Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Forum

Smarter, Faster, Together: Transforming Defenses in the Age of AI

SEPTEMBER 15-16, 2026 | CHARLOTTE, NC

Why attend the Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Forum?

Datos Insights brings you a premier gathering of financial and cyber crime fighters who are actively transforming how financial services institutions protect customers from escalating threats.

Don’t take our word for it! Our attendees say it best: “What I love about this conference is that it’s always filled with super smart, well-connected people. Not only do I get better at my job when I come, but I build my network.”

The New Threat Landscape

Financial crime has entered a new era. Criminals now wield generative AI and agentic automation with industrial-scale efficiency — fabricating identities, orchestrating payment scams, and exploiting real-time systems faster than many institutions can respond. The same AI transforming the threat landscape is also giving forward-thinking institutions powerful new capabilities to detect, disrupt, and prevent it.

The 2026 Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Forum brings together the industry’s leading fraud, AML, and cybersecurity executives to explore how smarter risk intelligence, AI-driven operations, and stronger collaboration are reshaping institutional defenses into orchestrated, resilient ecosystems built for the speed of modern threats.

Sessions will cover numerous topics, including:

AI and agentic automation in fraud and AML operations
Deepfake-enabled identity fraud and mule network disruption
Unified defenses across fraud, AML, and cyber functions
Cross-institutional intelligence sharing and consortium collaboration
First-party fraud and the erosion of institutional trust
API security risks and protecting agentic platforms

What can you expect from the Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Forum 2026?

Invaluable Networking

Connect with the industry’s leading tech decision-makers and experts to discuss critical issues and make better decisions.

Expert Insights

Gain exclusive access to Datos Insights’ advisors, proprietary research, and data you won’t find anywhere else.

Success Stories

Discover how others are navigating the evolving landscape and which strategies have proven effective.

Candid Discussions

Discuss honest, off-the-record perspectives with peers in intimate, topic-based forums.

Earn CPE Credits

Credits can be earned for ACAMS, CFE, CFCS, and various cybersecurity certifications that count toward annual CPE requirements by attending certain sessions at this event.

Essential conversations.

Our agenda addresses three critical areas where banks cannot afford to take a “wait and see” approach:

Tech & Innovation

Building cyber-fraud fusion centers

Implementing friction-right authentication

Leveraging Gen AI responsibly

Managing expanding cyber domains

Securing contact centers against deepfakes

Customer Experience

Advancing decentralized identity solutions

Balancing automation with human expertise

Modernizing financial crime investigations

Streamlining regulatory compliance

Transforming API security

Market Insights

Combating rising scam threats and mule activities

Developing holistic threat intelligence

Enhancing cross-industry information sharing

Monitoring synthetic identity attacks

Preventing human trafficking

Who You’ll Meet in Charlotte

The Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Forum attracts a diverse group of industry leaders and innovators, including:

Financial Institution Executives in Fraud, AML, Authentication, and Cyber roles

Technology & Solution Providers

Industry Experts and Advisors

I'm able to walk up to somebody from a peer institution and say, 'Hey, I'm seeing this. Are you guys seeing it? Were literally coming up with ideas on how to solve the problem while we're in the hallway.

Stacie Purcell

Fraud Solutions Executive, Key Bank

Plan your visit.

Jump into the future with Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Forum 2026

Venue

The Financial Crime and Cybersecurity Forum will be held at the Westin Charlotte.
601 S College St
Charlotte, NC 28202

Hotel

Check back soon for information on booking within our hotel room block.

Transportation

Charlotte Douglas International Airport – 8 miles

An experience like no other.

What if just one event in 2026 could ensure your company makes the short list?