"I help boards and leadership teams navigate complex risks frameworks, enable compliant growth, and build resilience in the face of financial crime, regulatory pressures, and market disruption."
Your Strategic Edge in Fraud & Risk
Danièle Thillmann is a board advisor and fraud strategy leader with 20+ years of experience helping organizations navigate complex risk landscapes while maintaining strict regulatory compliance. Her tailored strategies not only mitigate threats but also support long-term, sustainable business growth.
Areas Of Expertise
Broad, Practical Insight to Drive Resilience and Growth
A comprehensive suite of services shaped by global expertise in fraud, risk, payments, and compliance—designed for the fast-moving realities of fintech and eCommerce. From high-level strategy to operational execution, support is tailored to drive clarity, control, and confident growth.​
Core capabilities include
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End-to-End Risk Reviews
Holistic evaluations of your risk posture across people, processes, and platforms.
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Gap Analysis & Maturity Assessments
Identify weaknesses in current controls and benchmark against industry standards.
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Vendor Selection & RFI/RFP Guidance
Support across the full lifecycle of risk tech procurement—from requirements gathering to vendor evaluation.
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Risk Identification & Mitigation Strategy
Frameworks to detect, assess, and act on known and emerging threats.
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C-Suite & Team Training
Tailored education sessions to upskill leadership and frontline teams on fraud and regulatory risk.
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eCommerce Fraud & Payment Process Design
Best-practice structures for fraud detection, customer friction, dispute resolution, and KPIs.
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Operational Team Setup
Guidance on structuring, resourcing, and scaling effective fraud and payment operations.
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Incident Response & Fraud Attack Planning
Actionable response frameworks for mitigating and recovering from high-impact attacks.
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Strategic Risk Health Checks
Focused, high-level diagnostics to test resilience and readiness.
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Industry Analysis & Benchmarking
Understand how your risk posture stacks up and where opportunities lie.
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Continuous Process Optimisation
Build an adaptable fraud strategy through recurring improvement cycles.
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Regulatory Impact Reviews
Assess how upcoming and current regulations affect your operational and compliance strategies.
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Career Snapshot
With over two decades of global experience, Danièle Thillmann is a recognised leader in fraud, risk, payments, and compliance across fintech, eCommerce, gaming, remittances, and luxury retail.
Her career spans operational leadership and board-level advisory, delivering strategic, regulatory, and commercial value in fast-moving, high-growth environments.
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Known for building scalable fraud and risk infrastructures, Danièle has successfully led transformation projects across global brands—designing intelligent fraud controls, optimising payment operations, and aligning regulatory readiness with business expansion. Her work combines strategic foresight with hands-on execution, ensuring businesses remain both agile and protected.
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Danièle began her career at Amazon.co.uk, where she spent eight years and developed her foundational expertise in fraud prevention. It was there she first discovered her passion for tackling financial crime—learning from some of the most respected leaders in the field and gaining practical experience that still shapes her approach today.
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She has since held senior roles at Cleo AI, MATCHESFASHION, Green Man Gaming, and WorldRemit, and has consulted for multinational firms entering complex markets.
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Danièle holds the Certified Payments and Fraud Prevention Professional (CPFPP) qualification from the Merchant Risk Council, recognising her advanced expertise in payment fraud strategy and risk management.
A former European Advisory Board member for the Merchant Risk Council and a frequent industry speaker, she is actively engaged in shaping best practices for fraud prevention and payments at a global level.
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