Top Three Sessions for Fraud Prevention Professionals at MRC Vegas 2026
The countdown is on for MRC Vegas 2026, happening 16–19 March at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The agenda features powerful keynotes exploring the evolving fraud landscape—from large-scale scams to the psychology behind modern fraud schemes. Across the program, fraud professionals will also find sessions packed with tactical strategies, real-world case studies, and practical frameworks.
Below are three standout sessions fraud teams shouldn’t miss.
1. Girls Just Wanna Stop Fraud
17 March • 13:45–14:30
Fraud is evolving quickly—and so are the teams fighting it.
In this panel, leaders from Udemy, Chime, Dawinium, and Pitney Bowes share how they’re tackling sophisticated threats like AI-driven bot attacks, business logic abuse, and account takeover. Alongside technical insights, the discussion explores how fraud leaders are building resilient teams and driving collaboration across product, security, and customer experience.
What you’ll learn:
- Real-world insights into how leading merchants are responding to emerging fraud threats
- Strategies for addressing AI-driven attacks, business logic abuse, and ATO
- Lessons on building stronger cross-functional collaboration around fraud prevention
Best for: Fraud prevention leaders, trust & safety teams, fraud analysts, risk strategy owners
2. Winning the ATO War Without Losing Customers
17 March • 15:45–16:30
Account takeover (ATO) attacks continue to surge, fueled by credential stuffing, bot automation, and increasingly sophisticated fraud tooling.
In this panel, leaders from Dick's Sporting Goods, Starbucks, and TransUnion discuss how they’re balancing stronger authentication with customer experience—leveraging behavioral signals, device intelligence, and bot detection to reduce risk without creating unnecessary friction.
What you’ll learn:
- Modern authentication approaches that protect accounts without hurting conversion
- Strategies for reducing false positives in identity and login flows
- Practical examples of balancing security and customer experience
Best for: Identity risk teams, fraud prevention leaders, authentication specialists, customer experience + risk teams
3. Moving the Needle for Risk Teams: Redefining the Analyst’s Role in the AI Era
17 March • 16:45–17:30
As fraud prevention programs scale, the role of fraud analysts is changing rapidly.
In this session, leaders from Wix share how their team built an AI-driven risk framework that analyzes signals across the entire customer journey—from onboarding behavior to transactional activity. The discussion explores how automation and AI agents are helping fraud teams detect threats earlier while allowing analysts to focus on higher-value investigations.
What you’ll learn:
- How AI frameworks can unify signals across the customer lifecycle
- Ways to scale fraud detection while reducing manual review
- Insights into how fraud analyst roles are evolving in AI-driven environments
Best for: Fraud prevention leaders, risk analysts, fraud operations teams, AI strategy owners
Make the Most of MRC Vegas 2026
Beyond these sessions, the agenda includes deep dives into identity verification, first-party fraud, emerging commerce models, new approaches to fraud detection, and much more.
Through panels, lightning talks, workshops, and peer discussions, attendees can compare strategies, exchange insights, and connect with other fraud professionals facing many of the same challenges.
MRC Vegas is ultimately about learning what’s working across the industry—and bringing those ideas back to strengthen your own defenses. If you're not one of the 1,800+ industry professionals already registered, it's not too late—secure your spot.
