63 Fraud jobs in the United Arab Emirates

We are seeking an experienced analytical and business oriented person to own and manage Risk and Identity Score solutions for the CEMEA region. This role will support the Risk & Identity solutions team managing CEMEA region based in Dubai UAE. The candidate must possess a strong background in managing predictive scores and models with special focus on Risk/Transaction fraud domain preferably along with Payments industry knowledge to help drive monetization and adoption by Payments stakeholders across the region to support Visas aggressive growth targets for Value-Added-Services - VAS. Client stakeholders in this context refer to issuers acquirers fintechs enterprise merchants payment facilitators and marketplaces who have or intend to utilize Visa Data services and solutions into their offerings.
Principal Responsibilities

• Own and drive adoption of specialized enterprise and customer risk and identity related score products by Visa clients and stakeholders in the CEMEA region to drive revenue growth

• Support the achievement of business growth roadmap for Risk & Identity Value Added Solutions

• Support the R&I VAS Solutions team in validating and adapting global score related capabilities to meet regional requirements assess performance impact and provide feedback to strengthen regional business growth

• Help develop GTM plans and adoption drivers to sustain revenue by leading infusion of scores into platform capabilities across various payments usage rails and fraud domains and business optimization services offered by Visa

• Function as the Score product SME for CEMEAs teams supporting Go to Market and client engagements with ability to demonstrate deep understanding of applications of specialized scores to optimize client performance

• Manage and own revenue growth plans and initiatives in alignment with other R&I stakeholders and product teams

• Develop and manage GTM approach for Visas Risk Scores in CEMEA markets in alignment with global strategy and priorities as well as partnership with platform solution owners and SMEs/Sales teams

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in managing Specialized scores/Predictive Risk Intelligence products preferably in Payments applications for leading Retail or B2B organizations /service providers

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters / Bachelors Degree in a Quantitative field such as Business Management product engineering Statistics Mathematic Computer Science Economics Engineering or equivalent
• Hands on experience in developing Scoring Solutions preferably in risk/security/identity fraud related domains and for B2B/retail organizations that specialize in such capabilities . Payment industry knowledge would be an
• advantage
• Analytical ability and understanding of the development and performance of Predictive intelligence/ Risk / Behavioral scores in the context of evolving technologies and data applications
• Experience in deploying Predictive intelligence solutions in scalable Fraud Risk related business use cases
• Ability to analytically interpret different data related to score performance and impact on business KPIs
• Experience in internal and external stakeholder management and in engaging with clients in a Solution sales environment
• Ability to skillfully prioritize and manage concurrent projects and issues.
• Ready to works across boundaries and in partnership with others to achieve goals.
• Experience in identifying growth areas/new opportunities for business by anticipating future needs/trends in industry

Additional Information :

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Job Description:

Ensure the security and integrity of ThinkMarkets' operations, protecting the company and its clients from fraudulent activities and financial risks. As a Fraud Analyst, you will play a key role in detecting, investigating, and preventing fraud while contributing to the continuous improvement of fraud detection and prevention systems. This position requires a proactive individual with experience in fraud management, financial analysis, and a strong understanding of trading or financial platforms. Work closely with multiple departments, including Compliance, Risk, Treasury, Technology, and Client Services, to maintain the trust and security of clients.

Location: Dubai, UAE

About the Role:

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Fraud & Payments Expert - Manager to lead our fraud prevention and payments operations for our digital e-commerce and platform, including crypto transactions. This role requires a strategic thinker with a tech-savvy background in managing high-volume digital payments, fraud detection, and operational risk mitigation. The candidate will oversee a team, optimise transactional workflows, and ensure a balance between seamless customer experience and fraud prevention.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement pattern-based fraud detection strategies:
• Start local, then expand to international detection.
• Use a hybrid approach, applying consistent rules while adapting to evolving fraud tactics.
• Monitor anomalies within transactions, setting rules to flag or unblock customers.
• Manage chargebacks and resolve customer complaints on a daily basis.
• Reduce fraud losses by rejecting high-risk transactions while increasing successful conversions.
• Identify the highest probability points for conversation and customer engagement to convert legitimate transactions.

Payments Management

• Oversee multiple payment channels (7-8), including:
• Collaborate with payment service providers focused on the fraud side.
• Ensure the least friction payment flows with optimal acceptance rates and robust 3DS security.
• Balance rejection of bad transactions without impacting genuine customers.
• Build a good balance of payment acceptance and risk management.
• Leading a team of agents, supervised by a senior agent.
• Daily management of fraud rules, analysing anomalies, and customer communication.
• Report progress and insights directly to the Executive team.
• Manage a team of Indian agents, ensuring effective monitoring and response.

