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Identity Fraud Surges in Scale and Sophistication, with APAC’s Financial Services Becoming a Prime Target

Fintech News

Data from identity verification specialist Sumsub reveal that identity fraud incidents have more than doubled in the past three years, with account takeovers and deepfakes emerging as major concerns. Deepfake cases grew even more significantly, surging fourfold between 2023 and 2024 to account for 7% of all fraud attempts.

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Crypto Scam Losses Exceeded $4Billion in 2024, Driven by Deepfake and AI Tech, Says Bitget

The Fintech Times

Global crypto scam losses surged to $4.6billion in 2024, with deepfake technology and social engineering emerging as the dominant tactics behind high-value thefts, according to crypto exchange and Web3 company Bitget.

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How Financial Institutions Can Combat Business Email Compromise (BEC)

Fi911

Future-Proofing Against Evolving BEC Threats Deepfake technology brings new challenges. Cryptocurrency integration creates additional risks. Root cause analysis, control testing, and process updates prevent repeat incidents, and sharing sanitized findings with industry peers strengthens collective defense.

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Keir Starmer and Prince William used in deepfake crypto scam

Finextra

Crooks are circulating AI-generated deepfake videos of Prince William and UK prime minister Keir Starmer on Facebook and Instagram to dupe viewers into scam cryptocurrency investments.

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Authenticity in the Era of Deepfakes: The Multi-Layered ZOLOZ eKYC Approach

Fintech News

However, this powerful technology has also been exploited by malicious actors to create deepfakes – highly convincing simulations of individuals saying or doing things they never actually did. Deepfakes have since evolved into a formidable challenge for conventional identity verification methods.

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Digital Document Forgeries Overtake Physical Forgeries For the First Time As Deepfakes on the Rise

The Fintech Times

In its sixth edition, the 2025 Identity Fraud Report found that attacks involving deepfakes happened every five minutes in 2024, and digital document forgeries increased by 244 per cent year over year. Another way fraudsters are abusing financial firms is through AI-assisted deepfakes. per cent), followed by lending and mortgages (5.4

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Sumsub and Binance to Streamline Travel Rule Compliance in Crypto Transactions

Fintech News

This collaboration aims to facilitate secure cryptocurrency transactions by connecting Binance’s extensive user base of over 183 million with Sumsub’s network of Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), financial institutions, and fintech companies.