Cross-border Financial Crime & AML Intelligence Forum
Australia may be an island, but its fraud and financial crime risks are not. The threats facing Australian institutions today are shaped upstream — by cross-border scam ecosystems, foreign intelligence and criminal networks, offshore facilitators, and regional procurement pipelines that operate far beyond domestic oversight. As rapid payments, crypto channels, AI-enabled fraud, and digital identity tools accelerate, so too does Australia’s exposure to international actors — and its responsibility within the Asia Pacific financial integrity architecture.
Fraud & Financial Crime Australia brings together regulators, supervisors, FIUs, banks, payments firms and intelligence specialists for a full day, forward-looking examination of Australia’s shifting place in the regional illicit finance system. The forum explores the typologies emerging from recent investigations, the regulatory and supervisory expectations reshaping Australia’s AML/CFT and sanctions posture, and the operational challenges facing institutions as threats become faster, more decentralised and increasingly technology-enabled.
Informed by the insights of the 2024 Independent Intelligence Review, this event is designed for senior AML, fraud, financial crime, intelligence and risk leaders who must navigate a landscape where Australia can no longer rely on legacy frameworks or domestic-only responses. The discussion will focus on how Australia must adapt — not as a standalone jurisdiction, but as a critical node within a rapidly evolving, cross-border illicit finance ecosystem.
Who attends?
Strictly by invitation only, this summit brings together an audience across the banking, legal, and policy-making landscape with participants to include experts, practitioners and thought leaders from fraud & financial crime prevention.
- Banks – Heads of Compliance, Compliance Directors, Heads of Fraud, AML Directors, Fraud Analysts, AML Directors, Heads of Onboarding, Heads of KYC, Heads of Audit, Heads of Surveillance, Forensic Directors, Heads of Client Lifecycle Management.
- Asset Management Firms – Heads of Compliance, Compliance Directors, Heads of Trading, Operations Directors, Director of Financial Crimes Compliance.
- Fintechs & Payments Providers – Chief Compliance Officers, Heads of Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance Managers, Head of AML/KYC, MLROs, Heads of Risk/CRO, Chief Regulatory Affairs Officers
- Exchanges – Heads of Compliance, Market Regulation Directors, Head of AML, Head of Regulation & Compliance, Heads of Operations, AML Head.
- Regulatory Bodies / FIUs – AML Policy Leads, Heads of Supervision, Criminal Intelligence Directors, Banking Supervisors, Anti-scam Leads
The agenda provides an invaluable opportunity to engage with thought leaders, hear from industry experts, and contribute to building a more resilient and secure financial sector.
Through a combination of regulatory keynotes, cutting edge presentations through to engaging panel sessions and our exciting new in-depth workshops, this agenda brings together leaders across the industry together to explore how public and private policy makers from across APACs financial institutions are tackling the ever evolving threats.
- Regulatory Keynotes
- Presentations
- Breakout workshops
- Panels
- Fireside Chats
- Networking
2026 Agenda Highlights
- Cross-border threats and regional vulnerabilities
- Child exploitation payment detection failures
- AI and adversarial threats to financial crime controls
- Identity integrity and synthetic fraud risks
- Mule networks and hidden high-risk relationships
- Cryptocurrency, sanctions evasion and crime-as-a-service
Building a Resilient Financial Services Ecosystem
Learn how to fight financial crime, rather than just meeting compliance requirements.
Connecting Public & Private policy
Network with senior regulatory, policy and governmental officials from across APAC and work together to learn and combat sophisticated threats.
2026 Sponsors
Sponsorship is now open!
This event will bring together Australia’s leading fraud & financial crime professionals. To raise your profile and drive sales opportunities, get in touch with our team to discuss options around sponsorship of the event.
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This event will bring together senior executives across the post-trade and financial services industry. To raise your profile and drive sales opportunities, get in touch with our team to discuss options around sponsorship of the event.
