

From Reactive to Predictive: Building Risk Intelligence for the next era of FinCrime
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The era of reactive Financial crime management is ending. Regulatory expectations are converging in 2026; new APP reimbursement rules, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCTA), and the EU's AMLR (Article 75) mandate are forcing a radical shift. Institutions can no longer afford to have Fraud and AML teams that don't talk.
This Scale & Grow session cuts through the noise to show what a "predictive" unified function looks like. We’ll bring together senior bank practitioners, MLROs, regtech experts, and enforcement voices to map the capabilities required to build a 360° Risk Intelligence Layer. We will move beyond silos toward Collaborative Intelligence-learning how to share data legally and effectively to stop bad actors before they enter the ecosystem.
Expect a fast - paced, practical discussion on:
The "Failure to Prevent" Era: Navigating the ECCTA’s tougher enforcement and SMF accountability for both Fraud and AML.
The Convergence Mandate: Why 2026 requires a joined up approach to data and operations to combat fraud and AML.
Collaborative Intelligence: How Article 75 (EU) and UK data-sharing provisions are changing the way banks fight crime together.
The New Threat Surface: Deepfakes, synthetic identities, and professionalized money-mule networks.
The 360° Risk Layer: Moving from rules → hybrid ML → explainable AI for unified detection.
SPEAKERS
Adrian Searle, Board Advisor (previously Director, The National Economic Crime Centre/ UK Financial Intelligence Unit)
Simran Bharaj, Director, GKSB Consultancy
Pallavi Kapale, Senior Financial Crime Officer, Bank of China (UK)
Kat Cloud, Head of Government Relations, Sumsub
James Sullivan, Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, BCB Group
Lucy King, Global Partnerships Director, 1datapipe
Antony Bream, UK Managing Director, Prospero Systems
Dr. Janet Bastiman, Chief Data Scientist, Napier AI
Andrew Fleming, EMEA AFC Reporting Head, Deutsche Bank
Please come join us for tactical takeaways, actionable checklists and peer discussion