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Mobile Money and Digital Lending Fraud Prevention

Mobile money and app based lending have driven financial inclusion across Africa, but they also open fast moving channels for account takeover, agent fraud and default scams. This course equips fintech, telco and financial teams to prevent and investigate fraud in mobile money and digital lending. Delegates study agent collusion, SIM and PIN compromise, multiple loan stacking and real time monitoring.

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What you will be able to do

  • Map fraud risks across mobile money and digital lending customer journeys.
  • Detect agent fraud, float manipulation and unauthorised transactions.
  • Recognise account takeover through SIM, PIN and social engineering attacks.
  • Identify loan stacking, first payment default and mule account patterns.
  • Apply real time monitoring and transaction rules to intercept fraud.
  • Balance fraud controls with customer experience and inclusion goals.

Course outline

  1. 01Mobile Money and Digital Lending Fraud Landscape
  2. 02Agent Fraud and Float Manipulation
  3. 03Account Takeover and SIM Compromise
  4. 04Loan Stacking and Default Scams
  5. 05Mule Accounts and Money Movement
  6. 06Real Time Monitoring and Transaction Rules
  7. 07Balancing Controls with Customer Experience
  8. 08Building a Digital Fraud Response Plan

Who should attend

This course suits fraud and risk teams, product and operations managers, agent network managers and compliance officers in mobile money providers, fintech lenders and telecommunications financial services.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Durban2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Nov 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
16 to 17 Nov 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Nov 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
18 to 19 Nov 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Nov 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
23 to 24 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
24 to 25 Nov 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
25 to 26 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Online2US$900Register

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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