Technical & Strategic Oversight

• Leverage advanced technology, including:
• Rules engines, machine learning models, and data analytics.
• Utilise tools such as Xero (accounting), AWS (web servers), and custom fraud detection algorithms.
• Develop and optimise strategies around market trends, operational data, and economic factors.
• Drive continuous improvement in detection systems to lessen fraud and maximise revenue.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5+ years in fraud prevention, payment operations, or risk management within digital or gaming sectors.
• Strong understanding of high-volume payment processing, 3DS, and acceptance protocols.
• Experience dealing with gambling, crypto, or large-scale e-commerce platforms.
• Tech-savvy, with a background in automation, machine learning, and data analytics.
• Prior experience working with payments, fraud patterns, and risk tools.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with a strategic mindset.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Background in online retail, automation, machine learning, or payments.
• Familiar with disruptive payment models, high throughput, and risk mitigation.
• Tech-driven, innovative, and highly analytical.

What We Offer:

• A challenging role within a fast-growing digital business.
• Dynamic team environment with a focus on innovation.
• The opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge technology and data-driven strategies.

If you’re passionate about preventing fraud, optimising payments, and working with high-tech solutions, we want to hear from you!

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionFinance, Consulting, and Strategy/Planning
• IndustriesComputers and Electronics Manufacturing, Online and Mail Order Retail, and Gambling Facilities and Casinos

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Job Purpose:

• Responsible to implement fraud prevention methodologies based on the bank's strategy.
• Prevent, detect frauds & review referrals mitigating controls accordingly.
• Respond to suspicion, conduct detailed analysis on the attempted or suspicious fraud cases referred to Fraud Risk Management Unit & provide a report containing the findings, conclusion and recommendations to the management for recommended actions.
• Imparting trainings to all staff and partners about fraud typologies along with recommended controls/ mitigations.
• Timely preparation of fraud awareness messages to staff and customers on a periodic basis.
• Review and filing of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) & Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) pertaining to fraud related matters.
• Documenting the review and decision for filing the STR/ SARs.
• Conduct FRMU analysis related to any fraud referrals or incidents as assigned.
• Automation of the FPU tasks where applicable including prevention and detection strategies.
• Display UAB Values of Integrity, Customer Focus, Competence, Consistency and Courteousness.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Monitor and identify high-risk applications within the business portfolio.
• Observe customer card transactions to identify fraudulent activity such as document Fraud, identity theft and similar other risks.
• Resolve queued transactions within the service level agreements to reduce potential revenue losses and affecting customer experience.
• Interact with employees and customers to validate information & to match the statements with the information mentioned in the product application form.
• Resolve internal customer issues within the scope of existing service level agreements.
• Ensure confidentiality of all information collected during the fraud risk management unit (FRMU) analysis.
• Identify system improvements to prevent fraudulent activities.
• Recommend anti-fraud processes for changing transaction patterns and trends.
• Recommend new tools used for fraud prevention, detection and reporting activities.
• Handling & Reviewing Referral cases as well as conducting sampling review to identify Fraud Risks (Identity theft, suspected set- up company, document forgery etc.)
• Fraud Forum Activity – Communicating with the peer banks upon receiving alerts from the peer bank on the particular individual/company & taking necessary actions in case of negative feedback received to mitigate the potential loss of the bank and recording the same via a tracker.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current tools, identify capability gaps, and recommend investments in advanced technologies to enhance fraud detection, prevention, and response.
• Promote a strong culture of fraud awareness and provide expert guidance to business units and stakeholders on fraud risk and prevention.
• Updating the blacklist database in the bank's system/ application on a timely basis & disseminating the information to the key stakeholders in a timely manner
• Establish a clear SLA with the Fraud Investigation, for proper documentation and reporting timelines to minimize customer experience impact.
• Develop fraud prevention policies and procedures to comply with regulatory requirements.
• Assisting FRMU in conducting Fraud Risk Assessments.
• Ensuring that the fraud risk losses are within the overall Risk Appetite of the bank.

Job Requirements (Qualifications/Experience):

• Bachelor/ Master's Degree from a recognised institution
• Professional certifications (e.g., CFE, ACAMS, CISA, CISM)
• 10+ years of banking experience in Fraud Risk Management
• Understanding concepts of fraud prevention/ detection as part of risk management in banks

The Senior Fraud Investigation Officer plays a crucial role in uncovering and investigating fraudulent activities within the organization. This is an exciting opportunity to utilize analytical skills to identify and prevent financial crimes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and participate in fraud investigations, following established policies and procedures.
• Assist the investigation team in planning investigations, document analysis, evidence gathering, report writing, and follow-up of corrective action plans.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders, including HR, Business Line, Legal, Operations & Technology, Risk Management, Compliance, Corporate Governance, etc.
• Draft investigation findings and submit them to the Head of Fraud Investigations.
• Manage and handle fraud investigations related to various incidents, such as misconduct, conflict of interest, data breaches, information leakage, application fraud, etc.

