Ian Holmes is a Global Lead for Enterprise Fraud Solutions with the SAS Risk, Fraud and Solutions.

Ian’s role and expertise has grown from Financial Institutions to cover other industries including Telecommunications and Insurance fraud as the risk, fraud and financial crimes intersection becomes magnified.

Previously, Ian gained extensive banking industry leading experience through fraud strategy roles, with specific expertise in payments fraud and application fraud.  His career developed from the ‘ground up’ to embrace a customer focussed approach alongside analytics and strategy.  Ensuring the bank was best placed to prevent fraud attack Ian gained deep expertise of industry decisioning systems.  Ultimately, Ian became Head of Fraud in a UK division of HSBC and was recognised globally by his contemporaries. 

Joining SAS in 2011, Ian’s global role is to provide fraud expertise to drive the product enhancement; pre-sales and business implementation of the banking fraud solution globally.  Ian’s team are SME’s and solution experts whom support new and current customers to maximise fraud performance as well as presenting business case capability to potential clients.

Ian’s fraud expertise is pivotal in retaining SAS’ recognition and reputation in the industry by customers and analysts; supporting marketing initiatives and strategic collaboration with key third party vendors and partners.  Through these activities he ensures stability for current clients as well as growth in new initiatives.