How to prevent financial crime? FinCrime & Surveillance Summit 2025 coming up in April

Forms of financial crimes are rapidly evolving alongside the technological development, posing increasing challenges for organizations. Money laundering, tax fraud, embezzlement and cyberattacks are threats affecting both companies and financial institutions worldwide. The FinCrime & Surveillance Summit 2025 is an opportunity to talk among experts about effectively countering these phenomena.

Growing threats to the financial sector

Illicit activities within financial markets are becoming increasingly sophisticated. According to the Polish Bank Association, in 2024 alone, criminals attempted to defraud a total of 324.2 million PLN through credit fraud in Poland. Simultaneously, data from the Police shows that only in the first half of 2024, nearly 56 thousand internet fraud cases were reported in Poland, posing a direct threat to financial security. Criminals are increasingly leveraging new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to hide illegal income or circumvent regulations.

“The growing scale of frauds is forcing the financial sector to implement increasingly advanced control mechanisms. While technology helps enhance security, it is also more and more used by fraudsters to bypass these safeguards. This is why financial flow monitoring must continuously evolve to effectively mitigate risks.”

– Anna Urbańska, CEO, Standard Chartered Poland

Time to counter the threats

For the past five years, the Polish office of Standard Chartered, part of a cross-border banking group which operates in the world’s most dynamic markets, has been organising the free online event: FinCrime & Surveillance Summit. This year’s conference will bring together financial crime experts to share effective strategies for mitigating risks, discuss regulatory changes, and explore the role of technology in threat detection.

The event agenda covers key topics such as anti-money laundering (AML), financial fraud detection, compliance with evolving international regulations, and securing transactions against cyber threats. A special focus will be placed on the use of AI in financial flow monitoring and preventing financial crime. Attendees will have access to keynotes, panel discussions, and insights into the latest technologies and strategies for combating financial crime. The event will be held in English.

Speakers will include experts from Standard Chartered, SC Ventures, The Dark Money Files, Compliance Champs, Kroll, and Wolfsberg Group. Participants will gain practical knowledge to help them strengthen their daily operations in financial crime prevention and cybersecurity.

Participation in the conference is free of charge. Detailed information about the FinCrime & Surveillance Summit can be found on the event website: link.