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About the event
Running March 10 - 12, this three-day virtual event exclusively for ACFCS members is all about honing the practical skills and applied knowledge you need to thrive in the present and future of fincrime prevention.
From sessions on hard skills like using genAI for OSINT research and understanding blockchain investigations, to big-picture presentations on how to think like a risk officer, every part of the FinCrime Skills Summit is structured to be highly interactive and immediately useful on the job. It’s an event built by, and intended for, experienced investigators, compliance pros and law enforcement. You’ll experience:
- Practical training on cross-cutting skills and topics that apply to a wide range of roles, including using AI tools in AML compliance, writing stronger reports, and tracing dirty money on the blockchain
- Learning sessions with live exercises, knowledge checks and more that ask you to apply what you’re learning in real time
- Guidance on the latest illicit finance threats and emerging risks, including case study sessions on how to find hidden money mule networks and countering professional money laundering
Who should attend
The FinCrime Skills Summit is designed particularly with mid-level investigators, analysts and similar roles in mind, though almost anyone with responsibility for financial crime prevention and detection will find value. For roles with a responsibility for a wide range of financial crime risk, this is a can’t-miss event. Some examples include:
- Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) officers, managers, and analysts
- Law enforcement
- AML officers, managers, directors, analysts
- Directors, analysts and other roles in financial intelligence units
- Chief Compliance Officers
- Internal and external auditors
- Fraud managers, investigators and analysts
- Professionals in threat intelligence roles
- Regulators
- Investigators or analysts in intelligence agencies or military with a nexus to financial crime
Why attend
Financial criminals are moving fast on their feet and constantly seeking to hit you when your guard’s down. Get ready to hit them with a counterpunch at the FinCrime Skills Summit 2026
With up to 14 continuing education credits, a stacked roster of expert presenters, multiple networking sessions, and topics that help you excel on the job, this is the training event you need to bring the fight to fraudsters, money launderers, and terrorist financiers.
New for 2026, we’re bringing longer sessions to take a deeper dive on core investigative skills, like OSINT and report writing. We’ll also be delivering a day of job-focused sessions and networking to help you expand your connections and boost your career outlook.
The FinCrime Skills Summit is all about giving you the tools and expertise you need to improve your performance in compliance and investigations. Come prepared to join the conversation and get engaged - all sessions feature Q&A and interactivity, and several will incorporate live exercises, learning activities, resources and more.
- Get focused training on key risk areas, including money mule detection, protecting customers from scams, sanctions compliance and more
- Build connections with forward-thinking professionals at online speed-networking sessions, and the ability to schedule meetings on an event app
- Leave with a deep resource library, open source tools, and other content you can share with peers and apply on the job
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Agenda
New to ACFCS Events? Join us for an orientation session prior to the event on March 6, 2026!
March 10, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Keynote - Beyond the Romance Scam: Mindsets, Trends, and What's Next
Love, trust, the desire for friendship - these are some of the deepest and oldest forces motivating human beings. They are also the forces commonly exploited by fraudsters, making romance scams a pervasive and enduring illicit typology.
While fincrime professionals often focus on controls and processes to prevent fraud, too often the mindset of the fraud victim is minimized or ignored. What are the emotional states and thought processes that lead people into fraud schemes, and how can compliance and law enforcement professionals use that knowledge to turn the tables on scammers?
Join us for a humorous take on a serious issue with author Becky Holmes, whose books Keanu Reeves Is Not in Love With You and The Future of Fraud shine a light on the human tactics behind modern fraud and social engineering.
Drawing on her own real world experience with romance scams, this keynote examines how fraudsters exploit trust, emotion, and behavior to drive financial crime. Designed for financial crime professionals, the session delivers practical insight into psychological manipulation techniques, behavioral red flags, and victim vulnerabilities, strengthening attendees’ skills in detection, prevention, and response.
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET
OSINT on Offense - Using Intel to Disrupt FinCrime Networks
Driven by transnational organized crime groups with deep pockets and no scruples, scamming has become a very big, very global enterprise in recent years. With no signs that scams are stopping in 2026, it’s clear that efforts focused on detection and prevention of financial crime are falling short. Is it time for a new approach, one that’s guided by open-source intelligence and focused on disrupting illicit actors before they reach their victims?
