Money Mules 2.0: Detecting the human infrastructure behind modern financial crime
- 7 April 2026, Tuesday
- 1:00pm – 2:00pm (GMT+8)
- Live Webinar
Money Mules 2.0: Detecting the human infrastructure behind modern financial crime
ABOUT THIS EVENT
The fight against financial crime has a new front line. It’s no longer just about shadowy masterminds—it’s about the vast, distributed human network they depend on, the money mule.
Today, mules are the operational backbone of the scam economy. And in 2026, the problem has evolved into a professionalised enterprise where participants range from trafficked victims to willing identity renters. Multiple layers of mule accounts are interlaced by the perpetrators to launder the proceeds making it harder to trace.
For banks, this creates a perfect storm: severe regulatory exposure, mounting losses, and an overwhelming operational burden.
The impact is hitting Asian markets with startling speed:
- Singapore: New laws now impose mandatory caning for serious scam offences, with 167 individuals recently investigated.
- Philippines: Under AFASA, mules face up to 14 years in prison, making proactive detection a legal necessity.
- Indonesia: IDR 9 trillion in fraud and scam has been reported in 2025 with 127,000 money mule accounts frozen.
- India: A ₹12,000 crore cyber fraud was run like a corporation with a dedicated mule-procurement vertical.
- Thailand: Over 1.18 million mule accounts have been frozen since late 2023.
The era of treating mules as an afterthought is over. They are the engine of modern financial crime—and it’s time to disrupt that engine at its source.
Join our webinar on 7 April 2026 to discover how behavioural intelligence can help you:
- Identify mule accounts during onboarding and before a crime is committed.
- Reduce the operational burden of manual investigations.
- Stay ahead of evolving regulatory requirements across the region.
- Protect your institution and your customers from the devastating ripple effects of the scam economy.
Who should attend?
- CIOs, CISOs
- Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
- Chief Fraud Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- VP / Head of Fraud Prevention
- VP / Head of Cybersecurity
- VP / Head of Digital Banking
- VP / Head of Risk Management
In partnership with:
AGENDA
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1:00pm | Money mules in Southeast Asia: Scale, evolution, and the detection gap |
| 1:10pm | Overview of behavioral signals of mule recruitment and operation: Real-world money mule account opening and monitoring cases |
| 1:25pm | Panel Discussion |
| 1:55pm | Q&A and Closing Remarks |
| 2:00pm | End of Event |
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