2026 Fraud Academy

Fraud continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, creating new challenges for financial institutions of every size. The Fraud Academy, presented in partnership with the Kentucky Bankers Association, is a comprehensive learning experience designed to equip banking professionals with the knowledge and practical tools needed to identify, prevent, and respond to today's most pressing fraud threats. Through expert-led instruction, real-world case studies, and interactive discussions, participants will explore emerging fraud trends, strengthen fraud detection and prevention strategies, and gain actionable insights they can immediately apply within their institutions. Attend in person for an immersive classroom experience and valuable networking opportunities, or join virtually to participate live from anywhere while benefiting from the same expert-led instruction.

THE PROBLEM

Financial fraud is accelerating faster than ever. Check fraud, elder exploitation, romance scams, AI-powered schemes, human trafficking... Criminals are getting smarter, faster, and harder to stop. Your members’ institutions are on the front lines every day, and most of their teams have never been trained by the people who actually catch these criminals. That changes here.

WHAT IS FRAUD ACADEMY?

Fraud Academy is a 2.5-day intensive fraud prevention training program created by bankers and law enforcement for the banking industry. Led by U.S. Secret Service agents, DEA supervisory special agents, FBI forensic accountants, and career financial crimes investigators, it covers 18+ fraud risk areas with tactics proven to work. Hosted by Shane Ensminger, a 22-year veteran of law enforcement including the FBI Criminal Enterprise Task Force, DEA Task Force, and SWAT, Fraud Academy exists because the people who know how to stop fraud decided it was time to share everything they know.

THE STREAMING EXPERIENCE 

 While Fraud Academy is hosted in Kentucky, you don’t have to travel to Lexington to get the full experience. Our professional live stream delivers everything in-person attendees receive.

Streaming attendees can:

• Watch live from anywhere: your desk, your conference room, your branch
• Submit questions and interact with speakers in real time via live Q&A
• Same Certificate of Completion as in-person attendees
• Expert panel discussions streamed in high definition with professional audio and video

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? 

Perfect for any banking professional — operations personnel, front line staff, BSA officers, compliance officers, deposit specialists, security officers, and senior leadership. If they touch a transaction or a customer, they need this training.