Robots and Robbers
Financial Crime Technology Summit

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning are amazing areas of technology and have the potential to completely change the game in financial crime prevention. Chat GPT proves it can write papers, fix code, and even pass medical exams. Join an industry leading expert in this area as we explore the possibilities and understand just how this technology can be used to improve compliance programs and give crime fighters the edge. 

Cryptos and NFTs help criminals launder money and commit fraud, but what is it really? Blockchain is an immutable public ledger and can be used to beat criminals at their own game. In this session, you will get a first hand look at how blockchain analytics can be used to track down funds and seize real-world assets. The criminals aren’t the only ones with technology on their side. 

The average person uses some form of biometrics every day, just look at how you open your phone. Whether it's facial recognition, finger-print scanners, or even voice recognition, this technology is becoming increasingly common. As mobile banking and transacting grows, the use of biometric data is becoming a strong tool to build effective compliance programs. Hear from industry leaders as they break down the various forms of data and how technology platforms can bring any know your customer program to the next level. 

What is Reg Tech? Simply speaking, it refers to the technology used to help financial institutions, and other regulated entities, stay in compliance with their legal obligations. These obligations are numerous, change all the time, and have big penalties when they are not followed. But we are here to talk about the possibilities of automation and how technology can make this resource heavy task easier for everyone. Queue the machines.

If you are an analyst in an AML, or Anti-Financial Crime Program, you have heard the term Open-Source Intelligence. The truth is, it simply refers to the method of gathering information, or intelligence, using open and free methods – basically its research. If you’ve ever sat through an extensive training session with an experienced investigator, you probably have taken away a usable resource that can immediately impact your role, and improve your performance. This session will be just that – giving you insight to the tools you have at your disposal, and helping you do more than just basic research.

Ask any compliance manager, or the head of an investigation unit what the most important skills are for their team, and they will mostly likely mention data analysis. It’s true, data analytics is one of the most in demand digital skills for the future workforce. Data science takes this a step further and is the backbone of any artificial intelligence or machine learning program. We will walk through what it means to be a true data scientist, and how these skills are giving professionals the edge in tomorrow’s workforce.

If you are looking to onboard technology vendors, whether it’s a traditional transaction monitoring platform or a breakthrough Artificial Intelligence bot, you must be ready to manage the risks. Third-party risk management is more important than ever because data can help your program or hurt it. Regulators have this in their crosshairs because data breaches hurt people just as much as the criminals, if not more. Financial criminals need data like we need air, and if you don’t manage your risks, you could be handing it right over.

The last session for our virtual event will feature a discussion on how to take everything we have talked about for the past three days and apply it. Let’s turn fiction into facts and use technology to make real improvements. Join this session led by professionals in the field, and hear first-hand what works and what doesn’t. The future is now and everyone wants to get there, but we must learn from each other and learn from our mistakes along the way.