Skill Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Fraud Investigations in the financial services industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or Finance from a recognized institution.
• High degree of analytical, reasoning, and judgmental skills.
• Excellent communication (writing and verbal), PC literate with MS Office and system skills.

Maintain up-to-date knowledge of fraud examination and investigation standards, procedures, and techniques. Pursue certifications, such as Certified Fraud Examiner, and attend training programs to enhance skills and meet individual development plans.

Job Description

Role : Fraud Investigation Manager
Location : Abu Dhabi

Role Purpose:

Fraud Investigation Manager is responsible for supporting the Head of Level 2 Fraud Investigation and Fraud Investigation Team in performing their responsibilities at utmost fairness, objectivity and independency.

Fraud Investigation Manager is also responsible to plan, lead and participate in fraud investigations in line with the Fraud Investigation Policy & Procedure, under the guidance of the Head of Level 2 Fraud Investigation and Head of Fraud Investigations.

Key Accountabilities of the role

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in business administration, Economics, Accounting or Finance from a recognized institution.
• Certification such as CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), CFCI (Certified Financial Crime Investigator) and CIA (certified Internal Auditor) will be an added advantage.
• Understanding of Banking Operations and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills with ability to manage external and internal stakeholders.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in Fraud Investigations or Audit or related control function in relation with financial services industry.
• Extensive knowledge in fraud examination, fraud management, internal control, risk management.
• High degree of analytical, reasoning/judgmental skills.
• Arabic and English proficiency. Additional language is value added skill.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in business administration, Economics, Accounting or Finance from a recognized institution.
• Certification such as CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), CFCI (Certified Financial Crime Investigator) and CIA (certified Internal Auditor) will be an added advantage.
• Understanding of Banking Operations and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills with ability to manage external and internal stakeholders.
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in Fraud Investigations or Audit or related control function in relation with financial services industry.
• Extensive knowledge in fraud examination, fraud management, internal control, risk management.
• High degree of analytical, reasoning/judgmental skills.
• Arabic and English proficiency. Additional language is value added skill.
• Excellent communication (writing & verbal) skills, good leadership skills, PC literate.

Fraud Investigation Manager Job Description

Role : Fraud Investigation Manager

Location : Abu Dhabi

Role Purpose :

The Fraud Investigation Manager is responsible for supporting the Head of Level 2 Fraud Investigation and the Fraud Investigation Team in performing their responsibilities with fairness, objectivity, and independence.

The Fraud Investigation Manager also plans, leads, and participates in fraud investigations in accordance with the Fraud Investigation Policy & Procedure, under the guidance of the Head of Level 2 Fraud Investigation and the Head of Fraud Investigations.

Key Accountabilities of the role

1. Lead and participate in fraud investigations and examinations in line with the Fraud Investigation Policy & Procedure and ACFE Code of Ethics.
2. Investigate fraud cases assigned by the Head of Level 2 Fraud Investigation, referred by various entities.
3. Conduct investigations regarding suspected fraud cases, ensuring collaboration with related departments within ADIB.
4. Lead and participate in investigations to determine the occurrence of fraud, exposure, root causes, involved parties (internal & external), and provide recommendations to stakeholders.
5. Prepare case files and report suspected fraudulent claims to the fraud manager.
6. Assist in conducting fraud & misconduct investigations, special reviews, and in fostering an anti-fraud culture within ADIB.
7. Support in preparing reports for senior management when required.
8. Maintain an up-to-date Fraud Investigation Policy & Procedure to guide investigation processes.
9. Support in establishing a STR Reporting Framework and ensure accurate, timely reporting of FID cases.
10. Identify and discuss control issues found during investigations with relevant stakeholders.
11. Coordinate with HR, Business Lines, Legal, Operations & Technology, Risk Management, Compliance, and Corporate Governance to facilitate investigations.
12. Perform peer reviews of investigation reports before final review by the Head of Level 2 Fraud Investigation and Head of Fraud Investigations.
13. Document evidence supporting investigation conclusions and legal processes.
14. Follow up on investigation recommendations and monitor corrective actions by management.
15. Oversee actions proposed by the FID team and escalate as necessary.
16. Safeguard the integrity of evidence and documentation related to fraud cases.
17. Perform additional tasks as assigned by senior management.
18. Attend court sessions to give evidence when required.
19. Maintain accurate records, case files, and disclosure documents.
20. Participate in special assignments and consultancy services related to Fraud Investigations.
21. Maintain knowledge of relevant legislation and investigation practices.
22. Assist in implementing a robust anti-fraud framework and promoting an anti-fraud culture.
23. Stay updated on developments in banking, fraud examination, and investigation techniques.
24. Communicate effectively with internal and external partners regarding fraud issues, including advising and training.
25. Work with partners to promote fraud prevention in a corporate setting.

