Senior Fraud Analyst, Payments Risk & Strategy

Kurv; United States; On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kurv is a fast-growing fintech company delivering modern payment solutions. The Senior Fraud Analyst will identify, analyze, and mitigate risks to protect assets, operations, and reputation.

Responsibilities include monitoring fraud within the EMS portfolio, producing risk reports for leadership, and conducting investigations into merchant and portfolio risk events. This role requires 5–8 years in fraud analysis in payments/financial services, strong analytical abilities, and excellent

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in fraud analysis within the payments or financial services industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong understanding of payment processing systems and fraud types (e.g., account takeover, chargebacks, synthetic identity, phishing).
• Familiarity with fraud management platforms (e.g., Aperia, Fraud.net, or proprietary tools).
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and detect fraudulent activities within the EMS portfolio.
• Monitor KRIs and produce regular risk reports for senior leadership.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to mitigate risks and ensure policy alignment.
• Lead investigations into merchants and portfolio risk events or near-misses.
• Support risk governance and help prepare materials for risk committees and board reporting.
• Train and mentor junior fraud analysts to build a strong fraud detection and prevention team.
• Stay current with industry trends, regulations, and emerging risks.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Payment systems knowledge

Excellent communication

Tools

Aperia

Fraud.net

Job description

Kurv is a fast-growing fintech company delivering modern payment solutions. The Senior Fraud Analyst will identify, analyze, and mitigate risks to protect assets, operations, and reputation.

Responsibilities include monitoring fraud within the EMS portfolio, producing risk reports for leadership, and conducting investigations into merchant and portfolio risk events. This role requires 5–8 years in fraud analysis in payments/financial services, strong analytical abilities, and excellent