Identity verification stories - Page 6
AI-fuelled romance scams surge with deepfake deception
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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AI-driven romance scams using deepfakes and chatbots surge, tricking Australians into long-term emotional manipulation and costly frauds.
Cloaking drives surge in PropellerAds ad safety blocks
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Cloaking dominates PropellerAds' 2025 safety report as stricter checks drive a 35% rise in blocked campaigns and more account suspensions.
ChatGPT caricature trend raises fresh ID fraud fears
Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.
Romance scam losses exceed £106m as Valentine's Day approaches
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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UK romance scam losses top GBP £106m as organised fraudsters exploit Valentine's surge, with average victims losing more than GBP £11,000.
FDATA appoints Kat Cloud to strengthen open finance security
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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FDATA names Sumsub policy lead Kat Cloud to its board, signalling a sharper focus on identity, fraud and security in North American open finance.
IDnow hires ex-Ukraine minister for digital identity push
Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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IDnow hires former Ukraine digital minister Liudmyla Rabchynska to steer EU identity wallet and eIDAS 2.0 regulatory strategy.
Google, Entrust team on AI ID checks to fight UK fraud
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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biometrics
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Google Cloud and Entrust strike AI-based identity fraud pact as UK firms face rising injection attacks and losses of about GBP £1.8 billion.
How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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Banks are shifting from product sellers to trusted digital infrastructure, fusing AI, mobile, embedded finance, identity and digital currencies.
AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
Yaspa joins UNLV AI research hub for safer gambling
Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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gaming
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digital transformation
Yaspa joins UNLV's new AiR Hub as a founding member, aiming to harness AI and open banking data to bolster safer, more responsible gambling.
Dark web 'fraud superstore' struggles with AI checks
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Dark web 'fraud superstores' expand slick services but LexisNexis research finds AI liveness and deepfake checks still foil many scams.
Safer Internet Day spotlights AI, trust & child safety
Tue, 10th Feb 2026
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Safer Internet Day highlights how AI is transforming online trust, child protection and digital commerce, amid calls for stricter safeguards.
Fico outlines four AI trends reshaping banking by 2026
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.
Callback phishing surges as BEC email fraud dominates
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Callback phishing jumps sixfold as BEC fraud stays dominant, with criminals weaponising CAPTCHAs, trusted brands and cloud platforms.
Melissa boosts global phone data with real time checks
Thu, 5th Feb 2026
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Melissa's global phone verification delivers real-time accuracy, fraud protection and compliance, turning unreliable phone data into growth.
BSI launches first global standard for online age checks
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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BSI unveils the first global standard for online age checks, aiming to harmonise safety rules as countries consider tougher social media curbs.
Holiday refunds surge, squeezing global retail margins
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Holiday refunds jumped 18.1% in 2025, with each USD $1 million in refunds costing retailers about USD $1.3 million once overheads are included.
Alcatraz appoints Erik Nord to lead European growth
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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Alcatraz names Erik Nord to drive European expansion of its privacy-first facial authentication platform for workplaces and secure sites.
Oz Pearlman to headline AI-focused FICO World 2026
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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Mentalist Oz Pearlman will headline FICO World 2026 in Orlando, anchoring an AI-focused summit on customer behaviour and financial services.
3DiVi urges banks to track real-world facial security
Tue, 3rd Feb 2026
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3DiVi urges banks to track real-world facial ID performance, warning that hope and lab tests are no substitute for live risk metrics.