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Summer Scams: What to Watch For and How to Stay Safe
Summer is the time of year when many of us have vacations, family trips, graduation parties, weddings, festivals, and concerts ...
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QR Codes Aren’t the Problem. The Fraud Behind Them Is
Banks and regulators are treating QR code fraud as a scanning problem, with bad actors manipulating people into scanning the ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 5min read
What’s Unifying Americans in Polarizing Times? Scams.
In an era defined by deep polarization and fragmentation, it is rare to find a topic that brings Americans together. ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 9min read
PSD3 and the PSR: What Financial Institutions Need to Know
Ask 10 people in the industry what PSD3 and the PSR requires of them on fraud and you’ll likely get ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 6min read
What Best-in-Class Fraud Prevention Looks Like: Benchmarking Fraud Performance in Banking
For financial institutions, the focus of fraud prevention isn’t just to trim losses. It’s to maintain the bedrock of banking: ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 5min read
Breaking the Silos: How Unified Risk Intelligence is Redefining Fraud Prevention
Fraud isn’t standing under a spotlight waiting to be caught. Nor does it lie within one specific domain. Instead, fraud ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 8min read
What Is Application Fraud? Detection, Prevention & Real-World Examples
The account application process is the “front door” to your financial institution. And, unfortunately, there are a lot of bad ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 5min read
How Network Intelligence Is Reshaping Real-Time A2A Fraud Prevention
The time it takes for you to read this sentence is all a scammer needs to successfully socially engineer a ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 9min read
What Is APP Fraud? A Simple Guide to Authorized Push Payment Scams
Today’s payments have become highly convenient, allowing consumers to move money with just a few clicks on a screen. However, ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 12min read
AI for Fraud Detection: How it Works and Why It Matters
The European Banking Authority reported that payment fraud rose to €4.2 billion in losses in 2024, up from €3.5 billion ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 8min read
How to Stop Scams with Signal Convergence
Criminals have shifted from directly cracking accounts to coercing account holders through scam attacks. This pivot has two critical outcomes. ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 3min read
Why Celent Named Feedzai a Fraud Prevention Luminary
We’re excited to share some great news! Feedzai has been recognized as a Luminary vendor in Celent’s 2025 Anti-Fraud Solutionscape ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 7min read
Why I’m Optimistic This Fraud Week
A quick scan of recent headlines is enough to give anyone pause about the current state of fraud and scams. ...
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- 5min read
How Feedzai Stops Fraudulent Onboarding and Blocks Bot Attacks
How do criminals manage to blend in among legitimate customers during onboarding? Bots are emerging as their not-so-secret weapon. The challenge for banks isn’t a lack of information. It’s the struggle to connect the dots in real time. As a result, synthetic identities among newly created accounts rose by 18% in the first half of 2024, according to recent US data.
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5 Key Takeaways from the GASA Global State of Scams 2025 Report
Around the world, governments and banks have been making strong headway in the efforts to stop the threat of scams. ...
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- 9min read
What Is a Fraud Score and Why Does It Matter?
A fraud score acts as a bouncer at the door of a hip business. It’s the silent, super-smart guard that quickly decides who to welcome in and who to turn away. It’s there to ensure that everyone who belongs inside can do so smoothly, while keeping unwelcome guests out. As digital transaction volumes rise, the market for global fraud detection and prevention solutions is projected to grow to $226 billion in value by 2033, according to Market.us.1
- Fraud & Scams
- 9min read
What is Device Intelligence & How Does it Work?
A single device can tell you everything: who’s behind the screen, what their intent is, and whether you should trust them or block them. That’s the promise of device intelligence, and the reality of remote access scams, device farms, and sophisticated emulators, means it’s no longer optional. Device intelligence is critical today.
- Fraud & Scams
- 10min read
Understanding Social Engineering Fraud: From Psychological Traps to AI‑Driven Fraud
Social engineering scams may start with a phone call from someone impersonating a loved one, claiming to need your help. Or it might be an urgent email that appears to be from your boss. Or a text message from a government agency warning you about a hefty fine you didn’t expect. According to a 2023 report from the Federal Trade Commission, these scams have already cost US consumers $12.5 billion in losses.
- Fraud & Scams
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What is Enterprise Fraud Management (EFM): Strategies and Emerging Trends
If you want to secure your house from intruders, your first move would be to lock your door, right? It’s a smart first step. But determined criminals aren’t easily deterred.
- Fraud & Scams
- 6min read
Scaling Smarter: Jack Henry’s New Age of AI-powered Financial Crime Defense
Financial institutions today operate in a pressure cooker. In addition to escalating fraud threats, they’re also faced with evolving regulatory ...
- Fraud & Scams
- 9min read
What is Fraud Detection for Machine Learning?
Explore the key benefits of machine learning solutions, how the technology is being applied in different industries, and key steps organizations can take when partnering with a vendor.
- Fraud & Scams
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Fraud Tools Aren’t Just a Cost, They’re Your Next Growth Driver
Fraud prevention is often treated like duct tape on a leaking pipe: patch up the holes, hope for the best, and try not to flood the boat. It’s a necessary cost. But what if we’ve been looking at it all wrong?
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