Yonatan Yohannes

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Managing Director, Global Fraud Management

Yonatan Yohannes is the Head of Fraud Management at BMO, with over 20 years of professional experience across progressively senior roles in banking, fraud, and information technology. His career spans Operations, Strategy, and Delivery, reflecting a deep commitment to excellence and innovation in protecting customers and transforming digital fraud prevention. At BMO, Yonatan developed and established the framework that underpins the bank’s digital fraud prevention domain today, shaping a market leading, enterprise level digital fraud risk and control stack. Leading multiple teams across Technology & Operations and Personal & Business Banking, he has driven the design and execution of scalable, customer centric fraud controls that address evolving threats while supporting business growth. Yonatan is known for his strong strategic mindset, deep domain expertise, bold leadership, and collaborative but pragmatic approach, as well as a relentless focus on outcomes. Beyond technology and controls, he is passionate about inspiring teams across the organization to safeguard BMO customers and continuously elevate fraud management capabilities. As a speaker, Yonatan brings practical, real world insight into modern fraud risk, digital identity, and building resilient fraud programs in complex financial environments.