Malta Learning Festival Edition II
Join us in Malta from 21–24 April 2026 for an immersive, four‑day learning experience at the Malta Learning Festival: Edition II. Designed for professionals navigating today’s complex fraud and risk landscape, this event delivers practical insights, real-world best practices and the skills you need to stay ahead of evolving threats in the payments industry.
Through expert‑led sessions, collaborative discussions and meaningful networking, you’ll build a deeper understanding of how to identify and neutralize fraud threats and will return to your role equipped to make confident, informed decisions that drive impact across your organization.
As part of your enrollment, you will also receive a one-year subscription to Digital Payments Library, a comprehensive payments training library featuring 16 full-length courses and 1,000+ videos designed to help you develop your career and stay current in our ever-evolving industry.
Gain critical insights and skills for your role
Learn from experts
Sessions are led by Visa experts who have extensive payments experience and excel in simplifying complex payment topics and delivering impactful training sessions.
Enhance your expertise
Explore essential topics like consumer fraud risks, governance and control frameworks, detection and prevention models, dispute reporting and compliance standards. Our comprehensive curriculum ensures you are well-versed in current and future industry dynamics.
Engage with peers
Join a vibrant community of dedicated peers and professionals. Participate in interactive group activities and discussions designed to maximize your learning and build valuable connections within the industry.
Program information
Venue: Verdala Wellness Hotel
Triq ir-Rghajja, Rabat RBT 2418, Malta
Phone: +356 2148 4485
Website
Surrounded by nature yet close to historic Mdina, it blends refined comfort with a calming atmosphere where wellness, relaxation and mindful living take center stage.
Agenda
- Welcome coffee break: 08:30 – 09:15
- Welcome and introduction to Fraud Risk I themes and objectives
- Fraud risk foundations
- Payments ecosystems, stakeholders and emerging players
- Fraud definition and consumer fraud measurement
- Overview of fraud risk management framework
- Mid-morning coffee break: 11:30 – 11:45
- Consumer fraud risks
- Consumer fraud foundations
- Types of consumer fraud
- Fraud trends
- Lunch: 14:00 – 15:00
- Fraud trends: Deep dive on AI and controls
- Global fraud trends
- Regional fraud trends
- Examples of AI used to commit fraud
- Examples of Visa AI using to fight AI
- Emerging threats
- Emerging solutions industry wide and Visa
- Digital Payments Library watch party
- Welcome coffee break: 08:30 – 09:15
- Visa’s role in consumer fraud management
- How Visa helps in fraud management
- Digital and traditional marketing strategies
- Using Visa’s Value-Added Services (VAS) to help with fraud management
- Fraud dispute reporting
- Payments acceptance risk management
- Acquirers Sponsoring Third-Party Agents (ATPA)
- Visa acquirer compliance programs
- Mid-morning coffee break: 11:30 – 11:45
- Issuer fraud risk management
- Overview of issuer fraud risk
- Managing third-party agents and card vendors
- Visa issuer compliance programs
- Fraud Risk I conclusion: Wrap up and key takeaways
- Lunch: 14:00 – 15:00
- Networking event: 19:00
- Welcome coffee break: 08:30 – 09:15
- Welcome and introduction to Fraud Risk II themes and objectives
- Payments ecosystem and threat landscape
- Transaction lifecycle
- Payments threat landscape
- Fraud risk strategy and governance
- Anti-fraud strategy foundation
- Organizational obligations and roles
- Mid-morning coffee break: 11:30 – 11:45
- Fraud risk control framework
- Policy framework
- Monitoring
- Lunch: 14:00 – 15:00
- Fraud trends: Deep dive on AI and controls
- Global fraud trends
- Regional fraud trends
- Examples of AI used to commit fraud
- Examples of Visa AI using to fight AI
- Emerging threats
- Emerging solutions industry wide and Visa
- Digital Payments Library watch party
- Welcome coffee break: 08:30 – 09:15
- Fraud risk strategy and governance
- Governance models and risk appetite
- Fraud risk control framework
- Third-party agent risk management
- Compliance programs and standards
- Mid-morning coffee break: 11:30 – 11:45
- Fraud risk detection and prevention
- Detection models
- Predictive scoring in fraud prevention
- Fraud risk investigation and remediation
- Investigation overview
- Reporting and documentation
- Remediation and recovery
- Fraud Risk II conclusion: Wrap up and key takeaways
- Lunch: 14:00 – 15:00
Upon completion of the program, you’ll receive a digital badge which can be displayed on social media, email signatures and more.
After you receive a badge, look for an email from Credly and be sure to share your badge on LinkedIn to showcase your achievement.
Meet our experts
Arunima Banerjee
Risk Consulting Manager, Visa Consulting & Analytics, Visa
Arunima works closely with clients across Europe to address complex risk, fraud and payments-related challenges, combining analytical insight with practical advisory experience. Arunima has worked with global banks and fintechs and her risk management expertise is focused on both payment fraud risk and regulatory credit risk. She leads initiatives focused on business performance optimization and fraud advisory for issuers, acquirers and merchants.
Kausar Kenning
VP of Intelligence and Controls, Visa
Kausar leads a team that is responsible for the proactive analysis and contextualization of dark web and threat intelligence, turning network-level data into actionable insights used for advanced alerting and vulnerability testing against significant fraud and cybercrime globally. Kausar is also responsible for the Visa Acquiring Risk Standards and Visa Issuers Risk Standards controls frameworks as well as the Risk-as-a-Service offerings at Visa.
Mohamed Ahmed Mapara
Risk
Consulting Practice Lead, Visa, Visa
Mohamed currently leads the Risk Consulting Practice for all clients across Europe, delivering a layered, multi rail and tailored approach to risk management. He has extensive experience in risk management and portfolio optimization, having worked with traditional banks and fintechs around the world. Combining deep knowledge of evolving threat landscapes with expertise in fraud products and solutions, Mohamed has guided multiple issuers through reviewing and revamping their credit and fraud risk frameworks.