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Cybersecurity for Financial Services and Fintech

Banks, insurers and fintech startups across Southern Africa face targeted fraud schemes, mobile money scams and regulatory scrutiny that generic security training does not address. This course focuses on the specific threats facing financial services, from payment fraud to API vulnerabilities in banking apps. Delegates learn to apply sector appropriate controls while balancing customer experience against fraud prevention demands.

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What you will be able to do

  • Identify fraud patterns specific to mobile money and digital banking platforms.
  • Assess API security risks in open banking and fintech integrations.
  • Apply transaction monitoring techniques to detect anomalous payment behaviour.
  • Evaluate third party payment gateway relationships for security weaknesses.
  • Balance fraud controls against customer experience in digital onboarding journeys.
  • Prepare an incident response plan tailored to financial services regulatory reporting duties.

Course outline

  1. 01Financial Services Threat Landscape
  2. 02Mobile Money Fraud Patterns
  3. 03API Security in Open Banking
  4. 04Transaction Monitoring Techniques
  5. 05Payment Gateway Risk Assessment
  6. 06Customer Experience versus Fraud Controls
  7. 07Regulatory Reporting Obligations
  8. 08Incident Response for Financial Institutions

Who should attend

Risk officers, fraud analysts, IT security staff and product managers in banking, insurance and fintech firms.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Closed
5 to 9 Oct 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Dubai5US$1,800Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Durban5R18,000Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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