Ascend Australia 2026
October 14th

Digital commerce is entering a new era where intelligence must move faster than fraud and operate across the entire customer journey, not just at checkout. In this opening keynote, Riskified leadership will unveil how AI-driven behavioural intelligence and pre-checkout innovations are transforming fraud management from point-in-time decisions into continuous, autonomous protection. Attendees will see how network-wide intelligence, real-time decisioning, and explainable AI come together to stop fraud earlier, approve more good customers, and deliver measurable business impact, while previewing Riskified’s vision for the future of agentic commerce and enterprise growth.

This Innovation Showcase brings Intelligence in Motion to life through live, guided demos from Riskified Product Managers. Attendees will see how AI-driven decisions operate across the commerce journey, from pre-checkout behavioural intelligence to real-time approvals, policy controls, and post-transaction protection. The session highlights how network intelligence, explainable AI, and adaptive decisioning work together to stop fraud earlier, reduce friction for good customers, and drive measurable business impact.

Modern fraud has fundamentally changed: it is now identity-driven, coordinated, and designed to look exactly like legitimate customer behavior. With Gen AI collapsing the barrier to entry, sophisticated attacks are accelerating, making single-merchant, transaction-level systems obsolete and already too late. This session proves why you must shift your focus entirely. Learn how the combination of massive network scale, dynamic behavioural analysis, and cross-identity relationships allows you to predict and block fraud, account takeovers, and claims abuse before transactions begin, ensuring you confidently reward loyal customers and preserve revenue.

Join us for a 20-minute Q&A spotlighting a leading ecommerce merchant who’s transforming fraud prevention into a growth driver. In this “Merchant Success Story,” you’ll hear how innovative strategies and Riskified’s technology helped them overcome complex fraud challenges, reduce friction, and unlock new opportunities. This candid conversation offers real-world insights and practical takeaways for staying ahead in the ever-evolving world of ecommerce fraud.

Join us for a 20-minute Q&A spotlighting a leading ecommerce merchant who’s transforming fraud prevention into a growth driver. In this “Merchant Success Story,” you’ll hear how innovative strategies and Riskified’s technology helped them overcome complex fraud challenges, reduce friction, and unlock new opportunities. This candid conversation offers real-world insights and practical takeaways for staying ahead in the ever-evolving world of ecommerce fraud.

Presented by Riskified, the Titans of Ecommerce Awards recognises standout individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in combating ecommerce fraud and driving business success.

High return rates. Serial refund abuse. Peak-season pressure on approval rates. Retail and fashion teams are under constant pressure to stop fraud without alienating their best customers. In this roundtable, peers from leading retail and fashion brands share how they reduce false positives, protect high-value shoppers, and defend margins in an environment of rising returns and increasingly sophisticated abuse. Expect candid discussion on approval rate tradeoffs, identity intelligence that mitigates refund and returns abuse, cross-border risk, and the strategies brands use to build trust while keeping checkout fast and conversion strong across channels and regions.

Financial transfer providers across remittances, cryptocurrency, money transfer, and precious metals operate in high-volume, high-risk environments where trust is essential. This roundtable brings together industry leaders to discuss how AI, real-time identity intelligence, and strong compliance programs can protect against fraud without adding friction to the customer experience. Drawing on insights from Riskified’s experts, we will examine emerging threats like cash-out fraud, first-time buyer abuse, and fraud-as-a-service. Participants will share practical strategies to reduce friction for legitimate users, navigate complex regulatory requirements, and use machine learning to spot risk across fiat, digital, and commodity currencies. Attendees will leave with actionable ideas to protect growth and strengthen trust as money moves globally at digital speed.

Long booking windows, high average order values, and complex refund rules make travel fraud especially costly and highly sensitive to false positives. Airlines and OTAs must stop fraud and friendly fraud without declining legitimate travelers or damaging lifetime value. In this peer-led roundtable, travel leaders share how they balance fraud prevention, approvals, and refund risk across the full booking lifecycle. Expect practical discussion on reducing false positives, managing post-purchase disputes and refunds, and protecting revenue while keeping the customer journey fast, and loyalty high.