Global Lessons from UK Finance’s Annual Fraud Report 2022

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£1.2bn UK total fraud lossesin 2022 | 8% decrease from the previous year

Lesson 1. Regulations positively impact scam losses

UK regulations requiring banks to reimburse for scam losses are proving critical for reducing financial harm. Other nations, including the US, Australia, and Singapore, are discussing similar regulatory measures.

Lesson 2. Fraudsters aggressively shifted to physical card theft

Payment card fraud losses reached £556.3M, while card-not-present (CNP) theft saw the highest share of losses.

Lesson 3. Fraudsters move to mobile channels

Remote banking fraud losses reached £163.1M, a 46% decline from 2021.
As more customers adopt mobile banking, banks must work to keep mobile channels secure.

Lesson 4. Advanced technology prevents scams

Banks must verify customer identity, analyze and aggregate behavioral biometrics, device intelligence, and transactional patterns to identify and block suspicious behavior.

  • Internet banking fraud: 76.3%
  • Mobile banking fraud: 15.7%
  • Telephone banking fraud: 7.9%

Lesson 5. Track scam sources

Different channels present different challenges. For example, while social media sees more scam attempts, scam losses through telecommunication channels are much higher.

Tracing the source and assessing the financial impact of scams allows banks to enhance
their fraud prevention. This knowledge also educates customers about potential scam threats across channels.

Ready to learn how to combat top fraud threats, including scams, card-not-present, account takeover, and more?

Page printed in December 5, 2024. Plase see https://www.feedzai.com/resource/global-lessons-from-uk-finances-annual-fraud-report-2022 for the latest version.