As the digital finance industry expands, Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and the Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations are becoming an ever-increasing challenge. Customer expectations grow, fraudsters get smarter, and regulators worldwide tighten requirements. Furthermore, the regulations vary from country to country.

In the UK, the convergence of traditional banking and fintech is rapidly shaping the future of financial services. With the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF), the UK decided to go down a different route than much of Europe when it came to identity verification. The Framework will go some way to resolve some of the online fraud issues, but not totally. With more digital identity verification, the focus will then naturally shift to who exactly are the identity verification solution providers, and whether they can be trusted.

Fraud is widely spread in the UK, and has been a serious threat for many years. As fraudsters continue to innovate and collaborate, so must we across industry and government. The UK’s new fraud strategy, which it claims will reduce fraud by 10% by 2025 is the first step in the right direction. KYC processes will be an integral part of ensuring businesses can protect themselves and their customers from fraud.

In this webinar, we explore the pivotal role played by cutting-edge identity verification solutions and the regulatory landscape in enabling this transformative journey.

Learn more about identity verification, KYC, and how to combat fraud and money laundering in the UK financial services sector.

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Francisco Martins

Francisco Martins

Regional Senior Sales Manager, IDnow

In his role as Regional Senior Sales Manager at IDnow, Franc's mission is to expand the IDnow identity-proofing platform into a unicorn status in the ...

In his role as Regional Senior Sales Manager at IDnow, Franc's mission is to expand the IDnow identity-proofing platform into a unicorn status in the UK and the European Union. He is an expert in KYC, AML, fraud prevention strategies, and regulatory compliance within Financial Services and Fintech.

Before IDnow, Franc worked for the likes of Fiserv, Visa, and IDEMIA and has extensive knowledge of the payment and identity markets.

Franc is a graduate of the FADIPA School of Law in São Paulo, Brazil, where he holds a degree in Law. His areas of focus are innovation and regulation within the identity sector.

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Tony Sales

Tony Sales

Chief Product Officer, We Fight Fraud

Tony Sales is the Co-Founder of We Fight Fraud and Underworld TV. As a child Tony, was drawn into a world of crime, that would lead into adulthood, wi...

Tony Sales is the Co-Founder of We Fight Fraud and Underworld TV. As a child Tony, was drawn into a world of crime, that would lead into adulthood, with devastating consequences, not only for Tony but for financial institutions around the world. In 2009, after spending half a decade as a fugitive, Tony went to prison. During the sentence, and a visit from his wife and children he had an epiphany. He wanted to make up to his victims by using his knowledge to prevent financial crime. Everyone laughed at first but for Tony, it seemed like an obvious fit. 

In 2012 Tony said “Data is the new cash” because criminals understand the value of data, businesses should expect ransom attacks to be coming, the year after the prediction, in 2013 ransomware became mainstream. 

Over a decade later, Tony is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on Social Engineering, Fraud, and Cyber Crime. Working alongside leaders from law enforcement and academia, he has advised Governments, financial institutions and some of the world’s biggest brands on their fraud and financial crime strategy. His criminal insight has become invaluable, making him a popular figure who regularly appears on TV and Radio.

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Paul Stratton

Paul Stratton

Founder and Trainer, The Fraud Nerd

Paul is a former Police Detective with Merseyside Police. Paul spent 22 years in various roles, including covert policing and intelligence, counterter...

Paul is a former Police Detective with Merseyside Police. Paul spent 22 years in various roles, including covert policing and intelligence, counterterrorism and counter-extremism, undercover policing, and criminal investigations into serious and complex crimes such as domestic violence, stalking, and sexual offences. As part of the police’s Economic Crime Team, Paul led investigations into the most harmful, complex, and sensitive crimes, such as high-value fraud and cyber-crime, abuses of position within the law sector and allegations of corruption in local government.

In 2020, Paul moved into Local Government as a Fraud Specialist with Liverpool City Council. He led at a senior level and drove change within the organisation to focus on fighting financial crime, specifically internal risks. He was the authority’s subject matter expert on internal fraud and risk assessment and oversaw their whistleblowing arrangements and internal investigations.

In June this year, Paul went out on his own and founded The Fraud Nerd, a Fraud and Financial Crime Education and Consulting company. He provides training to public and private sectors and specialises in internal risks, corruption, governance, and cybercrime. He also coaches Counter-Fraud Investigation Apprentices and delivers accredited counter-fraud courses with other training providers.

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Phillip Mind

Phillip Mind

Director Digital Technology and Innovation, UK Finance

Phillip is Director for Digital Technology and Innovation at UK Finance.   He has a particular focus on how legislative and regulatory policy im...

Phillip is Director for Digital Technology and Innovation at UK Finance.  

He has a particular focus on how legislative and regulatory policy impacts digital transformation in finance and banking. He works across the digital transformation landscape on digital identity, AI, new digital money, tokenisation, open banking and data protection.  

His previous role focussed on influencing payments strategy and regulation in the UK. Phillip has a public policy background with previous roles at HM Treasury and in local government.

He currently sits on the FCA Innovation Advisory Group and Smart Data Council.

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IDnow

IDnow

IDnow is a leading identity verification platform provider in Europe with a vision to make the connected world a safer place. The IDnow platform provi...

IDnow is a leading identity verification platform provider in Europe with a vision to make the connected world a safer place. The IDnow platform provides a broad portfolio of identity verification solutions, ranging from automated to human-assisted from purely online to point-of-sale, each of them optimized for user conversion rates and security. 

In 2021, IDnow acquired the French market leader for identity technology, ARIADNEXT, and the German identity Trust Management AG, enabling IDnow to offer its customers one of the broadest identification solutions through a single, integrated platform.

The company has offices in Germany, United Kingdom, and France and is backed by renowned institutional investors, including Corsair Capital and Seventure Partners. Its portfolio of over 900 international clients spans a wide range of industries, and includes leading international players, such as UniCredit, Crédit Agricole, BNP, and Munich Re, as well as digital champions like N26, Solarisbank, Younited Credit, and Klarna.

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Banking and Fintech focus:

Markets: Primary focus on the UK and the secondary focus is Ireland, Germany, and France

C-Levels: CEO, Founder and Managing Director

IT: CTO, Head of Digital and Head of Technical Infrastructure

Compliance: Compliance Director, Fraud Manager, Head of Financial Crime and MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer)

Product: Chief Product Officer and Head of Account Opening

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