The Tackling Economic Crime Awards (TECAs) are proud to unveil the finalists for 2026, celebrating outstanding contributions to the fight against fraud and financial crime across the UK and beyond. This year saw our highest number of entries and the finalists represent the very best in innovation, collaboration, and impact across law enforcement, private industry, academia, and the public sector.
2026 Finalists:
Outstanding Manager or Director
Mark Astley – NAFN
Christine Caine – Department for Work and Pensions
Darren Conway – Lodge Security
David Freeman – Hampshire Police
James Halkett – City of London Police
Rachael Hannam – Hampshire Police
Matthew Hussey – City of London Police
Andrew Masterson – IP House
Dr Claire Norman-Maillet
Angela O’Neill – Department for Work and Pensions
Debbie Price – Crown Prosecution Service
Lindsay Tickle – Department for Work and Pensions
Outstanding Team
UKFIU International Team – NCA
Cifas Fraud and Cyber Academy
Fraud Operations team – City of London Police
Economic Crime Operations Team, Nottingham – Fraud Investigation Service, HMRC
Daniel Ager, Sara Hussein, Angeliki Biliri – Fraud Policy Unit, Home Office
Lancashire Constabulary Economic Crime Unit
Operation Pele Team – Merseyside Police / Liverpool Football Club
Metropolitan Police Fraud & Digital Asset Crime Prevention Team
Fraud Targeting Cell – National Crime Agency/City of London Police
National Domestic Corruption Unit
National Trading Standards Scams Team
Specialist Proceeds of Crime Team – Police Scotland
Outstanding Training Initiative
Fraud Fundamentals Programme – Cifas and Nat West Bank
Fraud Protect Initiative – Complyport Gentium UK limited
Frontline Fraud Response Initiative – Complyport Gentium UK Limited
Investigations Academy – Department for Work and Pensions
Anti-Money Laundering Training – Economic Crime Promote Team, HMRC
Dr Claire Norman-Maillet: Inside the Mind of a Stammering Counter-Fraud Pracademic
Outstanding New Product, Software or Technology
‘Honeybot’ Scam Intelligence – AVIEL
Videris Automate – Blackdot Solutions
JustMe – Cifas and TrendLife
CAPTURE – Complyport Gentium UK
KYC360 – Experian
LiDAR 360 camera technology trial – Bhavesh Panchal, HMRC
ID-Pal
Social Housing Tenancy Verification Service – NAFN and Experian
CallGuard – Phonely
Decision Intelligence Platform – Quantexa
ReadID – Signicat
Scam Intelligence – Starling
Outstanding Investigator
Operation Blair Investigation Team – DS Louise Sinclair 286; DC Charlotte Suter 929; DC Kelly Pinsker 4215 – Avon and Somerset Police
Haley Matthews – Avon and Somerset Police
David Bates – Kent County Council, Trading Standards Service
Detective Inspector Rob Brown – Merseyside Police
Bill Hewitt – Department for Work and Pensions
Detective Constable Mark Holmes – Nottinghamshire Police
Anna Hukowski – City of London Police
Debra Kelly – Department for Work and Pensions
Detective Sergeant Mike Monkton – Essex Police
Daniel Phillips – Department for Work and Pensions
Andrew Tennant – Complyport Gentium UK
Alison Turner – HMRC
Outstanding Partnership
FIN-NET
JMLIT Public Private Partnership Child Sexual Abuse Livestreaming Team, NCA and NatWest
Lloyds, Tide, NatWest and Barclays
Kent and Medway Multi-Agency Approach to Fraud Panel
NAFN Data & Intelligence Services and Experian
National Crime Agency and City of London Police
NECC PPP Organised Immigration Crime Cell
Operation IRON
NTS Scams Team and UK Telecommunications Sector
Scam Secrets
Victim Support Sussex, Sussex Police and, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner
TRM Labs — T3 Financial Crime Unit
Outstanding Public Sector/Law Enforcement Initiative
Cifas, Royal Mail and City of London Police
Enhanced Review Team & Functional Team (ERT) and Integrated Risk and Intelligence Service (IRIS) – Department for Work and Pensions
