Webinar Description
Key Takeaways
- Explores the evolving challenges of trust, fraud, and risk in digital finance
- Focuses on the impact of neobanks, real-time payments, and BNPL on fraud rates and risk models
- Highlights the rise of AI-driven attacks, synthetic identities, and automated onboarding abuse
- Emphasizes the need for proactive, holistic trust strategies across products and financial flows
- Designed for product, fraud, and risk professionals in banking, fintech, and embedded finance
“Building Trust in Digital Finance: Fraud, Scams, and Scale in 2026” is a timely webinar examining the shifting landscape of digital finance and the operational realities facing today’s financial innovators. As digital payments and embedded finance become foundational to everyday commerce, the stakes for trust and risk management have never been higher.
Why Trust Matters in Digital Finance Now
Digital finance is no longer confined to traditional banks. Neobanks, Buy Now Pay Later providers, and embedded finance platforms are reshaping how money moves and how customers interact with financial products. This rapid evolution has introduced new vulnerabilities, with fraud rates in some emerging segments outpacing those of legacy financial products. The pressure on product, fraud, and risk teams to adapt is intense, especially as decision windows shrink and customer expectations for seamless experiences grow.
Emerging Threats and Operational Challenges
The webinar delves into the latest threats facing digital finance, including AI-driven attacks, synthetic identities, and automated onboarding abuse. Real-time payments and BNPL services, while offering convenience and speed, have also created new entry points for fraudsters. Account takeovers, authorized push payment (APP) fraud, and mule activity are increasingly common across the customer journey, challenging established risk models and demanding new approaches.
Building Trust as a Competitive Advantage
Trust is emerging as a key differentiator for banks, fintechs, and embedded finance providers. The event explores how organizations can move beyond reactive fraud detection to embed trust into every layer of the product and partner experience. This means considering brand risk, regulatory expectations, and transparency—not just at the point of transaction, but throughout the entire money flow. The discussion emphasizes the importance of designing trust into systems before issues arise, rather than scrambling to respond after the fact.
Industry Context and Audience
Hosted by Fingerprint, with speakers from DKB and Sokin, the session is tailored for professionals responsible for product, fraud, and risk management in financial services. Product managers, technical leads, and executives from banks, fintechs, and embedded finance companies will find the content especially relevant. The event serves as both an educational forum and a space for industry leaders to share strategies for navigating the complex realities of digital trust in 2026.
Event Format and Focus
This virtual webinar is scheduled for June 18, bringing together industry voices to address the most pressing challenges in digital finance. The format encourages practical discussion around proactive trust models, the integration of risk management into product design, and the operational implications of new payment technologies. Attendees can expect actionable insights grounded in real-world experience, with a focus on building resilient, trustworthy financial ecosystems.