BIOMETRICS MONTH: Detecting fraud through how customers interact, not who with
As digital transactions become faster and increasingly automated, traditional fraud prevention tools are struggling to keep up. Passwords, one-time passcodes, and even device fingerprints can be stolen or spoofed. The next generation of fraud defence is focusing not on who the user claims to be, but how they behave. Behavioural biometrics is moving from niche […]
Fraud Prevention Summit: Last chance to register for this month’s big event
We only have a handful of free delegate places left for Fraud Prevention Summit, which give industry professionals like you a unique opportunity to meet with the UK’s best solutions providers in one place. Fraud Prevention SummitMonday 10th November 2025Hilton Canary Wharf, London This is more than just another industry event. It’s a focused, one-day […]
Mastercard unveils Threat Intelligence solution
Mastercard launched a Threat Intelligence solution that it claims is the first of its kind to be applied to payments at scale. The solution brings together Mastercard’s fraud insights and global network with curated cyber threat intelligence from Recorded Future’s platform to help payment fraud and merchant compliance teams at issuing and acquiring banks proactively detect, prevent and […]
CHARGEBACKS MONTH: Using AI and behavioural analytics to stop chargebacks before they happen
Chargebacks have previously been treated as an unavoidable cost of doing business, a byproduct of fraud, customer disputes, or payment errors that merchants simply react to after the fact. But as transaction volumes rise and fraud tactics grow more sophisticated, this reactive model is proving unsustainable. As we approach 2026, leading retailers attending the Fraud […]
MARKET DATA: These are the most in-demand Fraud Prevention solutions for 2026
Fraud Detection Tools, AI and Digital Identity Verification are lead the list of technologies the UK’s anti merchant fraud professionals are sourcing for their 2026 projects, according to our exclusive research. The findings have been revealed in the run up to the Fraud Prevention Summit, which takes place on November 10th in London and are […]
November 2025 is Biometrics Month on Fraud Prevention Briefing – Here’s how to get involved!
Each month on Fraud Prevention Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the market – and in November we’ll be focusing on Biometrics. It’s all part of our ‘Recommended’ editorial feature, designed to help industry buyers find the best products and services available today. So, if you specialise in Biometric solutions and would like to […]
Mobile wallets now being used by majority of UK adults
Data published by UK Finance indicates how payment habits in the UK continue to evolve and how they are expected to change in the next decade. Key findings from the Payment Markets Report for 2024 show: The total number of payments made in the UK last year was 48.6 billion payments, up by 1.5 per […]
Deepfakes leading GenAI cyber attack vectors
Twenty-nine percent of cybersecurity leaders said their organisations experienced an attack on enterprise GenAI application infrastructure in the last 12 months. That’s according to a survey by Gartner conducted from March-May 2025 among 302 cybersecurity leaders in North America, EMEA and Asia/Pacific. The survey found that 62% of organisations experienced a deepfake attack involving social engineering or […]
CHARGEBACKS MONTH: Combatting the rising cost of ‘friendly fraud’
Retailers have mostly battled chargebacks as a by-product of card payments. Traditionally, disputes stemmed from stolen cards or unauthorised transactions. But the landscape is shifting. A growing proportion of chargebacks now come from so-called ‘friendly fraud’, where legitimate customers dispute valid purchases, either by mistake or deliberately. This trend is proving costly for merchants, driving […]
Fraud Prevention Summit: Limited delegate places available for next month’s event
We want to invite our readers to an exclusive, complimentary networking event designed to connect top-tier suppliers with fraud prevention professionals actively seeking new solutions. Fraud Prevention SummitMonday 10th November 2025Hilton Canary Wharf, London This is more than just another industry event. It’s a focused, one-day experience where you’ll have the chance to: Meet with […]