By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent
SENIOR leaders at Citi, Wise and the UK’s National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) have been confirmed as speakers for the International Anti-Financial Crime Summit (IAFCS) 2026.
The conference lineup now includes:
- Rachael Herbert – Director of the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) at the NCA
- Aaron Elliott-Gross – Global Director of Product Risk and Compliance at Wise
- Carolina Garces-Monterrubio – Global Head of Financial Crime Risk at Citi
- Sebastiano Laviola – Head of the AML Supervision and Regulation Unit at Banca d’Italia
- Kathryn Westmore – Director of Financial Crime at UK Finance
The conference, held in London on October 7, 2026, will bring together leaders from across financial services, regulation, law enforcement and technology to tackle the biggest challenges in financial crime compliance.
Tickets are now live and available [HERE].
Last year’s event featured hundreds of C-Suite and decision-maker attendees.
Revolut revealed its latest fraud measures, while AMLA Executive Board member Derville Rowland set out the agency’s approach to AI and crypto.
IAFCS offers attendees the chance to hear from high-profile speakers and network with influential decision-makers in the field.
Key topics which speakers will discuss at IAFCS 2026 include:
- How banks and obliged entities are responding to AI threats, opportunities
- Tackling fraud and bringing the social media giants to task
- What AMLA oversight will look like in practice
- How FATF evaluations are tightening regulatory inspections and expectations
- The sanctions evasion & fraud typologies supervisors are prioritising
Speakers previously announced for IAFCS 2026 include:
- Aisling Twomey – Head of FinCrime, Business Banking, Monzo
- Adrianna Fabijanska – Global Head, Financial Crime Compliance, Investment Banking, ING
- Beth Harris – Head of Financial Crime, FCA
Those interested in attending can find more information [HERE].
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