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Data Analytics for Fraud Detection and Anomaly Spotting

This course shows finance teams how to use data analytics to surface fraud and unusual activity hidden in large volumes of transactions. Participants learn practical tests and techniques to focus attention where risk is highest.

What you will be able to do

  • Explain how analytics strengthens fraud detection
  • Prepare and clean transaction data for analysis
  • Apply tests that highlight suspicious patterns
  • Use digit and trend analysis to flag anomalies
  • Build simple indicators that monitor risk continuously
  • Interpret analytical results and follow up findings

Course outline

  1. 01The role of data analytics in fraud work
  2. 02Sourcing and preparing transaction data
  3. 03Exploring data for outliers and gaps
  4. 04Digit analysis and expected distributions
  5. 05Duplicate, round number and threshold tests
  6. 06Trend and ratio based anomaly detection
  7. 07Building continuous monitoring indicators
  8. 08Prioritising alerts for investigation
  9. 09Following up and documenting results
  10. 10Practical exercises on sample data sets

Who should attend

Auditors, finance analysts, fraud and risk staff who work with transaction data and want practical analytics skills.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Kigali3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Durban3R13,000
7 to 9 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
21 to 23 Sep 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Dubai3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Lagos3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Pretoria3R13,000
9 to 11 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000
23 to 25 Nov 2026Online3US$900
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500

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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