{"id":823316,"date":"2025-05-07T10:44:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=823316"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T08:44:10","slug":"winning-the-battle-against-financial-crime-attend-this-practical-conference-on-fica-and-aml","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/823316\/winning-the-battle-against-financial-crime-attend-this-practical-conference-on-fica-and-aml\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning the battle against financial crime \u2013 Attend this practical conference on FICA and AML"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following the incredible success of last year\u2019s event, the nCino KYC Financial Crime Conference returns &#8211; bigger and better than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kycafrica.ncino.com\/fighting-financial-crime-conference\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about the conference and book your ticket.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This conference is important because financial crime has far-reaching consequences for the South African economy, society, and governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the country\u2019s complex financial landscape presents an attractive environment for criminals seeking to exploit vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considering the negative effects of financial crime and South Africa\u2019s susceptibility to it, the fight against financial crime in South Africa has never been more important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, and with an exceptional line-up of speakers, practical insights, and informative content, you can\u2019t afford to miss the nCino KYC Financial Crime Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This premier event is targeted at Accountable Institutions <strong>such as Financial Institutions, Law Firms, Property Practitioners, and High-Value Goods Dealers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will take place on <strong>Wednesday, 25 June 2025 at The Forum in Bryanston, Johannesburg.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attendees can expect valuable insights and practical guidance from an incredible range of speakers on effectively combating money laundering and other financial crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1200x675-nCino-KYC-Fighting-Financial-Crime-Conference-Speakers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1200x675-nCino-KYC-Fighting-Financial-Crime-Conference-Speakers-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1200x675-nCino-KYC-Fighting-Financial-Crime-Conference-Speakers-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1200x675-nCino-KYC-Fighting-Financial-Crime-Conference-Speakers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1200x675-nCino-KYC-Fighting-Financial-Crime-Conference-Speakers-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1200x675-nCino-KYC-Fighting-Financial-Crime-Conference-Speakers.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The list of presenters at the event is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Advocate Nomvula Mokhatla<\/strong> \u2013 Special Advisor: Minister of the Department of Human Settlements; Former: DNDPP. Magistrate; Founder and President, Sky Lenong Holdings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Felicity Mfino<\/strong> \u2013 Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Alexander Forbes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advocate Xolisile Khanyile<\/strong> \u2013 Chair of the Africa Chapter: The Coalition; Former FIC Director; Former Chair, Egmont Group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kevin Hogan<\/strong> \u2013 Head of Fraud, Investec.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thilomi Govender<\/strong> \u2013 Financial Crime Compliance Manager, nCino KYC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hawken McEwan<\/strong> \u2013 Director for Financial Crime Compliance, nCino KYC.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chad Thomas<\/strong> \u2013 Chief Executive Officer at IRS Forensic Investigations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Each speaker will bring their unique perspective and knowledge to the table, ensuring you get full value from your attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can expect to receive practical insights into the latest Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA) trends, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The State of AML Compliance in South Africa<\/strong> &#8211; Current Challenges and Future Outlook<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)<\/strong> &#8211; When and How to Apply it<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understanding the <strong>Link between Fraud and Money Laundering<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collaborative Approaches to Combating Financial Crime<\/strong> &#8211; Insights from South Africa&#8217;s Experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Directive 8<\/strong> &#8211; Guidance on Screening Employees \u2028for Competence, Integrity, and against Targeted Financial Sanctions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Real-World Investigations<\/strong> &#8211; The Risks and Errors We See Most Often<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Panel Discussion<\/strong> &#8211; From Policy to Practice: Tackling Barriers in South Africa&#8217;s AML Enforcement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early bird discount<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With limited tickets available, now is the perfect time to secure your spot and take advantage of our early bird discount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kycafrica.ncino.com\/fighting-financial-crime-conference\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=May+2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to book now and receive 40% off!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an exceptional line-up of speakers, practical insights, and informative content, you can\u2019t afford to miss the nCino KYC Financial Crime Conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":823320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[19856,21826],"class_list":["post-823316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-financial-crime-conference","tag-ncino-kyc-africa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823316"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":823354,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823316\/revisions\/823354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}