Tatiana Zalialova

Fraud Risk Manager | Payments & Card Fraud
SI.

About

Highly accomplished Fraud Prevention and Risk Management professional with over 10 years of experience across banking, fintech, and telecom sectors, specializing in payment card fraud, transaction monitoring, and complex investigations. Proven leader in optimizing anti-fraud systems and controls, notably reducing fraud exposure by up to 6x through strategic initiatives and real-time monitoring implementations. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance fraud detection rules, assess risks for new products, and safeguard customer protection measures, available for remote roles or relocation.

Work

Humans.uz / Naked.net
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Head of Fraud Protection Department

Remote

Summary

Currently leading the Fraud Protection Department, overseeing comprehensive fraud prevention strategies for mobile app transactions, telecom services, and KYC processes to safeguard company assets and customer trust.

Highlights

Directing end-to-end fraud prevention activities, encompassing mobile app transactions, telecom services, and KYC processes, ensuring robust security frameworks.

Spearheading investigations into suspicious activities and complex fraud cases, proactively identifying emerging patterns and unusual customer behaviors to mitigate risks.

Optimizing fraud detection rules and monitoring methodologies based on continuous analysis of fraud trends and operational insights, enhancing system effectiveness.

Conducting thorough fraud risk assessments for new products, features, and customer flows, integrating proactive controls into the development lifecycle.

Collaborating cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Operations, and Customer Support teams to implement advanced fraud controls and elevate customer protection measures.

BANK URALSIB
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Head of Disputes & Payment Card Risk Control

Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Summary

Led disputes and payment card risk control, managing comprehensive fraud monitoring, chargebacks, and risk processes across issuing and acquiring to significantly reduce fraud exposure.

Highlights

Reduced overall fraud exposure by approximately 3x through the successful implementation of near real-time monitoring and an additional 6x post-full online monitoring.

Eliminated reversal fraud within acquiring operations, enhancing financial security and operational integrity.

Redesigned and optimized fraud detection rules and monitoring logic across diverse card portfolios, strengthening controls and reducing exposure to emerging threats.

Strengthened merchant risk controls and enhanced the monitoring of suspicious transactions, contributing to a more secure payment ecosystem.

Identified critical gaps and performance issues in the fraud monitoring system, defining and driving enhancement requirements with vendors to improve system efficacy.

Expanded functional scope to integrate system testing and digital fraud monitoring, maintaining ownership of fraud analytics through strong team performance and analytical capabilities.

UniCredit Bank
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Head of Card Monitoring Section | Card Operations

Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Summary

Directed the Card Monitoring Section, overseeing fraud detection, investigation, and process optimization to enhance security and support major system migrations.

Highlights

Led comprehensive card fraud monitoring activities, coordinating investigations into suspicious transactions to identify and mitigate financial risks.

Enhanced fraud detection processes and monitoring approaches, significantly increasing the effectiveness of fraud prevention initiatives.

Conducted in-depth analysis of fraud patterns and transaction behavior, providing critical insights that informed and strengthened fraud prevention strategies.

Investigated complex customer disputes arising from failed card transactions, performing detailed root cause analysis to resolve issues and improve system resilience.

Played a key role in the migration to a new card processing platform and fraud monitoring system, contributing to successful testing, process setup, and reporting functions.

UniCredit Bank
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Card Operations & Disputes Expert

Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Summary

Managed critical card operations, specializing in chargebacks and disputes for Visa and Mastercard, ensuring accurate resolution and reconciliation.

Highlights

Managed a high volume of chargebacks and disputes for Visa and Mastercard, conducting thorough investigations to resolve complex cases efficiently.

Analyzed customer claims and transaction disputes, providing expert insights to facilitate timely and equitable resolutions.

Supported critical ATM reconciliation processes and discrepancy investigations, ensuring financial accuracy and operational integrity.

Contributed to maintaining high standards of customer satisfaction by resolving sensitive financial discrepancies and disputes.

Etalonbank / Gazkardservice
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Card Operations & Payment Card Support Specialist

Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Summary

Provided essential card operations and payment card support, assisting cardholders and efficiently resolving transaction-related inquiries.

Highlights

Provided direct support to cardholders, resolving a wide range of transaction-related inquiries and technical issues with high efficiency.

Processed and reconciled daily transaction inquiries, ensuring accuracy and compliance with banking regulations.

Acted as a primary point of contact for customer service, enhancing satisfaction through effective problem resolution.

Contributed to maintaining operational efficiency by streamlining inquiry resolution processes.

Education

Lomonosov Moscow State University
Moscow, Moscow, Russian Federation

Specialist Degree (equivalent to Master's level)

Physics

Languages

Russian
English

Skills

DWH
TSYS (FraudGuard, Prime)
SmartVista
Smart Fraud Detection
Fraud Prevention
Transaction Monitoring
Payment Card Fraud
Fraud Investigations
Fraud Analytics
Fraud Risk Control
Chargebacks & Disputes
Card Issuing & Acquiring
Merchant Risk Management
KYC & Identity Fraud
Remote Banking Fraud
Fraud Detection Rules
PostgreSQL
Excel
Way4