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Digital Document Forgeries Overtake Physical Forgeries For the First Time As Deepfakes on the Rise

The Fintech Times

In its sixth edition, the 2025 Identity Fraud Report found that attacks involving deepfakes happened every five minutes in 2024, and digital document forgeries increased by 244 per cent year over year. Another way fraudsters are abusing financial firms is through AI-assisted deepfakes. per cent of attacks globally).

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iProov Highlights Role of Biometrics in Combatting Deepfakes and Misused Generative AI

The Fintech Times

In the wrong hands, however, it can be incredibly harmful, especially with the emergence of deepfakes. A new survey from iProov , the biometric solutions provider, has revealed the attitudes on the threat of generative AI and deepfakes across the UK, US, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

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Taking the Preemptive Strike to Thwart Rising Scams and Fraud in ASEAN Banking

Fintech News

In recent years, the banking sector in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has witnessed a significant surge in scams and fraud activities. Recent phishing and fraudulent cases involving multiple banks in Singapore have highlighted the severity of this issue and the urgent need for banks to enhance their security measures.

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From phishing to deepfakes: tackling identity fraud and social engineering in the Middle East

BioCatch

Whether through phishing emails and text messages or social media, the biggest cyber threat facing banking customers today is the rise of sophisticated social engineering frauds. There is no escape.

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The PSR’s new fraud refund rules: A step forward, but is it enough?

The Payments Association

As fraud continues to rise, especially with the emergence of AI-powered scams, is this new regulation enough to tackle the ever-evolving threat of financial fraud? As scams become more advanced, even the most cautious consumers are falling victim. AI is a double-edged sword in fraud prevention.

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The Shifting Landscape of Fraud and Identity in 2024

Fintech News

Sophisticated scams dominate the fraud landscape BioCatch’s report uncovers a startling surge in financial cybercrime in Asia-Pacific. With scams accounting for 54 percent of all cases, there’s a 200 percent increase in voice scams from the previous year.

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Traditional Fraud Prevention Measures Aren’t Enough

Seon

With inherent portability and connectivity, mobile devices are prime targets for exploitation, and contemporary cybercriminals are leveraging these characteristics to perpetrate more fraud than ever before, including phishing scams, malicious apps and social engineering tactics explicitly tailored for mobile platforms.