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Deep Dive: Why New Hacking Technology Has Made Application Fraud More Difficult To Fight

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The financial industry is particularly vulnerable to digital fraud. Application fraud, which sees cybercriminals submitting financial product applications to banks with no intention of paying them back, is among the most popular techniques. Defining Application Fraud.

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Deep Dive: Why ML Plays A Key Role In Debit Issuers' Fraud-Fighting Strategies

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Debit card issuers face an ever-growing array of fraud schemes perpetrated against them and their account holders. Effective card offerings require financial institutions (FIs) to quickly and accurately detect myriad forms of fraud, forcing them into a delicate balancing act. The Face of Fraud. Understanding Customers.

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How Banks Are Using AI, ML To Fight Account Opening Fraud

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This has become a larger problem for FIs as they must not only deal with protecting customers from fraud, but also guard against bad actors armed with 4.1 Account opening fraud is a favorite tactic among such cybercriminals, many of whom rely on these credentials to pose as legitimate customers. billion stolen credentials.

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A Bank Automation Summit Preview: Key 2023 Banking Automation Trends

Perficient

The Summit brings together experts in the field, including bank executives, technology vendors, and consultants, to discuss the latest advancements in automation and its impact on the banking industry. One of the key topics I expect to be discussed at the Summit is the heightened use of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Deep Dive: How Insurance Fraud Hurts Both Companies And Consumers

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The health insurance market is even more vulnerable: Up to $68 billion is lost to health insurance fraud each year. Fraud doesn’t just hurt insurance companies, however, as the losses are largely passed on to legitimate customers in the form of increased premiums. Types of Insurance Fraud. How AI Can Limit Insurance Fraud.

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Fraudsters are more likely to pass knowledge-based authentication questions

The Paypers

Pindrop , a provider of voice technology, has released its annual Voice Intelligence & Security Report uncovering how companies might be accidentally inviting fraud, threat mongers from the dark web, and bad actors better prepared to pass authentication.

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KPMG: How AI Defense Can Counter Faster Payments Fraud

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Such a scenario stands as a terrifying example of not only the sophistication of criminals, but also the threat of fraud in a real-time payments environment. And those criminals are experts at social engineering, enabling them to con people who might be on high alert for fraud attempts. That doesn’t mean all is hopeless, of course.

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