Identity verification stories - Page 2
AI-fuelled romance scams surge with deepfake deception
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AI-driven romance scams using deepfakes and chatbots surge, tricking Australians into long-term emotional manipulation and costly frauds.
Cloaking drives surge in PropellerAds ad safety blocks
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Cloaking dominates PropellerAds' 2025 safety report as stricter checks drive a 35% rise in blocked campaigns and more account suspensions.
ChatGPT caricature trend raises fresh ID fraud fears
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Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.
How five digital forces will redefine banking by 2026
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Banks are shifting from product sellers to trusted digital infrastructure, fusing AI, mobile, embedded finance, identity and digital currencies.
Visa survey shows trust gap on AI at online checkout
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Visa survey finds most Asia Pacific shoppers use AI to browse, but many still distrust it with payment details at online checkout.
AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud
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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
Dark web 'fraud superstore' struggles with AI checks
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Dark web 'fraud superstores' expand slick services but LexisNexis research finds AI liveness and deepfake checks still foil many scams.
Safer Internet Day spotlights AI, trust & child safety
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Safer Internet Day highlights how AI is transforming online trust, child protection and digital commerce, amid calls for stricter safeguards.
Fico outlines four AI trends reshaping banking by 2026
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Fico says by 2026 banking AI will be standard infrastructure, heightening fraud risks and putting CIOs and human cyber oversight centre stage.
Callback phishing surges as BEC email fraud dominates
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Callback phishing jumps sixfold as BEC fraud stays dominant, with criminals weaponising CAPTCHAs, trusted brands and cloud platforms.
Melissa boosts global phone data with real time checks
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Melissa's global phone verification delivers real-time accuracy, fraud protection and compliance, turning unreliable phone data into growth.
Oz Pearlman to headline AI-focused FICO World 2026
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digital transformation
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Mentalist Oz Pearlman will headline FICO World 2026 in Orlando, anchoring an AI-focused summit on customer behaviour and financial services.
3DiVi urges banks to track real-world facial security
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3DiVi urges banks to track real-world facial ID performance, warning that hope and lab tests are no substitute for live risk metrics.
Genspark expands AI call agent globally with Twilio
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Genspark rolls out its AI call agent to over 40 countries using Twilio voice tech, handling bookings, support and multilingual calls at scale.
OpenAI rolls out age checks ahead of ChatGPT adult mode
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OpenAI deploys behavioural age prediction for ChatGPT as it prepares a 2026 adult mode, raising fresh privacy and child-safety concerns.
Data privacy urged as strategic board issue in AI era
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Cybersecurity leaders warn boards must treat data privacy as a strategic imperative as AI drives explosive growth in personal data use.
Sumsub unveils AI tool tying agents to human users
Fri, 30th Jan 2026
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risk & compliance
Sumsub launches AI Agent Verification to link automated activity to verified humans, tackling rising AI-driven fraud without blocking bots.
AI deepfakes force firms to rethink trust & security
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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AI deepfakes are eroding faith in biometrics and executive identities, forcing companies to rebuild trust in how they verify people and payments.
AI crime matures as jailbreak, malware & deepfakes grow
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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AI crime is shifting from experiments to a stable industry, with jailbreak services, adaptive malware and deepfake fraud becoming routine.
Incode joins OpenAge drive for interoperable age checks
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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data protection
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Incode has joined the OpenAge Initiative, bolstering a push for interoperable, privacy-preserving age checks across online services.