Tag: Synthetic identity fraud

How KYC verification prevents financial crime

For compliance and risk officers, finding the balance between rigorous fraud prevention and a smooth onboarding experience can often feel like walking a tightrope. A...

AI, deepfakes and the fight for safer digital onboarding

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has propelled deepfakes from online novelty to a major threat for regulated sectors. What began as light-hearted face-swap...

How modern fraud detection really works

Fraud is not just a threat—it’s a business model. From crypto scams to deepfake identity theft, bad actors are leveraging increasingly sophisticated technology to...

Why biometrics are the future of fraud prevention

Traditional authentication methods such as passwords and one-time codes are no longer strong enough to protect financial institutions against sophisticated fraud. Deloitte estimates synthetic...

Scaling AML compliance with AI and RegTech innovation

As financial institutions (FIs) see an influx of new customers, they are confronted with the dual challenge of growing their operations while maintaining strict...

How fake jobs are fuelling identity theft in 2025

In the dynamic landscape of cybercrime, 2025 has seen a surge in job scams—a fraud typology that, until recently, was not receiving the attention...

How FinTechs can stop payment fraud before it starts

Payment fraud remains one of the most persistent threats to financial institutions and payment platforms in 2025. According to Resistant AI, earlier this year, Cash...

Why AI is redefining document verification in 2025

As fraudsters turn to automation and generative AI to forge everything from payslips to IDs, the challenge of verifying authenticity has grown beyond human...

LSEG calls for action on rising child identity fraud

LSEG Risk Intelligence has issued a stark warning about the surge in child identity theft, revealing that one in every fifty children is now a victim each year.

Harnessing business activity intelligence to combat financial and physical crimes

In the intricate game of cat and mouse played between law enforcement and criminal organizations, the latter often seem to have the upper hand....

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