Payments Professionals Get Scammed, Too.

This session opens with a personal story's a high-stakes scam that bypassed seasoned vigilance and extensive knowledge of payments and uses it to dissect the real vulnerabilities financial institutions face today, which the expanded payments options can sometimes exploit. From social engineering and synthetic identities to real-time payment fraud and deepfakes, we'll expose the tactics scammers use and the blind spots they exploit. Speakers use their own experience to focus on solutions including smarter protocols, digital identity frameworks, and collaboration across systems. Join us for a raw, real look at what it takes to stay ahead when the cost of failure is trust itself.