Winning the Battle Against Financial Crime:
A Practical Conference on FICA and AML
Highlights & Key Takeaways
Together We Can Drive Meaningful Change.
You can form part of the continuous progress in fighting financial crime. Let’s fight smarter and let’s fight together.
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Highlights Video
A Look Back at the Action, Insights, and Impact.
Insights from Industry Expert Speakers
The message was clear: progress has been made, but the momentum must be maintained. With increased vigilance, collaboration and continued effort, South Africa can build a more secure and stronger financial future.
Kevin
Hogan
Head of Fraud,
Investec
Understanding the Link between Fraud and Money Laundering
Key Takeaways
- Criminals are no longer just exploiting technological vulnerabilities—they are mastering technology itself.
- Social engineering is the use of technology to manipulate human behavior, often by exploiting trust or emotions.
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Online transactions can feel deceptively safe—you're not in a dark alley, so you might let your guard down and make choices you wouldn’t normally make in real life.
Adv Nomvula Mokhatla
Former: DNDPP
Special Advisor:
Minister of the Department of Human Settlements
Founder and President, Sky Lenong Holdings
The State of AML Compliance in South Africa: Current Challenges and Future Outlook
Key Takeaways
- We are all responsible for the laws that are in the country.
- Money laundering is the act of concealing ill-gotten gains by packaging them in legal wrappings. Those legal wrappings are you! You, the real estate agents, lawyers, high-value goods dealers.
- The roots of financial crime are found in greed, dishonesty, and envy — human issues, not system flaws.
Hawken
McEwan
nCino KYC
Collaborative Approaches to Combating Financial Crime: Insights from South Africa's Experience
Key Takeaways
- Fighting financial crime is a team sport. It requires public private collaboration from the front line upwards.
- As a country, we need to be better at celebrating the wins and enormous strides we have made - especially since greylisting.
- The best in technology and AI need to be leveraged to keep up with the criminals ever evolving strategies.
Michael
Marchant
Head Investigator,
Open Secrets
Real-World Investigations: The Risks and Errors We See Most Often
Key Takeaways
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We are in a better position than we were a few years ago, but the need for vigilance remains incredibly high.
- Don't overlook foreign media, it can reveal important red flags.
- Luxury real estate in South Africa has become a haven for laundering funds linked to grand corruption across Africa.
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Our Industry Expert Speakers
A lineup of industry leaders and experts who brought real-world experience and cutting-edge insights to this year’s conference.
Adv Nomvula Mokhatla
Former: DNDPP
Special Advisor:
Minister of the Department of Human Settlements
Founder and President, Sky Lenong Holdings
Felicity
Mfino
Head of Financial Crime Compliance,
Alexander Forbes
Hawken
McEwan
nCino KYC
Kevin
Hogan
Head of Fraud,
Investec
Michael
Marchant
Head Investigator,
Open Secrets
Thilomi
Govender
Financial Crime Compliance Manager,
nCino KYC
Chad
Thomas
IRS Forensic Investigations
Adv Xolisile Khanyile
Chair, Africa Chapter:
The Coalition
Former Director,
FIC
Former Chair
Egmont Group
Tertia
Barrett
Area Vice President Africa Sales,
nCino KYC
Adv Pieter Smit
Acting Director and Accounting Authority, Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
Kirsten
Paulo
Senior Associate,
Bowmans
Soraia
Machado
Associate,
Bowmans
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