In this session, join cybercrime expert and co-founder of Intelligence for Good Gary Warner as he takes you inside the Chinese-language marketplaces that act as a watering hole for scammers, money launderers and fraud service providers. You’ll also hear from Sam Marby, Program Director for Intelligence for Good, as he guides you on the open-source techniques used to map scam networks and fraudulent websites, and describes how his organization is building a team of student “scambusters” to turn intelligence into action.
You’ll learn:
- How “guarantee” networks work, and how they fuel scams, human trafficking and professional money laundering
- Intelligence on illicit trends and typologies gathered from Telegram scam hubs
- Tips and techniques to identify and map out networks tied to crypto scams
- How you can support Intelligence for Good in its mission to recruit student “ScamBusters”
- And more
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM ET
Digital Asset Compliance Specialization (DACS) Q&A Session
Are you ready to expand your knowledge of cryptocurrencies and digital assets, hone your financial crime compliance skills, and open new doors for your career?
The Digital Assets Compliance Specialization (DACS) is a comprehensive, multi-level learning program designed to equip financial crime compliance professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the evolving landscape of digital assets.
The DACS program takes learners on a journey from fundamental knowledge on blockchain basics to advanced strategies for risk mitigation and compliance oversight in the digital assets and crypto ecosystem.
Join this interactive session to learn:
- Career trends in the crypto and digital assets sector, and why professionals should consider focusing on digital assets
- What the DACS program covers and core content areas
- Key knowledge and skills you’ll develop by completing the DACS program
- Who should pursue the DACS and what job roles will benefit from it
- And more
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM ET
Penalty to Practice - Operationalizing Enforcement Actions
Enforcement actions offer more than penalties, they provide clear lessons for strengthening financial crime programs. However, parsing through what can be pages of dry legal text to pull out nuggets of operational lessons is not always easy.
How can professionals turn enforcement actions into useful information for compliance programs, and what can they reveal about the mindset of bank examiners? In this session, former senior compliance officer and founder of RayCor Consulting Christina Rea-Baxter takes a deep dive into a single enforcement action to teach you how it can be turned into practical, operational takeaways.
Attendees will learn:
- How to read an enforcement action from the lens of a bank examiner, and anticipate likely examiner questions
- Growing risks from fintech relationships and “banking as a service,” and tips on how to manage them
- Insights on how to avoid overreactions and instead focus on smart reactions
- Turning enforcement actions into information that can inform your risk assessments
- And more
1:30 PM – 3:15 PM ET
AML Skills for the AI Era - A Crash Course
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future concept in AML, it’s actively reshaping how investigations are conducted, risks are assessed, and decisions are documented. But as AI tools become more embedded in financial crime programs, many AML professionals are asking the same question: What skills do investigators, managers, and compliance teams actually need to succeed in this new environment?
Join financial crime expert Jon Elvin, AI leader Dr. Victor Fang, and Sr Investigator Philip Werlau for a practical, skills focused discussion on how AI is changing day to day AML work, and how teams can adapt without compromising judgment, governance, or regulatory expectations.
Our speakers will explore how AI is being used to support investigations, where human oversight remains critical, and what regulators expect when AI is introduced into AML workflows. The session will also tackle one of the most pressing challenges facing compliance leaders today: how to train and upskill AML teams to work effectively alongside AI.
You’ll learn:
- How AI is changing the role of AML investigators and managers
- Which AML skills are becoming more important in an AI enabled environment
- Where AI adds real value in investigations and where human judgment must remain central
- Common mistakes institutions make when deploying AI without proper training or governance
- Practical guidance on building AI ready AML teams that are defensible, auditable, and regulator ready
Whether you’re an investigator, AML manager, compliance leader, or risk professional, this crash course will help you move beyond the hype and develop the practical skills needed to operate confidently in the AI era.
