Fintech News

JUNE 11, 2025

At the centre of this threat is Grey Nickel , a sophisticated cybercriminal group using deepfakes, synthetic identities, and AI-powered attack tools to breach banks, crypto exchanges, and digital payment platforms. Consider Hong Kong, where in early 2024 a deepfake scam tricked a corporate employee into transferring USD $25.6

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Fintech News

MARCH 20, 2024

Sumsub, a global verification provider, is addressing the sharp increase in fraud networks in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with its enhanced Fraud Prevention Solution. This tool is designed to help businesses tackle fraud rings, account takeovers, chargeback fraud, and bot attacks.

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The Payments Association

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The UK’s increasing fraud and scam problem, focusing on new regulations mandating automatic reimbursement for APP fraud victims. The rule changes provide stronger consumer protection but also raise concerns about industry costs and potential fraud exploitation. The UK’s fraud and scams problem is not going away.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 4, 2025

Both financial institutions and regulators have put fraud prevention and detection in the forefront for 2025. Fraud was ranked as one of the top three priorities for 2025 among payment organisations surveyed in Vixios 2025 Payments Compliance Outlook.

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The Payments Association

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While this marks a significant step toward protecting consumers from authorised push payment (APP) fraud, concerns remain that the reduced compensation cap may leave some victims vulnerable. Further, it is unclear whether the rules address the complexities and evolving fraud tactics. AI is a double-edged sword in fraud prevention.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 19, 2024

. “With increasingly sophisticated fraud tactics on the uptick, organisations must prepare for stricter AI and compliance rules. Proactive fraud prevention today not only mitigates risk, but also future-proofs operations against costly penalties.”

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The Payments Association

MAY 7, 2025

As we navigate through 2025, high-risk merchants face a rapidly evolving fraud landscape. From AI-driven scams to rising chargeback rates, the challenges are growing more complex and costly. billion to chargebacks, a figure projected to rise as fraud tactics become more sophisticated. In 2024 alone, businesses lost $8.9

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Seon

MAY 23, 2024

across age groups and income brackets, the volume of digital activities and transactions are on the rise – and effective fraud prevention measures have never been more critical to safeguard a business’s bottom line. The rise of deepfake technology presents another significant threat to biometric authentication systems.

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The Payments Association

APRIL 2, 2025

With fraud accounting for a significant portion of UK crime, understanding AIs role is critical for developing effective, future-ready defences. Payments leaders should focus on improving data quality, fostering cross-sector collaboration, and responsibly integrating AI into fraud prevention strategies.

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Seon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

SEON recently brought together industry leaders from the online lending space to discuss the evolving landscape of fraud prevention and risk management. The Changing Face of Fraud In what many describe as an “unpredictable era,” lenders are collectively challenged to stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated fraudsters.

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BioCatch

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The UAE Cyber Security Council recently reported that more than 50% of individuals fell victim to a phishing website, and nearly one in five were targeted with a social media scam. There is no escape.

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Seon

JUNE 7, 2024

Other AI applications include enhancements to traditional scams, such as phishing and social engineering attacks. million for a purported new headquarters building in an email scam. By personalizing approaches and crafting tailored messages, fraudsters can appear more convincing than ever to unsuspecting targets.

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Fintech News

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Since the pandemic, fraud and scams have surged significantly, with mature markets like Singapore and Hong Kong facing increasingly complex challenges, including authorised push payment fraud and deepfakes.

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Fintech News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Fighting deepfakes and fraudulent identities – Jumio’s holistic approach to building identity trust” with “Jumio Delivers Adaptive Verification as AI Fraud Projected to Hit US$40 Billion. Hong Kong police recently arrested 27 individuals linked to a deepfake scam that swindled victims out of $46 million.

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The Payments Association

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

AI-driven fraud is evolving fastbanks must adopt adaptive AI models to detect and prevent scams in real-time. In the first half of 2024, criminals stole571million in the UK through unauthorised and authorised frauda stark reminder that existing fraud prevention methods are failing to keep pace.

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The Fintech Times

MAY 8, 2025

According to the report, 44 per cent of financial professionals report that fraudelent schemes use deepfakes , and 56 per cent of professionals cite social engineering, a set of manipulative tactics used by fraudsters to exploit human psychology and trick individuals into revealing sensitive information, as another significant tactic powered by AI.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 14, 2025

With tools like deepfake identity generators, fake KYC documents, and automated phishing scams, cybercriminals are launching sophisticated attacks at scale. Fraud prevention is an arms race, he said. If we dont use AI to fight fraud, were already losing. Her words landed with weight.

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