Cifas analysis shows UK needs better detection for record identity fraud
Identity fraud continues to increase rapidly, and accounted for nearly three in five reported risk cases in the UK during…
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If AI changes identity fraud every month, how does the industry know what actually works?
Imagine this scenario. In January, an identity verification solution successfully completed an independent evaluation against the industry’s latest standards. The…
South Africa overhauls SIM registration to combat identity fraud
The South African government and other stakeholders in the telecommunications industry have agreed to introduce changes to the legislative framework…
Mastercard, Identomat, TrueDoc pitch layered IDV to detect synthetic identity fraud
A popular marketing angle these days is to frame AI not as a replacement for human agency, but a collaborator….
Report finds synthetic identity fraud becoming biggest fraud threat in 2026
Synthetic identity fraud is fast becoming one of the biggest threats facing financial institutions, according to new research from Mitek…
Sri Lanka eyes unified cyber defenses against rising identity fraud threats
Sri Lanka is moving to strengthen the cybersecurity foundations of its national digital identity and digital public infrastructure programs with…
Philippines launches broad crackdown on deepfakes as AI drives identity fraud surge
In the war against fakery, the Philippines is on the frontline as it launched a coordinated, whole‑of‑government campaign against disinformation,…
Synthetic identity fraud soared 8X in 2025: LexisNexis
Theft using synthetic identities now accounts for 11 percent of all reported fraud, making it the fastest-growing fraud type worldwide,…
Identity fraud makes up over half of record UK incidents in 2025: Cifas
The UK is seeing more than 1,200 fraud cases each day, with more than half of them linked to identity…
Biometrics adoption for identity fraud protection depends on regulatory balance
Biometrics use at borders, in age assurance and law enforcement run quickly into concerns around data privacy and proportionate use,…
