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5 Strategies for Fighting First-Party and Synthetic Identity Fraud

FICO

Now let’s take a deeper dive into how banks and telecoms organizations can accurately identify such frauds without putting unnecessary barriers in the way of legitimate customers. Banks and telecoms need to make it easier for customers to sign up, buy merchandise online, take out loans, open bank accounts, and use credit cards.

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First-Party Fraud and the Hidden Drain on Revenues

FICO

Furthermore, you might automatically assume that first-party fraud only affects banks, but as telcos evolve into payment processing and handset financiers, they also are now feeling the pinch. Whether an online bank or a telco financing costly devices, these organizations all face similar challenges. Common Types of First-Party Fraud.

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What Is First-Party Fraud?

FICO

From banks to telcos to debt collection agencies, what looks like unrecoverable bad debt may in fact be first-party fraud. Furthermore, you might automatically assume that first-party fraud only affects banks, but as telcos evolve into payment processing and handset financiers, they also are now feeling the pinch. by Matt Cox.