14th Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference

 

The 14th annual Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting conference will be hosted by the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime at the University of Portsmouth on Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th June 2025.

This year’s conference will feature keynote and plenary speakers including:

• Professor Nicholas Lord, Centre for Digital Trust and Society, University of Manchester; • Glen Prichard, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime; • Alex Wood, Counter Fraud Consultant; • Craig Jones, CyPol (past director Cybercrime @ INTERPOL); • Simon Newman, Online Dating Discovery Association; • Chris Freeman (Public Sector Fraud Authority); • Fran Dowling, Head of Fraud Policy Unit, Home Office; • Kay Linnell, Forensic Accountant and Chartered Arbitrator, Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance.

In addition to the above, over 60 speakers from across the globe will be sharing their research and expertise on a range of topics including Online Harms, Fraud Victimisation, Anti-Fraud Technology, Hacktivism, Cyber-enabled Terrorism, Beneficial Ownership, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Deepfakes and Misinformation, Anti-Corruption, Virtual Assets, Consumer Fraud and many more.The aim of the conference is to network, share our research and insights into techniques, ideas, or approaches that help to inform fellow scholars and professionals on  important debates in the field of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting.

The live plenary and keynote sessions will be streamed free of charge.

For more information on the agenda and / or registration, please click here.

Africa Payments & RegTech Forum

In Africa, Payments and Regtech stand as catalysts for economic transformation. Innovations in digital transactions coupled with robust regulatory technology are reshaping the financial landscape. Together, they forge a path towards financial inclusion, efficiency, and a resilient future for the continent. Join us for the Africa Payments & RegTech Forum – an elite gathering of global key influencers, innovators, strategists and thought leaders in the payments and the regulatory space.

Participate in exciting discussions around the latest market trends, digitalisation, regulations, innovation and technology and take advantage of impactful networking opportunities. The Africa Payments & RegTech Forum is the ultimate meeting point for future-oriented financial service enthusiasts in the payments and regulatory space.

What’s Coming Up

The key topics that will be covered are:

The Evolving Payments Technology Landscape 

Hear more about – what is the future of money? Learn how to reach the market effectively with thelatest innovations in Payments. Learn more about decentralised finance, integrated identity tokens, Quantum, AI, Blockchain, Cloud and much more…

Data Privacy, Ethics & Cybersecurity 

Protecting consumers’ privacy and the potential of AI are key themes to be covered. Hear more about connecting cybersecurity with managing risk and fraud and establishing a model of security- by-design. Let’s explore the revolution of AI and the impact of bias and ethics.

RegTech and Compliance Innovation: Key Trends & Challenges 

Discover more about automating compliance management and using advanced technologies. Learn more about next-generation financial crime compliance technology and increasing transparency and cost-efficiency.

The Africa Payments & RegTech Forum will take place on 4 September, 2025 at Hilton Sandton in Johannesburg, South Africa.

For more information about this event, click here.