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
Taps, Threats and Terror - How Fraudsters Weaponize Tech and Fear
From ghost taps to AI agents, the ecosystem of financial crime is evolving with breakneck speed, driven by fraudsters and money launderers who were quick to adopt the latest technologies. Many compliance professionals are still trying the same types of controls, and same types of consumer education, that increasingly fall short in the face of tech-driven fraud actors who adapt faster than the programs they’re up against.
What can you do in response? Change your mindset, understand the current fraud ecosystem, and get your hands on the same tools they’re using to start thinking like your enemy. Join Hailey Windham, Frank McKenna, and David Coffey on a whirlwind tour through the some of the hottest trends in fraud and financial crime, with a live phishing exercise or two along the way. Attendees will learn:
- Why and how previous attempts at customer education and awareness have fallen short in the face of current fraud trends
- How the fraud ecosystem has evolved to ever-greater focus on AI-driven social engineering, fraud-as-a-service, and AI agent manipulation
- How and why human-based pressure points still remain essential parts of the fraudster’s playbook
- What programs need to change to move from awareness to action
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Opening Reception with ACFCS
Kick off FinCrime Skills Summit 2026 by joining the ACFCS staff for an opening reception featuring networking, conversation, and a fun round of financial crime trivia.
Connect with fellow attendees, test your knowledge, and start the summit on an engaging and relaxed note.
Agenda
March 11, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Risky Business - How to Think Like a Risk Officer
Risk officers don’t just assess threats. They interpret uncertainty, balance competing priorities, and make defensible decisions with incomplete information. For compliance and financial crime professionals, developing a risk officer mindset is no longer optional. It is a core skill for navigating regulatory expectations, emerging threats, and fast-moving business models.
This webinar focuses on how to think like a risk officer, not simply what risk officers do. Participants will explore the mental frameworks, judgment calls, and trade-off thinking that underpin effective risk management. Through practical examples drawn from financial crime, fraud, and compliance, the session will show how risk professionals evaluate exposure, prioritize issues, and communicate risk in a way that influences decision-making. Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to apply risk-based thinking in their own roles, regardless of title or seniority.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Adopt a risk officer mindset by understanding how risk professionals frame problems, assess uncertainty, and make judgment-based decisions.
- Apply risk-based thinking to financial crime scenarios, including fraud, AML, sanctions, and emerging threat areas.
- Evaluate and prioritize risks effectively by considering likelihood, impact, control effectiveness, and residual exposure.
- Recognize the difference between technical compliance and true risk management, and why that distinction matters.
- Communicate risk clearly and credibly to stakeholders, including senior management and business teams, using risk-focused language rather than rules-based explanations.
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM ET
Live Only: SAR Writer's Lab - Tips and Tricks for Effective Reports
An effective suspicious activity report is both an art and a science, balancing clear writing, a dash of persuasion, and a strong understanding of regulatory expectations. What are the foundations of a high-quality SAR? What risks are top of mind for U.S. regulators, and what new regulatory updates and guidance should filers be tuning into?
Explore these questions and many more in this lively discussion with Craig Hirsch, Senior BSA/AML Lead Expert Risk Specialist at the OCC. He’ll provide insights on key recent regulatory bulletins related to SAR filing, review key building blocks of strong reports, and answer your questions. Along the way, you’ll test your own knowledge with quizzes and some short interactive exercises! While this session is focused in part on U.S. regulatory developments, much of the content will be applicable to any reporting program.
You’ll learn:
- Key updates on cross-border information sharing, continuing activity SARs, and more recent regulatory announcements
- Risk areas and threats for fincrime professionals to take into account in their reporting
- A review of key documents and regulatory guidance that forms the basis of strong SARs
- Tips on crafting compelling report narratives
- And much more
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM ET
Speed Networking
Connect with fellow FinCrime Skills Summit 2026 attendees through speed networking powered by Grip. This interactive session makes it easy to meet peers, exchange ideas, and build meaningful professional connections in a fast paced, structured format.
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
Crypto Sleuths - Essential Skills for the Blockchain Investigator
Blockchain investigations require a different way of thinking. Transactions are transparent yet pseudonymous, data is abundant yet easy to misinterpret, and criminal behavior often hides in plain sight across wallets, chains, and platforms. For financial crime professionals, success as a blockchain investigator depends less on mastering tools alone and more on developing the right investigative skills.
