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.

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

01Mobile Money and Digital Lending Fraud Landscape
02Agent Fraud and Float Manipulation
03Account Takeover and SIM Compromise
04Loan Stacking and Default Scams
05Mule Accounts and Money Movement
06Real Time Monitoring and Transaction Rules
07Balancing Controls with Customer Experience
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

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Online	2	US$900
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100

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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We can run Mobile Money and Digital Lending Fraud Prevention privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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