Senior leaders from the UK National Economic Crime Centre, Deutsche Bank, Banca d’Italia, Wise and Citi have joined the speaker line-up for the International Anti-Financial Crime Summit 2026.
The summit will take place in London on 7 October and bring together decision-makers from financial services, supervision, law enforcement and technology, Public reporting indicates that .
Cross-sector response to financial crime
The programme will address challenges including fraud, sanctions, artificial intelligence, digital assets and anti-financial crime transformation. Previous discussions at the event have covered fraud controls and the supervisory approach to AI and crypto.
Bringing public- and private-sector leaders together is particularly important where threats cross institutional boundaries. Banks may identify suspicious payments, technology providers may see digital indicators and law enforcement may hold network intelligence unavailable to either sector alone.
For compliance professionals, the event provides a forum to compare control frameworks and understand how regulatory priorities are changing in practice.
Turning conference themes into measurable work
Institutions can use the summit agenda to benchmark practical questions: how quickly fraud intelligence reaches transaction monitoring, whether sanctions alerts include ownership analysis, and how AI tools are validated before investigators rely on them.
Cross-sector events are also an opportunity to identify where information is lost between banks, payment firms, technology companies and law enforcement. Teams should leave with specific actions, owners and timeframes rather than treating participation as training alone. Metrics such as prevented losses, investigation time and useful intelligence referrals can show whether new approaches improve outcomes.
Expected audience
The summit is relevant to senior compliance officers, investigators, sanctions professionals, fraud teams, supervisors and technology leaders. Organisations can use the sessions to compare governance models and identify where regulatory change requires new data, skills or management accountability.
Preparation point: Delegates should identify one operational problem that requires cooperation outside their own organisation. Examples include delayed fraud intelligence, inconsistent sanctions ownership data or difficulties obtaining information from overseas partners.
