12 September 2011
As banking services increasingly move online and e-commerce spreads around the globe, banks and their clients become increasingly concerned with credit card fraud and the safety of their assets on the Internet.
The Florida International Bankers Association and the Federación Latinoamericana de Bancos (FELABAN) are to look at these issues, with a special focus on Latin America, Sept. 15 and 16 during FELABAN’s annual bank security summit, CELAES 2011, at the InterContinental Hotel in Downtown Miami.
Discussion topics will include overviews of computer, check and credit card fraud in the region and some best practices to prevent and control it. The second day will host a look at the latest tools for investigating bank fraud, mobile banking and a discussion on working with law enforcement.
“Credit or debit card and check fraud, just like computer information fraud, is based on banking information obtained unlawfully, and represents a major challenge to the effectiveness of bank security,” said Miguel Angel Carlos Jamie, director of prevention and corporate security for Banco Santander in Mexico and chairman for the conference.
The conference will include speakers from such companies as Banco Santander México, American Express, Citigroup, and officials from such agencies as the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the U.S. State Attorney’s office and the U.S. Secret Service.
FELABAN also hosts its annual assembly in Miami that brings thousands of Latin American bankers from 500 institutions in 19 countries to discuss the state of the industry on their continent.