Skills and experiences required :

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Accounting, or Finance from a recognized institution.
• Certifications such as CFE, CFCI, or CIA are advantageous.
• Understanding of banking operations and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to manage stakeholders.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Fraud Investigations, Audit, or related control functions within financial services.
• Extensive knowledge in fraud examination, management, internal control, and risk management.
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and judgment skills.
• Proficiency in Arabic and English; additional languages are a plus.

Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge :

• Same as above skills and qualifications listed.

Job ID 30002398136137

Job Purpose

Support line manager in planning and executing Fraud Investigation assignments in accordance with the Department’s Group Risk Management (GRM) – Operation Risk Management (ORM) Framework and relevant Fraud Investigation Process.

Key Responsibilities

Assist line manager in preparing a comprehensive Fraud Investigation Assignment Plan, prioritizing and designing the methodology/strategy of fraud investigation assignments based on a risk assessment, and sensitivity of cases and exposure, in an effective and efficient manner.

Ensure compliance with the approved policies, procedures, SLAs and regulatory requirements to maintain quality standards and ensure risk mitigation.

Conducting investigations into DIB staff misconduct and internal fraud concerning activities and operations activities include but are not limited to; planning investigations, determining investigation objectives, scope, criteria, necessary resources requirement, methodology to be used to accomplish the assignment, manage individual activity assigned and conduct interviews of people under investigation.

Makes oral or written communication with management during and at the conclusion of the assignment, discussing observations and recommending corrective action to improve operations.

Prepare/Reviews and edits well structured, logical and objective Draft Fraud Investigation Report. Ensuring the findings have the appropriate supporting evidences and recommending proper course of action to be taken.

Maintain the inventory of fraud investigation for proper reporting.

Ensure all assigned tasks and projects are executed within the approved policies, procedures and SLAs of the department.

Role : Senior Fraud Investigation Officer
Location : Abu Dhabi
Role Purpose:
Plan and participate in fraud investigations in line with Fraud Investigation Policy & Procedure. Under the guidance of Head of Fraud Investigations and/ or Senior Manager Fraud Investigations. Assist Investigation Team in planning investigations document analysis evidence gathering report writing follow-up of corrective action plan and maintaining working papers.
Key Accountabilities of the role

• Participate in Fraud Investigations and Examinations in line with Fraud Investigation Policy Procedure and ACFE Code of Ethics. Participate in investigation of suspected fraud incidents in order to determine the occurrence of fraud its exposure root causes parties involved (both internal & external) and provide appropriate recommendations to respective stakeholders.
• Assist Fraud Investigations Team and Head of Fraud Investigations in conducting fraud & misconduct investigations and special reviews.
• Identify and discuss the control issues identified during the course of investigations with the respective stakeholders.
• Coordinate with HR Business Line Legal Operations & Technology Risk Management Compliance Corporate Governance order to communicate and obtain requisite information to facilitate investigation process.
• Manage and handle fraud investigations related to fraud incidents (Misconduct Conflict of Interest Data Breaches Information Leakage Application Fraud etc.).
• Draft investigation findings summarizing the results of fraud examination work in line with the Fraud Investigation Policy & Procedure and submit to Head of Fraud Investigations
• Responsible for investigation working paper documenting evidences supporting the investigation conclusion and legal process.
• Perform additional tasks as assigned by Head of Fraud Investigations and GRM Management.
• Keeps informed about improvements and current developments in banking environment and in fraud examination and investigation standards procedures and techniques.
• Meet the requirements of individual development plan through pursuing certifications such as Certified Fraud Examiner and attending training programs.

Specialist Skills / Technical Knowledge Required for this role:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Fraud Investigations in financial service industry extensive knowledge in fraud examination fraud risk management and internal controls.
• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Economics Accounting or Finance from a recognized institution. Certification such as CFE CFCI and CIA will be an added advantage.
• High degree of analytical reasoning/judgmental skills.
• Excellent communication (writing & verbal) PC literate with MS Office and system skills.
  

Required Experience:

Senior IC