Zilong Deng
About Zilong Deng
Zilong Deng is a Senior Associate specializing in Credit Card Fraud at Gemini, with a background in fraud risk management, HR analytics, and embedded software engineering.
Company
Currently, Zilong Deng is working at Gemini as a Senior Associate in Credit Card Fraud. Gemini operates in Boston, Massachusetts.
Title
Zilong Deng holds the position of Senior Associate in Credit Card Fraud at Gemini.
Education and Expertise
Zilong Deng has a strong educational background in statistics and mathematics. He earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in Statistics from The George Washington University, studying there from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, he received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Mathematics from Shanghai University, completing his studies from 2007 to 2011.
Professional Background
Zilong Deng has over a decade of diverse professional experience. Before joining Gemini in 2022, he worked at Santander Bank, N.A. as a Senior Associate in Fraud Risk Management from 2017 to 2022. Earlier roles include HR Analytics Associate Manager at Walmart (2015-2017), Graduate Teaching Assistant at The George Washington University (2014), and Embedded Software Engineer at Shanghai CETC-MOTOR Technologies Co., Ltd. (2011-2012).
Achievements in Fraud Risk Management
During his tenure at Santander Bank, Zilong Deng conducted a risk control assessment to enable same-day ACH capability for commercial customers. He also created business requirements for Wire and ACH to build a fraud detection system embedded in the bank’s payment processing flow. Zilong developed a real-time non-monetary data database and utilized it in fraud detection using SAS/SQL, performed advanced analytics to identify root causes of fraud trends, and designed solutions to mitigate fraud losses. Additionally, he improved the fraud alert penetration rate by partnering and collaborating with the fraud operation leadership team.