AsiaPacific and the Shape of Fraud to Come
March 12, 2026
Bradley Maclean, Co-Founder, Regulation Asia
Fraud didn’t suddenly get smarter. The systems around it just got faster.
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The Perfect Storm: How AI and Crypto Supercharged Romance Scams
February 24, 2026
Kushal Edwankar, Product Manager, NICE Actimize
Unfair Burden, Wrong Tools: Why Banks Can’t Stop Romance Scams
February 10, 2026
Anurag Mohapatra, Director, Fraud Strategy & Marketing, NICE Actimize
Romance scams are escalating, but banks are unfairly blamed. Learn why current regulations and outdated fraud tools leave them unable to stop modern scam tactics.
Fraud in 2026: Preparing for Convergence
December 8, 2025
Joe Bristow, Fraud SME Director, NICE Actimize
As we step into 2026, the fraud landscape continues to evolve at pace. New payment methods, regulatory shifts and emerging technologies are reshaping how consumers transact and how fraudsters exploit vulnerabilities. From agentic commerce and crypto adoption to the growing complexity of money mule networks, financial institutions (FIs) face into a growing list of new challenges to protect customers while maintaining seamless experiences. What once were isolated risks confined to specific channels are now converging, demanding cross-channel solutions, global collaboration and sharper decisioning frameworks.
The Next Frontier of Fraud Prevention in Commercial Banking: How AI Is Changing the Game
November 12, 2025
Uma Shankar Kulasekaran, Director, Product Management, Fraud, NICE Actimize
In today’s interconnected world, money moves at the speed of light, with fraud following close behind. Across global banking, commercial and corporate clients are facing a new wave of sophisticated financial crime. Authorized scams, synthetic identities, deepfake impersonations and real-time payment hijacks are no longer isolated incidents but are intricate parts of a fast-evolving fraud economy powered by technology.
The FRAML Approach: Lean, Smart and AI-Powered – The Future of Fraud & AML Teams
September 26, 2025
Eric Tran-Le, Vice President, Head of Actimize Premier
At NICE Actimize ENGAGE 2026, a clear trend emerged among community banks, credit unions and FinTechs: most institutions are operating with lean Fraud and Anti-Money Laundering (FRAML) analyst teams, often composed of just 2 to 7 members.
March Madness 2026: Why the End of Federal Paper Checks Will Pressure Banks — and Expose New Risks
July 24, 2025
Actimize Fraud Product Team, Fraud Detection & Prevention
A quiet but profound shift is underway in the U.S. payments system. In March 2025, the White House issued a mandate: by the end of FY2025, virtually all federal government payments — including tax refunds — must move off paper checks and onto electronic channels, primarily ACH.
How Hong Kong is Tackling the Money Mule Threat
July 9, 2025
Matthew Field, APAC Market Director, AML NICE Actimize
Industry experts discussed the growing sophistication of money mule networks and the complexities of detecting and offboarding suspicious accounts.