Protecting Consumers Across Channels: Building the Trust Network of the Future
November 10, 2025 • 12:00-1:30 PM ET • Online Webinar
The Perfect Partner Pairing: How Somos and First Orion are Advancing Call Authentication for Financial Institutions
March 31, 2026 • 2:00-2:45 PM ET • Online Webinar
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Trust in voice communication is under pressure. Financial institutions are facing rising call spoofing, mislabeling and brand impersonation — causing customers to ignore legitimate calls and weakening fraud prevention efforts.
Join Susan Tamida, Senior Product Manager at Somos along with industry experts Michele Bilton-Smith, Senior Director, Solutions Consultant at Somos, Josh Whitehurst, Head of Product at First Orion and Julie Fowler, VP, Sales Engineering at First Orion for a live discussion on how authentication creates the foundation for trusted voice communications.
The Perfect Partner Pairing:
How Somos and First Orion are Advancing
Call Authentication for Financial Institutions
March 31, 2026 | 2:00-2:45 PM ET
Call Authentication for Financial Institutions
March 31, 2026 | 2:00-2:45 PM ET
Built on a foundation of cryptographic, standards-based authentication, this joint solution enables:
- Verified number authorization backed by specification-enforced proof
- Confident call branding that cannot be easily spoofed
- Smarter call blocking based on validated identity
- Streamlined deployment with measurable impact
Together, Somos and First Orion deliver a market-ready, end-to-end solution that strengthens brand protection, improves customer engagement and reinforces the integrity of the voice ecosystem, helping financial institutions:
- Restore customer trust in inbound and outbound calls
- Protect against impersonation and spoofing
- Implement standards-based authentication across in-band and out-of-band channels
- Accelerate deployment through a single, integrated solution
You’ll hear real-world insights on adoption, testing and deployment success—and learn how combining authentication, branding and blocking creates a more secure and trustworthy communications experience.
Whether you’re responsible for fraud prevention, customer experience, compliance or voice infrastructure, this session will provide practical guidance on advancing trusted, verified communications for financial institutions. Register Today!
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Meet Your Presenters
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Susan Tamida, Somos' Senior Product Manager, joined Somos in 2022 and leads the innovations for RouteLink, TSSRegistry, TFNIdentity, as well as a focus on new concepts. Prior to joining Somos, Susan spent 7 years in the healthcare technology space with an emphasis on Software-as-a-Service products and services for trusted communications in pharmacy. She has a bachelor's degree in Physiology/Neuroscience from the University of California, San Diego.
Michele Bilton Smith, Somos' Senior Director, Solutions Consultant, has been a valuable telecom resource during the evolution of call deliverability. For the last six years, she has partnered directly with Contact Centers and Enterprises that focus on telephony challenges in call authentication and delivery. Her specializations include spam/fraud mitigation, digital identities, and compliance. Michele continues to support solutions that drive value and trust in the industry.
Josh Whitehurst, Head of Product at First Orion, has been instrumental in developing and overseeing First Orion’s most innovative solutions. His strengths lie in identifying and developing solutions needed in the marketplace and leveraging his innovative spirit to expand the ecosystem. Before joining First Orion, he co-founded a telemedicine startup and a marketing consulting firm. Whitehurst received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, where he was a founding father for the UCA chapter of Phi Gamma Delta International Fraternity.
Julie Fowler, VP, Sales Engineering at First Orion, is a highly accomplished telecommunications expert and technology leader. With years of deep technical experience in the industry, especially with carrier networks, she leveraged these capabilities while recently transitioning to strategic initiatives and forward-thinking solution architecture with a fierce customer-centric approach. Today, Julie is VP of Sales Engineering at First Orion, a global provider of carrier and enterprise solutions, focused on protecting subscribers from fraudulent scams while expanding transparency and visibility into legitimate calls. Working with operators and businesses in pre- and post-sales activities, she builds strong customer relationships while collaborating with internal teams and strategic partners to provide the best possible products. Julie is integral to First Orion’s Call Protection and Branded Calling solutions, helping guide First Orion into the future with new highly innovative AI-based call protection offerings and further elevating the Enterprise solution portfolio.