Socure to Host Webinar in Partnership with SoFi, Varo Money, and Lili: “Challenger Banks Weigh In: Fraud, Growth, and Innovation in Turbulent Times”

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Socure, the leader in Day Zero digital identity verification, is presenting a complimentary webinar with SoFi, Varo Money, and Lili to discuss how fintechs and challenger banks are navigating these turbulent times. Join leading challenger bank executives on Thursday, April 2, 2020 from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT for a panel discussion around strategies for managing an uptick in identity fraud during times of financial crisis.

WHAT:
“Challenger Banks Weigh In: Fraud, Growth, and Innovation in Turbulent Times” webinar will feature challenger bank executives who will share insights on:

• Fintech business models built for uncertain times
• Preparing identity verification and fraud prevention strategy as stimulus funds are disbursed
• Educating consumers and preparing internally for COVID-19 scams
• Aligning fraud, growth, and innovation strategies

WHO:
Panelists:

• Tim Davis, Director of Fraud Strategy, SoFi
• John Mearls, Sr. Director of Fraud Operations & Customer Dispute Resolutions, Varo Money Inc
• Alex Faivusovich, Sr. Risk Analyst, Lili

Moderator:

• Rivka Gewirtz Little, SVP of Marketing & Strategy, Socure

WHEN:
Thursday, April 2, 2020 from 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT. The webinar will also be available on-demand following the live presentation here.

WHERE:
Registration Link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6168660859869897484

About the Panelists and Moderator:

Tim Davis
Director of Fraud Strategy, SoFi
Tim is a long time Risk Management Executive with experience managing all aspects of payment risk including credit, fraud, and brand. Currently, he is focused on providing the fraud prevention strategy for a number of financial products including payment cards, cash management accounts, student loans, and unsecured personal loans.

John Mearls
Sr. Director of Fraud Operations & Customer Dispute Resolutions, Varo Money Inc
John has built a career on transforming cultures and aligning processes to achieve improved operating practices, financial results, cost savings and brand efficiency gains. Currently, he holds leadership responsibility for strategic development, implementation, and oversight for all anti-fraud initiatives for Mobile Only Banking start-up.

Alex Faivusovich
Sr. Risk Analyst, Lili
Alex has spent more than a decade focusing on fraud analysis and anti-fraud solution implementations.

Rivka Gewirtz Little
SVP of Marketing & Strategy, Socure
Rivka Gewirtz Little is a financial crime and payments solution expert with nearly two decades of fintech market experience. Rivka was an industry analyst responsible for the Global Payment Strategies practice at IDC Financial Insights.

About Socure
Socure is the leader in Day Zero digital identity verification technology. Its predictive analytics platform applies artificial intelligence and machine-learning techniques with trusted online/offline data intelligence from email, phone, address, IP, social media and the broader internet to verify identities in real-time. Socure powers financial inclusion, increasing acceptance as much as 40 percent for millennials and other thin-file consumers. It also reduces fraud for online new account opening by up to 90 percent, lowers manually reviewed knowledge-based authentication (KBA) rates by as much as 80 percent, and automates Customer Identification Program (CIP), Know Your Customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance initiatives. Socure was founded in 2012 and is based in New York City.