Verification Assurance Officer Trial – Department for Work and Pensions
Fraud & Cyber Prevention for Adults with Learning Disabilities and Complex Needs initiative – Essex Police
Anti-Money Laundering Education – Economic Crime Promote Team, HMRC
Project Beagle – HMRC
YellowKey Technique Initiative – Gareth Palmieri, HMRC
IP Crime Group Disruption Toolkit – Intellectual Property Office
Op Wanderstar – Lancashire Constabulary
Friends Against Scams – National Trading Standards Scams Team
Telecoms Fraud Intelligence & Disruption – National Trading Standards Scams Team
Operation Replicate – David Coleman, Surrey Police
Outstanding Private/Third Sector Initiative
Insider Threat Week – Cifas
Deep Truth Project
Persons At Risk of Violence (PARV) Initiative – Money Wellness
RedFlag Accelerator – RedCompass Labs
Blocked SIMs – Stop Scams UK
System Prioritisation – Private Sector Action Plans (UK Finance, HSBC, NatWest, Santander)
Fraud Peer Support Pilot Project – Victim Support
Clearspeed Initiative – Zurich Insurance
Outstanding Young Professional sponsored by Counter Fraud Professional Awards Board
Alexander Browder – The Henry Jackson Society
Georgina Joel – District 4 Labs
Grace Peiris – City of London Police
Outstanding Female Economic Crime Professional
Jo Buck – Avon and Somerset Police
Christine Caine – Department for Work and Pensions
Dr Elisabeth Carter – Kingston University
Kath Coop – Yorkshire & Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit
Sara Fantoni – Serious Fraud Office
Caroline Gray – HMRC
Parjinder Jagpal – Lloyds Banking Group
Georgina Joel – District 4 Labs
Penelope Mason – Hampshire Police
Claire Meina – Police Scotland
Dr Claire Norman-Maillet
Sandra Peaston – Cifas
Outstanding Individual Contribution to Tackling Economic Crime
Dr Elisabeth Carter – Kingston University
James Cartwright – Department for Work and Pensions
Stephen Dalton
Nick Furneaux – TRM Labs
William Hood – Insolvency Service
Chris Grimson- NCA
Dr Claire Norman-Maillet
Andrew Tennant – Complyport Gentium UK
Outstanding Overseas Initiative
International Fraud Data Standard – Cifas
Complyport Gentium UK and GIZ African Virtual Asset Capability Programme
Complyport Gentium UK and GIZ partnership
Complyport Gentium UK and Council of Europe partnership
Complyport Gentium UK’s International Prosecutorial Development Programme
Global Insurance Fraud Summit Inc
Andrew Thomas Bosz – Green Climate Fund
Project WINTERPROOF – NCA
NGN Autoprotect Hellas IKE
Karl Jordan – Transpeye
Lifetime Achievement
To be announced on the day
Finalists were selected by an independent panel of judges, all of whom are nominated by our supporting associations, with expertise in economic crime, ensuring a fair and rigorous evaluation process.
Winners will be announced at the TECAs Gala Dinner taking place on Tuesday, 3rd November 2026 at the Royal Lancaster London. Ticket and event details can be found at: https://thetecas.com/attend
Join us in celebrating the individuals and organisations driving real change in the fight against economic crime. Congratulations to all the finalists – and we look forward to celebrating with you.
Winners will be presented with trophies sponsored by Asset Reality.
Thought Leadership Summit
The Tackling Economic Crime Thought Leadership Summit, will again take place on the afternoon of the awards dinner. The summit brings together professionals from across the economic crime landscape to share insights, explore emerging challenges and learn from the experiences of others. It’s a valuable opportunity to make new connections, exchange ideas and join the conversation on how we can strengthen our response to economic crime. For more information, and details on how to register click here.