AI MONTH: From Rules to Risk Scores – How AI-driven anti-fraud platforms differ from traditional systems
Historically, retailers attending the Fraud Prevention Summit have relied on rules-based fraud detection systems to protect against chargebacks, account takeovers, and payment fraud. These systems typically flag transactions based on pre-set criteria, such as purchase value, IP mismatch, or card verification failures. While effective at blocking obvious threats, they often create as many problems as […]
AI MONTH: Synthetic Identities, Deepfakes and AI Fraudsters – How retailers can stay one step ahead
Retailers have long faced fraud in many forms, from stolen credit cards to friendly fraud chargebacks. But a new breed of threat is emerging: AI-powered fraudsters. Criminals are harnessing the same machine learning and generative AI tools that businesses use to innovate, creating synthetic identities, manipulating documents, and even deploying deepfakes to bypass authentication systems. […]
Serious Fraud Office introduces new corporate criminal offence in bid to improve business confidence
The Serious Fraud Office says businesses will benefit from a new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’, designed to drive an anti-fraud culture and improve business confidence. Introduced as part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCT) 2023, the offence, which came into effect on September 1st, will hold large organisations […]
Will you be joining these leading brands at the Fraud Prevention Summit?
You’re invited to attend the Fraud Prevention Summit, taking on 10th November at the Hilton London Canary Wharf – and you’ll be in good company alongside some of the UK’s leading brands. This focused, one-day event is designed for senior professionals working in risk, fraud, compliance, and security roles. The agenda explores real-world solutions and emerging technologies […]
September 2025 is AI 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 September we’ll be focusing on AI. 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 AI and would like to be […]
ANTI-FRAUD PLATFORMS MONTH: Choosing the right partners – what merchants need to know in 2025
With online retail fraud projected to exceed £10 billion globally in 2025, retailers face growing pressure to invest in robust anti-fraud platforms. But with so many solutions on the market, how can decision-makers ensure they’re choosing the right one? Those attending the Fraud Prevent Summit will soon find out… It starts with understanding your specific […]
ANTI-FRAUD PLATFORMS MONTH: How AI-powered fraud platforms are transforming retail risk management
Reactive, rules-based, and often siloed approaches are no longer a sufficient way to combat fraud. As online and omnichannel fraud attempts grow in scale and sophistication, leading retailers attending the Fraud Prevention Summit are shifting towards AI-powered platforms that deliver proactive, real-time protection At the heart of this transformation is machine learning (ML), algorithms that […]
Top AI innovations of 2025 have big implications in the fight against fraud
AI agents and AI-ready data are the two fastest advancing technologies on the 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence, with clear implications for trust and risk management. Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting […]
AI remains the most in-demand payments solution for 2025/26
Artificial Intelligence, Card Payments and Fraud Management top the list of digital payment solutions the UK’s leading eCommerce and retail professionals are sourcing in 2025/26, according to our exclusive research. The findings have been revealed ahead of the Smarter Payments Summit, which takes place on September 24th, and are based on delegate requirements at the event. Delegates […]
Companies House identity checks ‘pose major cybersecurity risk’
The Government has just announced its digital identity checks for Companies House will go live on 18 November, affecting up to 7 million people over the next year. But while the aim is to improve transparency and tackle fraud, the system behind it is raising security concerns. The rollout depends on ‘GOV.UK One Login’, a system that one commentator […]