IFA Saudi Arabia: Fraud Risk in a Digital Age: Emerging Threats and Countermeasures | 4 April
As businesses move further online, fraud risks are increasing fast. Digital payments, cloud platforms, mobile apps, and third-party integrations create new opportunities for fraudsters — and small businesses are often the most vulnerable.
This webinar explains today’s most common and emerging fraud threats, including AI-driven scams, account takeover, payment fraud, and social engineering — and shows how to reduce risk without large budgets or specialist teams.
What You’ll Learn
- The key digital fraud risks facing small businesses today
- Where and how fraud attacks typically occur
- Simple, effective detection techniques, including MFA and transaction monitoring
- Practical prevention measures you can implement quickly
- How to respond to incidents, protect customers, and meet legal obligations
This webinar is designed for small businesses and practitioners, this session focuses on low-cost, high-impact controls, practical playbooks, and protecting customer trust, revenue, and long-term viability.
Date: Saturday 4 April 2026
Time: 18:00 - 19:00hrs KSA time | 16:00 – 17:00 UK time
Price: Free
About the speaker
Haziq Neshat Akhtar, Wathiq Management Consultancy Company (member firm of athGADLANG)
Haziq is a Partner, Risk, Financial Crimes & Transaction Advisory at Wathiq Management Consulting Company, a member firm of the athGADLANG Group. With nearly 20 years’ experience, he specialises in ESG advisory, M&A, business valuation, enterprise risk management, and internal audit, advising clients across banking and financial services, manufacturing, and technology.
Previously, Haziq was a Partner at FORVIS MAZARS (Bahrain) and BDO Pakistan. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Financial & Public Accountants (UK & Australia), a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA – UK), and the Institute of Forensic Accountants of Pakistan.
Wathiq Management Consultancy Company
Wathiq is a management consulting firm with offices across MENA region, Pakistan and the UK. Wathiq is a member firm of athGADLANG Group headquartered in Dubai and is the largest non-affiliated firm in the region with over 450+ employees.
