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Is your FinTech’s fraud stack already obsolete?
The fraud landscape confronting UK FinTechs has shifted dramatically. Synthetic identity fraud, account takeover attacks, mule accounts and AI-generated documentation now dominate a threat...
Why liveness detection is key to stopping synthetic ID fraud
Synthetic identity fraud is emerging as one of the more difficult threats for digital onboarding teams to detect, precisely because it does not resemble...
Why digital identity is the future of fraud prevention
Traditional document-based identity verification is rapidly losing the battle against AI-powered fraud. Solutions built on document capture and liveness checks, the backbone of most...
How AI is reshaping fraud prevention for regulated firms
Regulated businesses are facing an escalating challenge: fraud tactics have grown considerably more sophisticated, and conventional detection methods are struggling to keep pace.
According to...
Why synthetic fraud is now a systemic risk for banks
Mitek Systems has published new research in partnership with Datos Insights warning that synthetic identity fraud is rapidly evolving into one of the most...
Why synthetic identity fraud is harder to detect in 2026
Fraud is evolving. Unlike traditional identity theft — where criminals hijack a real person's credentials — synthetic identity fraud takes a more insidious approach,...
Rising contactless limits fuel hidden fraud threat
Anti-fraud specialist SmartSearch has issued a warning following the introduction of new rules that allow banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls to...
Identity fraud trends every business must know in 2026
The data surrounding identity fraud in 2026 should concern every business leader. Global losses from identity fraud exceeded $50bn in 2025, and early indicators...
Why fragmented KYC fails against synthetic fraud
Synthetic identity fraud is one of the most troubling blind spots in modern financial crime prevention. On paper, everything checks out.
A verification stack...
How the EUDI Wallet could reshape EU financial onboarding
Remote onboarding has become a make-or-break moment for the financial industry, but stringent AML requirements often collide with clunky identity checks that frustrate users...