Fraud & Scams

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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.

Stuart Dobbie

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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.

Dan Holmes

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.

Andy Renshaw

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 ...

Brandon Rusboldt, Phong Rock

Illustration showing 3D rendering of a radar screen, banks at the center. Criminals are detected by the radar; for article demonstrating how machine learning enables fraud detection for banks and financial institutions

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.

Jaime Ferreira, Vice President of Risk & AI at Feedzai, leading fraud prevention and anti-money laundering efforts.Jaime Ferreira

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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?

Nir Moatty

New Account Fraud: How to Prevent & Detect Against It?

Learn new account fraud operates and how businesses can protect their reputations, their revenues, and stop criminals at the front door.

Joao Veiga

Application Fraud: How to Detect & Prevent It For Your Business

When customers need new credit cards or a loan, they don’t want to plan a visit to a branch to ...

Tejal Kaur

7 Examples of Real-time Payment Frauds and How to Prevent Them

The ability to move money in seconds instead of hours or days is what makes real-time payments so appealing. Unfortunately, it also comes with a risky side effect: the threat of real-time payments fraud and scam losses.

Joel Carvalhais

Illustration showing large shipping container with price tag attached - for article on impact of tariff fraud

Tackling Tariff Fraud: A Q&A with Feedzai’s Jas Anand

It’s hard to keep track of which tariffs are in place and which ones aren’t. Are tariffs on cars still ...

Portrait of Jas Anand, Senior Fraud Executive at Feedzai, specializing in financial crime risk management.Jas Anand

Headshot of Feedzai's Catarina Godinho, Feedzai logo - for article "How ScamAlert and GenAI Are Changing the Game in Scam Prevention"

How ScamAlert and GenAI Are Changing the Game in Scam Prevention

It’s getting harder to tell what’s real and what’s a scam nowadays. Scammers use increasingly sophisticated technology like deepfakes and ...

Catarina Godinho

LATAM Regulations 2025: Key Updates and Implications

New fraud prevention regulations are rolling out across Latin America, creating fresh challenges for banks and businesses trying to stay ...

Fernanda Curti, Fraud SME for LATAM at Feedzai, with a focus on fraud prevention and risk analysis.Fernanda Curti

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