June 2026 is Digital Identity Verification Month on Briefing – Make sure your solutions are part of the story!
Each month on Fraud Prevention Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the market – and in June we’ll be focusing on Digital Identity Verification. 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 Digital Identity Verification solutions […]
MFA MONTH: Using data to trigger MFA only when it matters in high-risk environments
For marketplaces and high-risk transaction environments, traditional multi-factor authentication (MFA) approaches are increasingly under strain. Applying the same level of authentication to every user and transaction can create friction, conversion loss and poor user experience, without necessarily stopping sophisticated fraud. Some fraud prevention teams are turning to risk-based authentication (RBA): using real-time data to determine when MFA […]
Mobile money transactions surpass $2 trillion as adoption accelerates globally
Mobile money has reached a major milestone, with more than $2 trillion in transactions processed globally in 2025, according to the GSMA’s latest State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money. The figure marks a doubling in transaction value since 2021, underlining the rapid expansion of digital financial services worldwide. The growth highlights both the […]
E-commerce fraud shifting to human manipulation as legacy defences fall short
Retail and e-commerce leaders are being warned that fraud is evolving beyond traditional technical attacks, with new research highlighting a growing reliance on human manipulation and a widening gap in how the industry responds. A report from payments platform Ecommpay, Beyond the Black Box, identifies three critical weaknesses in current fraud prevention strategies: market distortion […]
Have you claimed your place at November’s Fraud Prevention Summit?
Your free place at the Fraud Prevention Summit awaits – confirm if you will be joining your peers this November! This event provides the best experience for professionals looking to explore a diverse range of fraud prevention solutions and connect with people in a highly focused and intimate environment. I can attend – Book my spot Event details: […]
FINANCIAL CRIME MONTH: Choosing the right partners in a fragmented market
For UK merchants operating in e-commerce and payments, financial crime prevention has become both more complex and more business-critical. Fraud, money laundering and account abuse are evolving rapidly, while regulatory expectations continue to tighten. As a result, selecting the right technology and services partner is now a strategic choice that directly impacts revenue, compliance and customer experience… […]
Ecommpay urges industry-wide action as fraud shifts to human vulnerability
Merchant fraud leaders are being urged to rethink traditional prevention strategies as new research highlights a fundamental shift in how fraud is being executed, and why current approaches are falling short. A new report from payments platform Ecommpay, Beyond the Black Box, argues that fraud is increasingly driven by human manipulation rather than technical exploitation, […]
May 2026 is Multifactor Authentication Month on Briefing – Make sure your solutions are part of the story!
Each month on Fraud Prevention Briefing we’re shining the spotlight on a different part of the market – and in May we’ll be focusing on Multifactor Authentication. 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 Multifactor Authentication solutions and would […]
The sixth Identity Management Day highlights the evolving nature of identity
By Sean Deuby, Semperis Principal Technologist The meteoric rise of AI in general and its impact on nonhuman identities (NHIs) has focused attention on identity security as never before. But in the long view, it simply highlights the same issues we have seen in identity management since it was called “identity management.” And discovery has aways been a part […]
FINANCIAL CRIME MONTH: Building financial defences for marketplaces and fintech-enabled merchants
The rise of instant payments, embedded finance and platform-based commerce is transforming how money moves through the digital economy. For marketplaces and fintech-enabled merchants, this creates new opportunities, but also significantly increases exposure to financial crime risk in real time. As transactions accelerate, so must the ability to detect, assess and act on risk instantly… […]