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Business Design Centre 52 Upper Street, London United Kingdom
The UK Finance and financial sector flagship event for Economic Crime, the Economic Crime Congress 2024, will be held this year on Thursday 20 June at the iconic Business Design Centre in London.
The overarching theme of the day will be to bring to life the harms and impact of economic crime, and through sessions and insights from our expert speakers, discuss what needs to be done to build a better society and community, domestically and globally.
If you work in law enforcement, the third or public sector and are interested in attending, you may be eligible for a concessionary rate. Contact us for further information.
This year our agenda will be packed with plenary discussions, exhibition and networking opportunities. It will focus on topics we know are high on people’s agendas such as:
Take a look at the agenda to find out about all the topics we’ll be covering on the day.
Don't pass up this fantastic opportunity to network in person with your peers and hear from an exceptional line up of speakers on 20 June at the Business Design Centre in London. We look forward to seeing you on the day and we hope you can stay for the Networking Drinks reception at 5pm.
If you would like to support the Economic Crime Congress or are interested in speaking or exhibiting please contact Darren Jeyasingam. For more information about supporting our 2024 event, please contact our associate membership team here.
Managing Director, Economic Crime, UK Finance
Ben Donaldson OBE is our Managing Director for Economic Crime. His teams work on behalf of our members across fraud, financial crime, sanctions, and e...
Ben Donaldson OBE is our Managing Director for Economic Crime. His teams work on behalf of our members across fraud, financial crime, sanctions, and export controls. The UK Finance Economic Crime team provides traditional trade association services to our members, but also a range of operational services. The blend of the services we provide enables us to work in collaboration with our members, other sectors, government, regulators and law enforcement to protect society and the economy by reducing economic crime.
Prior to joining UK Finance, Ben spent 23 years working for the UK Government in Defence and Foreign Affairs. In 2015, he was awarded an OBE for services to Defence.
The Right Hon. the Baroness Morgan of Cotes, House of Lords
The Rt Hon the Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Nicky Morgan) is a former Conservative MP and Minister. She is now a member of the House of Lords and has a p...
The Rt Hon the Baroness Morgan of Cotes (Nicky Morgan) is a former Conservative MP and Minister. She is now a member of the House of Lords and has a portfolio career with roles across the private and public sectors, including as a Non-Executive Director at Santander UK, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, the Association of British Insurers, the Careers & Enterprise Company and is a Trustee of the Science Museum Group.
Chief Executive, UK Finance
David has worked in financial services for over 40 years. At Barclays he worked for three Group chairmen, helped set up Large Corporate Banking, had w...
David has worked in financial services for over 40 years. At Barclays he worked for three Group chairmen, helped set up Large Corporate Banking, had wide experience in SME and consumer banking and ran the Group’s IT and operations function. David subsequently led Commercial Banking for Lloyds Bank, then was chief executive of Cattles PLC (a consumer finance and invoice finance business) before joining Moneycorp (an independent FX provider) as CEO. Before joining UK Finance David spent eight years at Bibby Financial Services as the chief executive.
Chief Executive Officer, TSB
Robin was appointed TSB's Chief Executive in April 2022. He joined TSB in 2019, and as Chief Customer Officer was at the heart of transforming the TS...
Robin was appointed TSB's Chief Executive in April 2022.
He joined TSB in 2019, and as Chief Customer Officer was at the heart of transforming the TSB customer experience. He has driven the bank’s customer proposition and distribution strategies as well as developing the bank’s support for business customers. In 2020, he led the TSB brand relaunch.
Robin has broad industry expertise across consumer banking, business banking and insurance with a strong reputation for delivering business and cultural transformation in a banking career that spans over four decades.
Before joining TSB, Robin was Managing Director for Community Banking at Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland prior to which he led Lloyds Banking Group’s general insurance division. Prior to this he worked for RBS Group (now NatWest Group), holding senior roles including Managing Director at RBS and NatWest Branch Banking and Chief Executive of Tesco Personal Finance (now Tesco Bank).
Robin sits on the Board of UK Finance. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute, having previously served on their Board and the Board of Scottish Financial Enterprise.
Managing Director, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Policy, UK Finance
Sarah is Managing Director of Corporate Affairs and Strategic Policy and is responsible for the overall strategy and delivery of UK Finance’s external...
Sarah is Managing Director of Corporate Affairs and Strategic Policy and is responsible for the overall strategy and delivery of UK Finance’s external activity including press and campaigns, UK and international advocacy, regulatory policy, sustainability policy, content, design and marketing.
Prior to joining UK Finance, Sarah was Director of Media Relations at London Stock Exchange Group and has worked across a range of corporate affairs and policy disciplines at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Association of British Insurers. She also worked as press secretary to Andrew Bailey as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, acting as his Special Adviser when he then became the FCA’s Chief Executive.
