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Boise CEO Wiskirchen tapped as IMF speaker

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Brad Wiskirchen is CEO of Kount, a Boise-based technology company that announced in December that an $80 million investment would help it extend its global reach.
Brad Wiskirchen is CEO of Kount, a Boise-based technology company that announced in December that an $80 million investment would help it extend its global reach. Provided by Kount.

Brad Wiskirchen, CEO of Boise technology company Kount, will speak at the International Monetary Fund’s flagship event at its 2016 spring meetings in Washington D.C.

Wiskirchen will join a panel of executives from the financial sector and federal officials at a Sunday, April 17, event titled, “Digital Disruptions to the Financial System: Opportunities and Threats.” The panel will discuss the rapid rise of cyber crime and its potential to disrupt global financial stability.

Kount works to prevent online fraud. Its technology reviews transactions and searches for suspicious behavior.

This story was originally published April 15, 2016 at 11:31 AM with the headline "Boise CEO Wiskirchen tapped as IMF speaker."

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