Iain S.
Principal Fraud Strategist @Outseer
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WORK HISTORY
Principal Fraud Strategist @Outseer
Acting as a SME leading fraud prevention initiatives and playing a pivotal role in driving innovation, thought leadership, and customer engagement for the organisation. Using a combination of strategic influence, cross-functional collaboration and customer interaction to ensure that the products and messaging align with market demands and effectively address emerging threats.The key professional responsible for developing and implementing strategies to detect and prevent fraudulent activities through a deep understanding of fraud trends, regulatory environments, and advanced analytical techniques. Leading collaboration across departments, influence product development, and representing Outseer in industry forums.
EDUCATION
University of Essex
MSc, Computer Studies
Imperial College London
BSc (Hons), Biology
ABOUT IAIN S.
Over 25 years of Digital fraud/cyber/AML expertise, specialising in online banking fraud prevention for the majority of it. Understand the fusion happening between all three areas, driven by money mules and greater need to understand the networks.Have undertaken roles in end user organisations (particular financial sector), management consulting and product vendors where I can utilise my knowledge to develop solutions that deliver on business requirements.Strong believer in the sharing of intelligence between trusted parties and partnerships at both an industry level and via personal relationships. Demonstrable history of mitigating financial crime threats within the financial sector and beyond, and have prevented significant losses or attacks through the use of novel investigative or prevention techniques.Understand the leading edge of fraud and money mule detection through the use of behavioural intelligence, having helped create the market space in my time at BioCatch. Aided in the product development whilst being key in driving the sales and business development with leading EMEA banks, being one of the earliest companies people into the region.In depth knowledge of banking regulation such as PSD2/3, UK PSR and GDPR and how it applies to current and future fraud and AML/mules requirements.Able to look at all three levels of the digital fraud problem - tactical/operational/strategic - to understand the threat actors behind them. Strong believer of Red Teaming and thinking like an attacker to proactively defend against future attacks and have undertaken both practical and theoretical examples of this.
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