Sarah is also a trustee of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Managing Director, Payments, Innovation and Resilience , UK Finance
Jana is the Managing Director for Payments, Innovation and Resilience at UK Finance where she leads discussions on payments, fintech and digital agend...
Jana is the Managing Director for Payments, Innovation and Resilience at UK Finance where she leads discussions on payments, fintech and digital agendas. Before joining UK Finance, she was head of the Worldpay (then FIS) Global Government Affairs team, shaped competition and regulatory policies at the Financial Conduct Authority and Payments Systems Regulator and prior to that supported companies across public and private sectors globally through her various roles. She has added commercial credentials delivering and implementing policies in practice, holds several board positions and works with a number of charities.
CEO, Gumtree
Hugh Hurley is CEO at Gumtree, the UK’s leading local trading platform dedicated to making ‘Good Finds’ happen. In his role, Hugh has taken Gumtree fr...
Hugh Hurley is CEO at Gumtree, the UK’s leading local trading platform dedicated to making ‘Good Finds’ happen. In his role, Hugh has taken Gumtree from a subsidiary of eBay to a fully standalone business focused on building a sustainable future with community and safety at its heart. Hugh’s previous experience includes managing the De Beers’ group second hand diamond jewellery business in the US and also scaling operations at Spotahome, the Spanish medium term rental business. In all these roles Hugh has been focused on driving trust – in both the platform and users, recognising this is a critical part of any successful marketplace.
Chief Business Development Officer, Pay.UK at Pay.UK
Kate has worked in financial services for over 20 years. Through a number of diverse roles in marketing, product development, technology and payments,...
Kate has worked in financial services for over 20 years. Through a number of diverse roles in marketing, product development, technology and payments, the common thread for Kate is the delivery of great end user journeys and solutions. Kate has a very strong focus on innovation, driven by consumer demand and global market movements. Kate actively works with Fintech companies and this has given her further insight into the types of problems that end users experience and how to go about providing relevant and meaningful solutions. Kate now leads the Business Development function at Pay.UK with the purpose to power payments, champion innovation and give the UK choice in how it pays.
Director – Specialist Directorate, FCA
Emad Aladhal is Director of the Specialist Directorate within the FCA which comprises six specialist areas: Technology, Resilience and Cyber, Financia...
Emad Aladhal is Director of the Specialist Directorate within the FCA which comprises six specialist areas: Technology, Resilience and Cyber, Financial Crime, Financial Resilience, Resolution Strategy, Operations and Client Assets, Resolution Execution and the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision. The specialists work with colleagues from across the FCA to bring their expertise to the supervision of over 50,000 FCA regulated firms and, with OPBAS, professional body supervisors that supervise thousands more professional firms.
Prior to re-joining the FCA in 2017, Emad was a Compliance Director at top tier investment bank as EMEA head of Compliance for Corporate Functions and Investment Bank & Private Bank Operations. He also has prior extensive experience as a regulatory consultant (EMEA and US), and initially trained and worked as an Aerospace Engineer.
Becky Holmes is the creator of and voice behind the popular Twitter account @deathtospinach. Having been on the receiving end of an annoying numb...
Becky Holmes is the creator of and voice behind the popular Twitter account @deathtospinach. Having been on the receiving end of an annoying number of direct messages from online romance scammers, Becky started to enjoy wasting their time and then publicly ‘outing’ their accounts.
No other woman has had so many online romances – from Keanu Reeves to Brad Pitt to Prince William and she is a firm favourite with brave US peacekeeping soldiers and oil rig workers who desperately need iTunes vouchers or Amazon gift cards. Becky's book, Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You, looks at all aspects of romance fraud, from the heartbreaking to the hilarious, the academic to the anecdotal and discusses where we're going wrong when dealing with those affected.
Financial Exploitation Lead, The Children’s Society
In January 2024 Katie joined The Children’s Society’s National Prevention Programme which drives improved collaboration and professional practice...
In January 2024 Katie joined The Children’s Society’s National Prevention Programme which drives improved collaboration and professional practice around child exploitation across England and Wales. As the Financial Exploitation Lead, Katie is responsible for guiding the programmes response to Financial Exploitation.
Katie has a background in youth work and creative industries but has spent the last 6 years working to support victims of child trafficking and exploitation both directly and indirectly in specialist exploitation services. Katie has worked extensively with both internally and internationally trafficked children and young people who have experienced child criminal exploitation and overlapping harms including child financial exploitation and child sexual abuse and exploitation.
With our unique approach to data, insight, and analysis enables our customers to uncover complex risks, identify hidden opportunities and see what oth...
With our unique approach to data, insight, and analysis enables our customers to uncover complex risks, identify hidden opportunities and see what others can’t see, helping them to make smarter, more-timely decisions, with greater clarity.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions helps many of the world’s most recognisable financial brands to cut through the noise and see what matters when assessing complex fraud and identity verification challenges or navigating the complexity of KYC, AML, and other CDD screening processes.
