As Vyntra marks ten years of growth in Africa, we’re sharing a reflection on what a decade working alongside African banks has taught us and what the years ahead are likely to demand. The payment and fraud landscape 10 years ago When Vyntra (at the time NetGuardians) opened in Kenya ten years ago, the country had long since made instant payments the default. Driven […]
Insights from Vyntra CEO Joel Winteregg on the industrialization of fraud, instant payments, and the future of financial crime prevention Fraud has stopped being an isolated technical problem and become a systemic, board-level risk. That’s the central message from Vyntra CEO Joel Winteregg in a recent interview with Securities.io, where he unpacked how financial crime […]
Originally featured in SecurityBrief UK Fraud Has Industrialised. Is Your Bank Ready? There is a number that should stop every payments professional in their tracks: $442 billion. That is the estimated global loss to scams in a single year — and behind every one of those transactions is an uncomfortable truth. A bank approved it. […]
Instant payments are reshaping the way money moves. As cash usage declines, consumers and businesses increasingly expect payments to be settled immediately, available 24/7, and delivered at little or no cost. Earlier industry research highlighted the scale of this shift and emerging real-time payment fraud trends. Recent forecasts indicate that instant payments in Europe will […]
Frankfurt’s Sibos 2025 was billed as a landmark week and it lived up to the hype. From the packed conference halls to the exhibition floor, the mood was unmistakable and conversations matched this. The overall consensus was that payments are moving faster than ever, but confidence and resilience are what will separate the winners from […]
This article was written by Jerusha Pegg, Product Manager AML at Vyntra. The Wolfsberg Group has formally recognized AI/ML as an essential tool in transaction monitoring — signaling to regulators and institutions alike that the era of rules-only monitoring is over. For decades, financial institutions have relied on traditional rules-based systems, referred to as “drag […]
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 4:00 AM – 4:45 AM Agenda Join us for a 45-minute live intelligence session where we unpack one of the most dangerous and financially devastating scams in banking today: Investment Scams. Led by Sandy Lavorel, Head of Fraud Intelligence at Vyntra, and Pallavi Kapale, Senior Financial Crime Officer at Bank of […]
NetGuardians and Intix Unite to Form Vyntra — A New Global Force in Financial Transaction Intelligence unifying Transaction Observability and Financial Crime Prevention June 19, 2025 – Today marks the official launch of Vyntra, a new global leader in transaction intelligence, formed through the strategic union of NetGuardians and Intix. Backed by thematic investment […]
By Pallavi Kapale, Senior Financial Crime Officer – Financial Crime Intelligence Unit, Bank of China, Sandy Lavorel, Head of Fraud Intelligence, NetGuardians. As the threat landscape continues to evolve, financial institutions face unprecedented levels of fraud and scam activity, often orchestrated by organized criminal networks with sophisticated capabilities. Traditional, siloed approaches are no longer sufficient. Fraud prevention […]
