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This conference will examine the way forward for fraud and financial crime prevention in the UK.
With implementation of the expanded Fraud Strategy 2026-2029 under way, delegates will consider how policy and regulatory frameworks can be developed to tackle tech-enabled crime effectively, strengthen cooperation between stakeholders, and mitigate the economic consequences for businesses and consumers, as well as priorities for operation and further development of the new Online Crime Centre.
Corporate transparency, enforcement & regulatory intervention
It will bring together stakeholders and policymakers to discuss implementation of measures in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, including the operation of the failure to prevent fraud offence into force and the approaching end of the transition period for identity verification requirements for directors and persons with significant control. Attendees will assess the impact of recent enforcement actions and regulatory interventions, including the FCA’s use of authorisation cancellation and intervention powers, and implementation of the Insolvency Service’s Investigation and Enforcement Strategy 2026-2031 as it develops its wider role in tackling economic crime facilitated through companies.
Organisational preparedness & reporting demand
Discussion will examine how organisations can best develop compliance strategies, board-level risk oversight, and organisational preparedness. The developing approach to whistleblower incentivisation will also be looked at, including operation of HMRC’s strengthened reward scheme and wider government and SFO consideration of financial incentives for reporting economic crime.
Planned sessions will examine implications of heightened regulatory and criminal liability on organisations of different sizes, and the specific compliance and reporting demands this may bring for internal compliance and risk teams, alongside implementation of the 2026 amendments to Money Laundering Regulations and the move towards a more risk-based and proportionate regime, including preparations for the UK’s next FATF mutual evaluation.
Technology, detection & innovation in fraud prevention
Attendees will consider practical strategies for mitigating the risk of AI-enabled fraud methods, and discuss how the expanded strategy may shape approaches to risk management, support the integration of AI and tech-enabled detection methods, and strengthen the cross-sector approach to enforcement. The planned agenda will also explore how innovation in fraud prevention can be scaled across sectors, next steps for requirements on online platforms to address paid-for fraudulent advertising, and the support needed for smaller firms to adopt advanced tools without disproportionate cost burdens.
Victim support, public confidence & structural reform
The conference will assess priorities for building public confidence and strengthening consumer protection, victim support and recovery outcomes, including the operation of the new Report Fraud service, the mandatory APP fraud reimbursement regime and preparations for the Fraud Victims Charter planned for 2027. Delegates will consider the future direction of asset recovery frameworks and international cooperation, ahead of the forthcoming UK anti-money laundering and asset recovery strategy.
Further discussion will examine structural reform, including the proposed transfer of responsibility for fraud, economic crime and cyber crime to the National Police Service as part of policing reform in England and Wales and preparations for the FCA’s future role in AML/CTF supervision of professional services, as well as next steps following the Home Office’s call for evidence on economic crime information sharing.
Overall, areas for discussion include:
- implementation of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023:
- operational impact of the failure to prevent fraud offence - identity verification rules for directors and persons with significant control, and the end of the transition period
- preparedness of corporate governance, legal, and compliance teams
- enforcement strategy & regulatory expectations:
- priorities for implementation of the expanded fraud strategy - early operation of the Online Crime Centre - recent FCA and SFO initiatives
- consequences of compliance failures including legal risk and reputational exposure - FCA’s use of authorisation cancellation and intervention powers
- legal risk, and reputational exposure - priorities for the Insolvency Service’s Investigation and Enforcement Strategy 2026-2031
- corporate compliance & liability:
- reasonable fraud prevention procedures and internal control standards - implementation of the 2026 amendments to Money Laundering Regulations
- board-level risk oversight and preparedness of governance, legal and compliance teams - capacity and resourcing for SMEs
- use of AI & advanced analytics:
- deployment of real-time detection systems - implications for auditability, fairness, and transparency - influence on disclosure and fraud investigation processes
- whistleblowing & internal reporting:
- implications of developing incentivisation models - interaction with legal protections and employer frameworks - role of whistleblowers in supporting enforcement
- victim reporting, support & public confidence:
- factors affecting victim reporting through Report Fraud and other channels - consequences for recovery outcomes, APP reimbursement and deterrence
- preparations for the Fraud Victims Charter - improving public awareness, victim support and trust
- tech-enabled fraud methods:
- risks from purchase fraud, social engineering, identity attacks and AI-enabled impersonation - coordination across telecoms, finance and platforms
- developing requirements for paid-for fraudulent advertising - matching regulation to the pace of innovation
- priorities for tackling number spoofing, call routing vulnerabilities and scam messaging, including Ofcom’s new rules and the planned National Telecommunications Traceback Scheme
- structural reform & international cooperation:
- development of data-sharing architecture following the call for evidence on economic crime information sharing
- priorities for cross-border coordination and asset recovery frameworks - preparations for the UK’s next FATF mutual evaluation
- proposed National Police Service role on fraud, economic and cyber crime within policing reform in England and Wales - transition to FCA supervision of AML/CTF in professional services