Feedzai is the world’s first RiskOps platform, and the market leader in safeguarding global commerce with today’s most advanced cloud-based risk manag...
Feedzai is the world’s first RiskOps platform, and the market leader in safeguarding global commerce with today’s most advanced cloud-based risk management platform, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. Feedzai is securing the transition to a cashless world while enabling digital trust in every transaction and payment type. The world’s largest banks, processors, and retailers trust Feedzai to protect trillions of dollars and manage risk while improving the customer experience for everyday users, without compromising privacy. With a valuation of +$1.5B, the company’s technology protects 900 million people in 190 countries. For more information, visit feedzai.com.
Cifas leads the fight against fraud and financial crime by sharing data, intelligence and learning. Hundreds of organisations drawn from all sectors, ...
Cifas leads the fight against fraud and financial crime by sharing data, intelligence and learning. Hundreds of organisations drawn from all sectors, work together with Cifas to stop fraud and financial crime.
For 35 years, Cifas has facilitated the sharing of trusted fraud risk data of unparalleled depth and diversity; hosting the largest databases of fraud risk in the UK.
Cifas provides dynamic intelligence and cutting edge fraud prevention tools to understand the threat landscape and strengthen organisations response to fraud and financial crime.
They deliver accredited education and trusted training for organisations and individuals.
Cifas will always be there to seek out and stop fraud and financial crime. When organisations join Cifas, they join the most effective defence against fraud and financial crime in the UK.
Thomson Reuters Confirmation is the leading digital platform and global network for confirming financial data. We help auditors, bankers, lawyers and ...
Thomson Reuters Confirmation is the leading digital platform and global network for confirming financial data. We help auditors, bankers, lawyers and businesses around the world work more efficiently, find truth in financial data, and detect fraud. Recognised as the industry standard for digital verification worldwide, today Confirmation helps 1.5 million customers in 170 countries to confirm financial data.
Telesign provides Continuous Trust™ to leading global enterprises by connecting, protecting, and defending their digital identities. Telesign verifies...
Telesign provides Continuous Trust™ to leading global enterprises by connecting, protecting, and defending their digital identities. Telesign verifies over five billion unique phone numbers a month, representing half of the world’s mobile users, and provides insights into the remaining billions. The company’s powerful machine learning and extensive data science deliver identity risk recommendations with a unique combination of speed, accuracy, and global reach. Telesign solutions provide fraud protection, secure communications, and enable the digital economy by helping companies and customers to engage with confidence.
Take Five is a national campaign that offers straight-forward and impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial frau...
Take Five is a national campaign that offers straight-forward and impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud. This includes email deception and phone-based scams as well as online fraud – particularly where criminals impersonate trusted organisations.
Led by UK Finance, the campaign is delivered with and through a range of partners in the UK payments industry, financial services firms, law enforcement agencies, telecommunication providers, commercial, public and third sector organisations.
The Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) is a unique proactive police unit, with a national remit, formed as a partnership between UK Finance...
The Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) is a unique proactive police unit, with a national remit, formed as a partnership between UK Finance, the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police together with the Home Office.
It is fully sponsored by the banking and finance industry, with an ongoing brief to investigate, target and, where appropriate, arrest and seek successful prosecution of offenders responsible for card, cheque and payment fraud crimes.
It is headed up by a Detective Chief Inspector and comprises officers from the Metropolitan and City of London police forces who work alongside banking industry fraud investigators and colleagues.
We help companies in the fight against fraud. Our solutions help protect organisations from downstream fraud by ensuring the contact centre stays sec...
We help companies in the fight against fraud.
Our solutions help protect organisations from downstream fraud by ensuring the contact centre stays secure.
Our cloud-based AI-powered platform - Smartnumbers Protect - analyses call signalling data, caller behaviour and data on known fraudsters shared by our customers to assign a risk rating to incoming calls. This helps contact centres prevent downstream fraud and improve customer experience for genuine callers.
Through the Smartnumbers Consortium, our community of customers and partners share intelligence in real time on the fraudsters they know. Organisations are also able to connect and collaborate through Smartnumbers Consortium events
Synectics Solutions creates bespoke solutions which mitigate financial and identity fraud with outstanding effectiveness. For over 30 years...
Synectics Solutions creates bespoke solutions which mitigate financial and identity fraud with outstanding effectiveness.
For over 30 years, it has championed the use of syndicated data across the private and public sectors to prevent crime, appropriately manage risk, better understand customers, and promote financial inclusion.
Tier 1 banks, leading insurers, fintechs and the Cabinet Office trust Synectics Solutions’ award-winning services, which have prevented fraud losses surpassing five billion pounds.
Synectics Solutions wins many accolades for its pioneering work, including the European Insurance Technology awards and European/UK FinTech awards. In addition, its people are proud contributors to local charities and initiatives.
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