This webinar focuses on the essential skills investigators need to analyze blockchain activity, identify illicit patterns, and build defensible investigative narratives. Participants will explore how blockchain data fits into broader financial crime investigations, how to ask the right questions of on-chain activity, and how to avoid common analytical pitfalls. The session emphasizes practical judgment, investigative logic, and cross-functional thinking, equipping attendees to approach crypto investigations with confidence and clarity.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Understand how blockchain investigations differ from traditional financial investigations, including the strengths and limitations of on-chain data.
- Apply core investigative skills to blockchain activity, such as pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, and transaction flow analysis.
- Identify common red flags and typologies associated with illicit crypto activity, including fraud, laundering, and sanctions evasion.
- Interpret blockchain data in context, combining on-chain insights with off-chain information such as customer behavior and transaction purpose.
- Develop clear, defensible investigative narratives that translate complex blockchain activity into meaningful risk and compliance insights.
2:45 PM – 3:15 PM ET
[DEMO]Modern Fraud, Modern Defense: A Live Intelligence Led Demo Through Risk Signals and Response
This session examines the shift from manual fraud detection to intelligent, automated defense as organizations confront increasingly sophisticated threats. The discussion begins with a pulse check on the fraud vectors of greatest concern today including ATO, BEC, and emerging AI generated threats, before moving into an overview of the current fraud landscape and the key trends influencing financial, operational, and reputational risk.
Through a narrative scenario and interactive decision points, participants assess a suspicious real time payment, explore the signals that elevate risk, and observe tools to help identify, prioritize, and respond to threats.
Attendees will walk away with strategic insights, guidance on strengthening fraud controls, and an invitation to engage in a more detailed demonstration through a personalized Risk assessment.
Presented by Bottomline
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Live Only: Stop the Scam - What Works and What Doesn’t
Investment scams involving securities continue to evolve in speed, sophistication, and impact, outpacing traditional controls and exploiting trust across digital channels. From social media driven investment schemes to precision impersonation and AI enabled deepfakes, today’s scammers are combining technical tools with highly effective social engineering tactics, often completing fraud before regulatory or institutional intervention is possible.
Join FINRA’s Investigative Director, Eric Herbert, for a live only session that brings together a practical, real world view of the current investment scam landscape with insights from FINRA on emerging trends, regulatory challenges, and enforcement limitations. Participants will build a foundational understanding of securities most commonly targeted for abuse, examine how deepfakes and impersonation schemes are being used to lend false legitimacy to investment opportunities, and explore why detection frequently breaks down across institutions.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify common investment scams involving securities by understanding current trends, high risk products, and red flags observed by FINRA, including where regulatory and timing challenges limit intervention.
- Recognize emerging scam tactics, including deepfakes, social engineering, and precision impersonation schemes, and understand how these methods exploit trust and bypass traditional controls.
- Apply proactive, cross department strategies to improve early detection and escalation of investment scams, leveraging foundational securities knowledge and coordinated training across financial institutions.
Agenda
March 12, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ET
Future-Proofing Your Career: Top Skills for a Changing World
AI agents, blockchain technologies, cybercrime risks: With so many changes hitting financial crime compliance all at once, professionals in the space could be forgiven for feeling a little dizzy. What trends are truly shaping the future of financial crime careers, and what’s just hype? Most of all, how can professionals build their skills now to prepare for what’s coming next?
In this session, join Sujata Dasgupta, Rosie McWhorter and other compliance SMEs for an exciting conversation exploring the key forces they see shaping careers in fincrime prevention, and what this means for your skill development in the here and now.
Attendees will learn:
- What to expect from increased adoption of AI and automation in fincrime compliance - now and in the near future
- What career opportunities exist in emerging sectors, from digital assets to prediction markets
- What skills will best serve fincrime professionals as they navigate a fast-changing financial world
- And more
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM ET
Speed Networking
Connect with fellow FinCrime Skills Summit 2026 attendees through speed networking powered by Grip. This interactive session makes it easy to meet peers, exchange ideas, and build meaningful professional connections in a fast paced, structured format.
