APP Scams – What are they? How to avoid them? How to get reimbursed?

Join the Financial Services Faculty as we delve into the world of APP scams, explore regulatory policies, and provide practical insights to help you stay safe and secure in today's online world.

Event information

• Understanding APP Scams: Learn about the different types and scenarios.
• Regulatory Policies: Hear from the regulator the latest reimbursement regulations.
• Case Study Analysis: Identify "red flags" and learn how to avoid becoming a victim.
• Prevention and Reimbursement: Strategies to prevent APP scams and navigate reimbursement process.

Key benefits

• Protect Yourself: Learn how to avoid scams when making online payments via bank transfers.
• Mitigate Risks: Understand the risks for your business and customers, and how to protect your reputation.
• Reimbursement Process: Discover how to claim reimbursement and understand the development and implementation of this policy.
• Practical Insights: Gain a bank’s perspective on preventing fraud and reimbursing victims.

About the speakers

	Luke Firmin – Director - Financial Crime, Forvis Mazars Luke  specialises in leading Forivs Mazars Financial crime offering. He supports clients across a broad range of issues, from money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions, to bribery, corruption, insider dealing and fraud.
	Ben Woodside, Policy Manager - Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) Ben is an economist with 10 years’ experience of developing payments policy since the start of the PSR, as well as a wider background in economic regulation and competition/ merger analysis. He has been at the forefront of devising the PSR’s policy response to APP Scams, including the new requirement for payment firms to reimburse victims.”
	Arun Chauhan, Lawyer, Tenet Law Arun is a lawyer specialising in disputes and compliance issues arising from fraud and financial crime. In 2016 he founded the award winning law firm Tenet, the only niche law firm in its field outside of London. Arun is a frequent commentator in the media and at conferences on a range of fraud subjects, including ethics, integrity, investigations of insider fraud, consumer banking and wider consumer fraud risks.
	Scott Lewis, Operations Manager, Nationwide Scott manages the Fraud Investigations, Scam Investigations, Fraud Recoveries and Finance teams. I look after a team of Circa 120 people and manage all Nationwide victims of Fraud and the associated lossesrun is a lawyer specialising in disputes and compliance issues arising from fraud and financial crime.

CPD hours

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Costs

ICAEW members and non-members are welcome to join. This event is organised by the Financial Services Faculty. Please click here to join online.