Featuring sessions from leaders at the Home Office, HM Treasury, the National Crime Agency, the FCA, and many more, the Economic Crime Congress, in association with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, is a multi-stream, one day conference focused on all criminal threats across the financial services landscape.

We all know that banks have a lot of challenges these days. How can they offer a differentiated customer experience? How can they improve the productivity of their remote and hybrid workforce? How can they do all of this and cut the bank’s costs? Digital banking has become faceless and impersonal, we need to put the humanity back into the transaction and the conversation back into the customer’s experience.

Launched in 2021, UK Finance’s annual Commercial Finance Week provides the opportunity for sector leaders and subject matter experts to debate and share knowledge on the issues most affecting commercial lenders and their customers as the UK continues to emerge from the pandemic.

The highlight of the Invoice Finance and Asset-based Lending calendar, this black-tie gala dinner (in association with Hilton-Baird Group) is a gathering of leaders from across the industry for a three-course meal. There will be real cause for celebration this year as we welcome two years' worth of course graduates and congratulate the sector's top students.

Sanctions can be a complex topic and dealing with sanctioned parties can be a risky business. National or international sanctions may be issued against individuals, entities, groups or nations; or even trading activities/particular sectors. Those bodies charged with enforcing sanctions compliance are particularly active at the moment, with multiple fines for firms in recent years stretching into billions of dollars. Suitable for those working financial crime and regulatory compliance. Understand the threat and learn to mitigate the risk with the ICA certificate suite.

Sanctions are a key tool in the armoury of the global fight against financial crime. Understanding sanctions remains a complex yet fascinating topic and is crucial for the development of well-rounded strategy in combating financial crime. The ICA Advanced Certificate in Managing Sanctions Risk explores the intricacies and challenges of meeting sanctions obligations.  You will learn about the latest sanctions challenges and best practice and you will review case studies so you understand the risks sanctions present to firms and the frameworks used to manage these risks.

Sanctions are a crucial instrument in the international battle against financial crime and human rights abuses. The rules are complex, but this diploma-level course will equip you with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to make reasoned decisions and demonstrate your professional credibility in managing sanctions risk. This course is awarded in association with Alliance Manchester Business School, the University of Manchester. ECC Delegates can get a 10% discount on the Sanctions Diploma Courses - USE DISCOUNT CODE: UKFIN10 at checkout. 

The session will delve into the art of measuring cyber risk, elucidating the critical metrics and language that resonate with executive boards. Through a comprehensive approach, participants will learn how to effectively communicate cyber risk, demonstrating its impact on organizational health and the strategic value of proactive management. The webinar will explore innovative strategies to transform regulatory compliance into a catalyst for business innovation. Attendees will gain insights into using regulations as tools to visualize, comprehend, and mitigate their attack surface, thereby enhancing operational security and efficiency. Central to our discussion will be the concepts of Financial Quantification and Return on Investment (ROI), highlighting how these metrics can guide strategic decisions in the context of regulations and supply chain management. By focusing on the intersection of regulatory compliance and business strategy, we aim to equip leaders with the knowledge to not only navigate but thrive in the complex landscape of digital security.

Firms are facing into the next paradigm shift for customer engagement. This is being driven by ongoing digitisation, a new regulatory and risk landscape, a responsibility to meet the needs of vulnerable customers – and above all a focus on customer experience across all aspects of the business. On the back of Consumer Duty, this topic could not be timelier, as the industry’s leading firms are all building core capability for managing communications that meet customer needs. Together with our expert panel, we’ll take a deep-dive into the practical business transformation required to lead the way and deliver brilliant customer communications.