Gift Card Fraud Ahead of the World Cup

As Atlanta prepares to host the world for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, the scale and sophistication of financial fraud continues to rise, with gift card fraud emerging as a growing and complex threat. Large global events create unique conditions that fraudsters exploit, impacting consumers, retailers, financial institutions, and public trust. This timely convening brings public- and private-sector leaders together to examine the evolving threat landscape and discuss practical, collaborative approaches to mitigation ahead of one of the largest events Atlanta has ever hosted.

Organized under FinTech Atlanta’s FinTech for Good initiative, the program will open with welcome remarks from Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, followed by two focused panel discussions. The first panel will provide a law enforcement and public sector perspective, moderated by Hannah Palmquist of the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, with participation from federal agencies including the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, and U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (TBC). This conversation will explore how large-scale events amplify fraud risk and how agencies are preparing to respond.

The second panel will shift to industry perspectives, moderated by Amy Barbieri, Co-Founder, President, and Chief Growth Officer at Vital4. Industry leaders from InComm, Mastercard, and Karta, alongside a retailer perspective (TBC), will share real-world insights into current fraud patterns, detection strategies, and what effective cross-sector collaboration looks like in practice. Together, the discussion will focus on actionable steps to stay ahead of fraud at scale.

The program is held in partnership with Karta, a leader in gift card fraud prevention.

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