Come away better prepared for what’s ahead after hearing Satish Kini and David Sewell of Debevoise & Plimpton and Darin Jarrett, Deputy BSA/AML Officer at American Express, in conversation with Bonnie McGeer, Executive Editor of American Banker, as they explore: •How the new administration might change the BSA/AML Act •Are there easy wins in relieving the burden of suspicious activity reports without undermining effectiveness? •New ways that companies are innovating within AML compliance and risk •What banks are doing to drive next-gen efficiency and effectiveness of risk and compliance

Compliance is expensive and complicated, though there are some emerging solutions, says Adflex CEO Pat Bermingham.

By holding themselves accountable and following smart standards, organizations will be able to provide consumers with strong security and peace of mind the next time they swap those paper menus for a set of scannable squares on their phone, says Nok Nok's Phil Dunkelberger.

Marie Fulle was ordered to spend nearly three and a half years in federal prison and pay $1.09 million in restitution for stealing money from an elderly customer with dementia.

PaymentSource's Daniel Wolfe sits down with Carey O'Connor Kolaja, AU10TIX's new CEO to discuss the rise in synthetic fraud, the fastest-growing financial crime, and how payments security has been changed by the pandemic.

E-commerce merchants may need more data to ensure they are not turning down sales from first-time online shoppers.

Fake card numbers are 'tested' at online sites for validity, producing real and dangerous results, says Acqra Limited's Jessica Lenung.

While fintech's advancement creates a pathway for innovation, it also expands exposure to unintended risk, says Flywire's Mike Massaro.

U.S. financial institutions should prepare for potential new regulations around data privacy and protection, digital identity verification and the use of biometrics, says OneSpan's Michael Magrath.

The widespread shift to e-commerce and touchless payments during the pandemic has escalated fraud risk in those channels, including the possibility of fraudsters combining altered photos with synthetic ID, Experian warns.

The credit reporting firm has been building out its identity and fraud protection business for existing customers, which include many of the world’s largest banks and telecommunications companies.

With the advances in technology and digitization, and evolving security threats, it’s time for smarter, more robust authentication methods, says Entersekt's Dewald Nolte.

The events of 2020 fueled new customer expectations, accelerated digital transformation and allowed B2B companies to react and deliver. But customers’ changing expectations are not going to disappear, says MSTS' Brandon Spear.

With Microsoft, Equifax and others acknowledging that the SolarWinds hack of U.S. government entities had affected their holdings, security teams and vendors have put the holiday aside while continuing around-the-clock surveillance to ensure no financial services or payments networks have been hacked.

By upgrading permissions and defining access, firms can get ahead of the new threat, says vArmour's Marc Woolword.

Remote learning and work heightens the security risk, says Pulse Secure's Mike Riemer.

Manual transaction monitoring doesn't scale to the acceleration of online activity, leading to many potential false negatives, and reduced efficiencies as teams demand quick growth and analysts take time to train properly, says Acuant's Jose Caldera.

Tokenization, click to pay and other advancements boost efficiency and safety, says the Electronic Payments Coalition's Jeff Tassey.

Paying on delivery with tokenization, biometric fingerprint cards, vein scanning or phone-to-phone with a variety of card payment options helps create a universe of consumer choice, convenience, personal preference and better fraud protection, says Radar Payments' Jane Loginova.