Kate Pundik is a fraud prevention strategist and financial services leader who is passionate about helping organizations stay ahead of today’s rapidly evolving fraud landscape. Drawing on more than 15 years of experience across fraud risk, operational risk, compliance, and internal audit, she works at the intersection of innovation, customer experience, and security.

Kate is known for translating complex fraud challenges into practical strategies that protect customers while reducing friction. Her work has included advancing authentication practices, evaluating emerging technologies, and helping shape fraud governance programs for one of the nation’s leading regional banks.

She believes the future of fraud prevention lies in creating experiences that make it easier for legitimate customers to do business while making it significantly harder for fraudsters to succeed.