{"id":15866,"date":"2026-09-09T12:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/industries\/connected-fintech\/?post_type=gsma_theme_events&#038;p=15866"},"modified":"2026-10-26T15:29:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T15:29:58","slug":"connected-fintech-commerce-forum-20","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_events","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/industries\/connected-fintech\/gsma_events\/connected-fintech-commerce-forum-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Connected Fintech &amp; Commerce Forum #20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-the-power-of-innovation-and-collaboration-in-the-fight-against-scams-in-south-africa\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">The power of innovation and collaboration in the fight against scams in South Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Connected Fintech and Commerce Forum returns on <strong>17th November 2026 <\/strong>for the third event in our Autumn\/Winter series. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sabric-za\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/sabric-za\/\">South African Banking Risk Information Centre (SABRIC)<\/a> 2025 Annual Crime Statistics Report, South Africans lost R2.4 billion to digital banking crime in 2025&nbsp;&#8216;<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-gsma-cherry-red-color\">driven mainly by social-engineering and customer compromise and\/or manipulation rather than direct attacks on banking systems<\/mark>&#8216;. The Forum will explore&nbsp;how the mobile and banking sectors are collaborating, and innovating, to fight back against scams and fraud in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-why-attend\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why attend?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring presentations on solutions, deployments and results, this session will provide practical insights and lessons on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How banks and MNOs use Open Gateway mobile network signals, through deployed APIs, to fight fraud\/scams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How SABRIC and banks coming together to create the South Africa Banking Industry Anti-Scam Centre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-who-should-attend\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who should attend?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"h-gsma-members\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">GSMA members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MNOs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Channel partners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platforms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 id=\"h-non-gsma-members\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-GSMA members<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Banks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fintechs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Key stakeholders fighting back against fraud and scams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-gsma-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\">Register below<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-speakers-include\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speakers include: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n            <div class=\"people \" id=\"people-445e2769\"  data-ids=\"15940,15950,15944,14182,15955,15959,13266, 16015<strong>\"   data-layout=\"\"><\/div>\n        \n<script>\n    window.enableSaveBreadcrumb = true;\n    window.addEventListener(\"load\", function(){\n      const people_list = new People_List();\n      people_list.init(\"people-445e2769\");\n      \/\/console.log(list);\n    });\n<\/script>\n    <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"h-autumn-winter-series-save-the-dates-and-watch-back\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Autumn\/Winter Series &#8211; Save the Dates And Watch Back<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are currently developing the programme and confirming speakers for the rest of the Autumn\/Winter series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Connected Fintech &amp; Commerce Forum #21<br><strong>26th November 2026<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Theme: <\/strong>The Instant Economy &#8211; How Always On Payments Are Powering Growth<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/industries\/connected-fintech\/gsma_events\/connected-fintech-and-commerce-forum-21\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/industries\/connected-fintech\/gsma_events\/connected-fintech-and-commerce-forum-21\/\">Register<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Connected Fintech &amp; Commerce Forum #19 <br><strong>29th October 2026<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Theme: <\/strong>AI Driven Commerce<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Connected Fintech &amp; Commerce Forum #20<br><strong>1st October 2026<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Theme: <\/strong>Powering Growth through Fintech<br><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have missed any of our earlier sessions, you can watch back by logging on to Member Gateway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-gsma-white-color has-gsma-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/membergateway.sharepoint.com\/sites\/cg-Fintech\">Member Gateway<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"h-if-you-would-like-to-join-our-event-please-register-your-interest\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you would like to join our event, please register your interest.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note, this session is for GSMA Members only. 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