Banco Santander, BBVA, and CaixaBank join forces in the fight against financial fraud by introducing FrauDfense
Financial institutions and fraudsters are engaged in a constant conflict as the prevalence of financial fraud rises. In Spain, Banco Santander, BBVA, and CaixaBank are working together in a cooperative manner to share crucial information and data that will aid in the fight against financial crime.
Together, Banco Santander, BBVA, and CaixaBank have founded FrauDfense, a new business that will bring together all of the banks’ anti-fraud programs. In a press release, the banks announced that they have introduced FrauDfense to the proper regulatory and supervisory authorities.
The banks intend to create a mechanism to exchange knowledge on fraudulent practices and efficient countermeasures as part of their partnership.
In order to protect clients, organizations, and society at large, FrauDfense will also warmly welcome banks and businesses from other sectors. It thinks that by doing this, its reach would expand and its impact on the battle against financial fraud will improve.
CEO of FrauDfense is now Carlos Requena. Requena has more than 30 years of expertise in the banking industry, and before assuming the new position, she served as Santander’s director of fraud prevention.
The chief information security officer (CISO), Santander Espaa; Daniel Barriuso, group chief transformation officer, Banco Santander; Natalia Ortega, global head of financial crime prevention, BBVA; Sergio Fidalgo, group chief security officer, BBVA; Sofia Karapatsiou, director of governance and fraud control, CaixaBank; and Lorenzo Malo, CISO, CaixaBank, will be the two representatives from each bank on the board of directors. Natalia Ortega from BBVA will serve as FrauDfense’s first chair; the three member banks will alternate holding the position every two years.
