Chris Sidler

Partner, FS Vector

Chris Sidler is a partner at FS Vector where he advises financial services firms, focusing on regulatory compliance, risk management, and product development. He has helped dozens of firms by constructing operating models for effective governance, assessing risks and controls, and designing processes that integrate emerging technologies and advanced analytics.

He was formerly at Promontory Financial Group, where he co-led the Americas financial crime compliance practice and helped to build and operate the firm’s regtech and managed service affiliates. Prior to consulting, he worked with the UN in Tanzania.

Alex Faivusovich

Head of Fraud Risk, Unit21

Alex Faivusovich is a fraud prevention leader who has been fighting financial fraud for the past 13 years. His career started in Israel at Leumi Card (MAX) which culminated in him leading a team of 15 fraud analysts. In the U.S., Alex joined Matrix-IFS as a senior fraud consultant, where he provided expertise for Tier -1 banks and Fintech programs.

Alex later served as the Head of Fraud Risk at Lili Bank, leading the fraud prevention implementation of fraud prevention technology within the company, as well as owning the risk policy for first and third-party fraud.