industry’s strategic objectives are translated into priorities and work plans for the year ahead.  

Nicola joined UK Finance in September 2018 from BlackRock, where she put in place BlackRock’s Brexit Strategy.  Prior to BlackRock, Nicola spent thirteen years at RBS in various roles in Strategy, mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring, Recovery & Resolution Planning, and managing large complex projects.  Prior to RBS, Nicola worked for GE Capital on three continents: first in the UK as part of the M&A team, then moving to Argentina to set up GE Capital’s South American private equity business for three years, and finally moving to the USA to drive restructuring and workout in the private equity business.  Nicola started her career as a strategy consultant, delivering international Board-level assignments across Europe, the US and Japan, including spending three years living in Brussels.

Nicola has a BA and MA (Hons) in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, an MBA from INSEAD, and participated in the Women Transforming Leadership Programme at the Said Business School in Oxford.