Managing Crypto Threats in 2026

Payment institutions expanding into crypto—whether through stablecoin products like PYUSD, digital wallets, or fiat-to-crypto rails—are now carrying significantly higher exposure to scams, laundering networks, and cross-border regulatory obligations.

As threat actors grow more sophisticated and regulatory expectations tighten, compliance, fraud, operations, and legal teams must define clear ownership of crypto-related risks, establish pre- and post-transaction controls, and operationalize investigative workflows that scale.
This session provides a practical, end-to-end look at how institutions can strengthen detection, response, and investigative confidence in a fast-moving, multi-chain environment.

Key Discussion Points

In this 45-minute discussion + Q&A, industry experts will explore:

✅ The evolution of crypto-related crime in 2025 — new typologies, cross-chain behaviours, and the rise of professionalized fraud networks.

✅ Where investigation workflows break down when tracing and recovering assets across decentralized protocols—and how firms can reduce dependency on manual processes.

✅ How AI is shaping the landscape: deepfakes, synthetic IDs, behavioural risk analytics, pattern recognition, and real-time detection models.

✅ What a well-prepared incident response looks like for crypto crime—from readiness planning to rapid escalation and coordination.

✅ How to run a high-confidence crypto investigation: triage, tracing, attribution, evidence packaging, freeze thresholds, and working with law enforcement and issuers.

✅ What the ecosystem still lacks—including standardized freeze APIs, faster counterparty attribution, and stablecoin-specific escalation and redemption playbooks.