Driving AFASA compliance through advanced fraud & FinCrime detection

Hosted by Risk.net and AWS

February 11, 2026 | 09:00 AM - 02:30 PM

SEDA BGC, Manila

Join us to explore the latest in risk management and compliance

The Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) and BSP Circular 1213 mark a major shift in how financial institutions must manage fraud, identity, authentication and financial crime. With real-time detection, stronger authentication, and enhanced accountability now mandated, banks face rising expectations to modernise their risk and technology frameworks.

Join us for a Risk.net and AWS event, exclusively designed for chief risk officers, heads of risk and compliance, and senior anti-financial crime and fraud management professionals in the banking sector.

Discover how leading banks and financial institutions in the Philippines can leverage innovation to shape the future of secure digital finance.

Learn about Philippines' most robust anti-scam law to date

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) issued Circular 1213 in May 2025 as part of its latest AFASA update, marking a major regulatory shift in how BSFIs are mandated to combat fraud, identity authentication and financial crime.

Join us to hear directly from BSP on key AFASA requirements across Fraud Detection, FinCrime & Authentication stipulated within the BSP circulars.

Who should attend:

Chief risk officers and senior professionals from the banking sector in departments including:

Risk management
Compliance
Regulation
Anti-financial crime
Fraud management

Understand AFASA’s new operational & regulatory expectations

Gain clarity on how Circular 1213 transforms fraud prevention into a real-time institutional responsibility, and what banks, fintechs, and payment providers must do to remain compliant in 2026 and beyond.

Implement faster, stronger compliance under AFASA

Explore the controls and capabilities required to meet AFASA-mandated expectations, from adaptive authentication and behavioural analytics to end-to-end fraud and financial crime monitoring.

Discover practical strategies to reduce fraud losses & strengthen resilience

Hear real-world approaches for deploying Fraud Management Systems (FMS), improving incident response, shortening investigation cycles, and lowering restitution exposure under AFASA’s shared accountability framework.

Connect with industry leaders building the future of secure digital finance

Join CROs, CISOs, CIOs, COOs, and fraud leaders to exchange insights on emerging attack vectors, identity threats, customer-safety features, and next-gen fraud management strategies across the Philippine financial ecosystem.

Network to break the scam network

Part of a greater global initiative to protect consumers from scams, the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) Philippines Chapter aims to build a stronger, more coordinated action against scams across the Philippines.

The GASA PH Chapter will form an integral platform for government, law enforcement, and the private sector to strengthen cross sector collaboration, improve shared intelligence, streamline reporting pathways, and expand public education efforts to help build a safer digital ecosystem for Filipino consumers.

Connect with GASA PH and other industry leaders to explore how your organisation can contribute towards the future of secure digital finance.

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