11:00 PM – 12:00 PM ET
Recruitment Panel: 2026 Compliance Hiring Trends & Job Search Best Practices
This U.S.-focused recruitment panel delivers a real-time view of the financial crime hiring market, highlighting current hiring trends, in-demand roles, and the skills employers are prioritizing in 2026. Drawing on direct market exposure, the session will unpack how hiring decisions are being made today, where demand is strongest, and how compliance, AML, and broader financial crime teams are evolving.
The discussion will also cover practical job search best practices, including how to best position your experience, navigate applications more effectively, and engage more effectively with recruiters in a competitive market. Attendees will walk away with clear, actionable guidance to approach their next career move with confidence, clarity, and intention.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Assess current U.S. financial crime hiring trends for 2026, including in-demand roles, priority skill sets, and where employer demand is strongest across compliance, AML, and financial crime teams.
- Explain how financial crime hiring decisions are being made today, using real time market insights to understand how teams are evolving and what employers are actively seeking in candidates.
- Apply practical job search and recruiter-engagement strategies to more effectively position their experience, navigate applications, and approach their next career move with clarity and confidence.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM ET
Live Only: Sanctions in a Changing World - Updates and Perspectives from OFAC
After an eventful 2025 and amid shifting geopolitical currents, sanctions compliance has taken on newfound importance for the financial sector and far beyond. From evolving tactics from nation-states like North Korea, to the impact of designations on transnational scam organizations, to emerging risk areas like sanctions evasion via stablecoins, what are the key trends that professionals need to be tracking?
In this insightful session to close out the FinCrime Skills Summit, join two sanctions compliance officers from OFAC as they share their perspectives on current and emerging risk areas, notable enforcement actions, and operational updates.
You’ll learn:
- How OFAC is leveraging sanctions designations to help combat transnational organized crime, from cartels to Southeast Asian scam compounds
- Sanctions evasion risks and compliance considerations in the digital assets sector, with a focus on stablecoins
- Insights on notable enforcement actions from last year and 2026 to date
- And more
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM ET
Closing Remarks
Featured Speakers
Albert Laino
Senior Solutions Consultant
Bottomline
Bottomline
Alexander Goody
Fintech Product Counsel
Global Innovations Bank
Global Innovations Bank
Andrea Valentin
Chief Risk Officer
Old Glory Bank
Old Glory Bank
Becky Holmes
Author of 'Keanu Reeves is Not in Love With You'
Christina Rea
CEO & Founder
RayCor Consulting
RayCor Consulting
Craig Hirsch
Senior BSA/AML Lead Expert Risk Specialist
Office or the Comptroller of Currency (OCC)
David Coffey
Detective
Toronto Police Service
Eric Choltus
Product Director
Bottomline
Bottomline
Eric Hebert
Investigative Director, Specialist Team
High Risk Reg Rep Unit
FINRA
High Risk Reg Rep Unit
FINRA
Frank McKenna
Chief Fraud Strategist, Co-Founder
Point Predictive
Point Predictive
Gary Warner
Co-Founder
Intelligence for Good
Intelligence for Good
Gretchen Keller
Vice President
HW3
HW3
Hailey Windham
Community Lead-Banking
Sardine
Sardine
Joe Ciccolo
Founder
BitAML
Jon Elvin
Strategic Risk Advisor
Saifr
Saifr
Matthew Hogan
Detective
Connecticut State Police
Connecticut State Police
Max Lerner
Managing Director, Global Head, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery & Corruption Compliance
State Street
State Street
Mudassar Malik
Special Agent
U.S. Secret Service
Pamela Clegg
Head of Growth Strategy
Inca Digital
Inca Digital
Philip Werlau
Sr Investigator
AnChain.AI
AnChain.AI
Sam Mabry
Program Manager
Intelligence for Good
Intelligence for Good
Stephanie Schumacher
Global Risk Advisor
Sightspan
Sightspan
Sujata Dasgupta
Global Head, Financial Crime Compliance Advisory & Transformation
Tata Consultancy Services
Victor Fang
CEO & Founder
AnChain.ai
Sponsors
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