Ian Matthews
WMC Global Founder & President
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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an Matthews is the President and Founder of WMC Global, a market leader in digital threat intelligence. A recognized veteran of the mobile industry, Ian has spent over two decades shaping the landscape of mobile security and consumer protection. He played a pivotal role in the early 2000s launch of SMS interoperability in the United States and has since evolved WMC Global from a telco-centric compliance firm into a cybersecurity powerhouse.
Ian’s work focuses on the intersection of mobile telecommunications and cyber threat intelligence, specifically targeting the rise of SMS phishing ("smishing") and credential theft. Under his leadership, WMC Global has developed award-winning solutions like the Mobile Feedback Loop and KITIntel, which disrupt phishing attacks at the source. He has successfully expanded the company’s reach beyond telecommunications to protect major financial institutions, technology providers, and government agencies from sophisticated mobile threats.
Ian is a frequent contributor to industry dialogue, having partnered with Tier 1 mobile carriers and major associations like the MEF (Mobile Ecosystem Forum) and GSMA. His insights into executive impersonation scams, SIM swapping, and the 10DLC (10-Digit Long Code) ecosystem make him a sought-after voice for organizations looking to secure their digital infrastructure and protect their customers' trust.
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MEF Webinar: How New Fraud Prevention Registry Addresses a Costly Industry Blind-Spot
In this MEF webinar, Catalin Badea, netnumber VP of Product Management, and Ian Matthews, President and CEO at WMC Global, will dive deep into a first-of-its-kind industry tool, the netnumber Fraud Prevention Registry (FPR), co-created with WMC Global.
MWC23 Las Vegas – FinTech Summit
The Fraud Threat Landscape
The fast-paced changes within the fintech sector keep evolving and are driving the need for strengthened authentication solutions as the fraud threat landscape widens.
From fraudsters increasingly deploying new social engineering scams as an attack vector, the FTC is reporting consumer losses to scams is nearly $8.8 billion in 2022, an increase of 30%.
As sophisticated solutions are developed such as biometric authentication including the use of selfies for identification, accuracy of advanced AI helping to improve KYC at onboarding stages and Zero Trust Network Access building trust in voice calls, we will hear from industry experts discuss the current fraud threat landscape, the innovative solutions that are tackling key threats and increased collaboration between key stakeholders across the eco-system prevent digital credential theft.
CTIA Connect Mobile
Best Practices for Enhancing Messaging
Catalin Badea, Vice President, Product Management, netnumber Global Data Services
Stephanie Lashley, Senior Director Product Management, Bandwidth
Ian Matthews, CEO, WMC Global
Jonathan Vimont, Director US Messaging Products & Services, Sinch
Moderator: Mark Brennan, Partner, Hogan Lovells
MEF Connects: The Future of Fraud Prevention
The Role of AI in Combatting or Enabling Fraud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm1Cgk1hK7U
AI can be used to identify patterns of fraudulent behavior that would be difficult to detect by humans. Cryptography can be used to protect data from being tampered with or stolen. This can help to prevent fraudsters from accessing sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or passwords.
Tim Green, Features Editor – MEF
Gautam Hazari, CTO – Sekura.id
Ian Matthews, President & CEO – WMC Global
MEF Leadership Forum Canada
The Role of Spam Filtering in Protecting the Canadian Consumer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH4sBQ6Z87g
This panel will discuss the state-of-the-art in-network filtering and its role in protecting end consumers. Leaders from Adaptive, Cisco, WMC Global, and Sinch will share the threats they are currently witnessing and the best practices to mitigate them.
TJ Thinakaran, Content & Strategy Advisor – MEF
Simeon Coney, Head of Business Development – ENEA AdaptiveMobile Security
Bruce Bales, Director, CPaaS Messaging Business – Cisco
Ian Matthews, President & CEO – WMC Global
Brien Jones-Lantzy, Head of Compliance, Spam & Fraud Mitigation – Sinch
Craig Smith, Sales Director – Syniverse
Mike Reading, Vice President Of Technical Services – Proofpoint
MEF Leadership Forum Americas
Stop Text Messaging Fraud: Going Beyond the Message Content
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYufpkPAvhU
Join this fireside chat to learn more about the hottest tools that the telecom industry is providing to mitigate such damaging and costly fraud. From phone number intelligence flagging invalid or downright fraudulent numbers to advanced techniques going beyond the message content to assess the fraud risk holistically, these critical tools hold the key to fraud prevention. Such vital innovations can thwart fraudulent messages even before they reach carrier networks.
Catalin Badea, Senior Director, Product Management – netnumber Global Data Services
Ian Matthews, President & CEO – WMC Global
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