📈 APB Hosts Technical Session on Safeguarding Banking System from Digital Fraud

• Event Overview: The Association of Professional Bankers (APB) Sri Lanka hosted its first technical session of 2026, titled "Building Trust in a Digital Era: Safeguarding the Banking System from Fraud," at the BOC Head Office Auditorium. Marking an industry milestone, it was the APB's first live-streamed session to reach outstation and overseas banking professionals. • Key Insights: • Keynote by Levent Kutluca (HSBC Managing Director / Group Head of Fraud) emphasized balancing a seamless user experience with robust security infrastructure. • Proposed an multi-stakeholder Ecosystem Approach involving governments, banks, telcos, customers, law enforcement, and media to mitigate national fraud threats. • Interactive Q&A moderated by HSBC Sri Lanka Head of Audit Dulan Abeyratne. • Industry Context & Resilience: • APB President Dilshan Perera highlighted banking & financial services cyber risks as defining systemic threats driven by an evolving threat landscape. • Urged treating cyber and fraud risk as board-level priorities built on strong governance, cross-sector collaboration, and continuous workforce upskilling.