Synthetic identity fraud is most commonly associated with fraud in banking or against credit unions but is often mistakenly overlooked in digital commerce. With fraudsters becoming more clever about how they use synthetic identities, it’s a tactic that fraud fighters need to watch out for and guard against.

Synthetic Identities are Not New

There is no shortage of news headlines about companies falling victim to cyber breaches and the astounding costs associated with them. According to the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023, the global average cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 million, a 15% increase since 2020. For the financial services industry, the cost is even higher at $5.9 million per breach; that is 28% above the global average. 

nCino, Inc., a pioneer in cloud banking for the global financial services industry, today announced that Together, one of the UK’s leading property lenders, has selected nCino’s Cloud Banking Platform to revolutionise and future-proof its business.

Islamic banking and finance is experiencing a surge in popularity within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, presenting a significant new market for financial services. This was highlighted by a recent visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan by Mr. Muhammad Zubair, CEO of AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE), UAE a leading Islamic finance advisory and consultancy firm.

Nium, the global leader in real-time cross-border payments, today announced it will sign a partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Artajasa, one of Indonesia's leading payment infrastructure companies. Artajasa operates the switching services banks and fintechs use to facilitate fast, secure, and reliable electronic transactions.

Allianz’s personal lines business has reported a 29%1 increase in fraud prevention in 2023 compared to the previous year. This spans all types of insurance fraud from motor claims, home claims, and application fraud, and the notable rise of ghost brokers and their tactics to lure innocent victims into a fake insurance policy.

Yuno, the leading global payments orchestration platform, today announces it has scaled up its footprint in Asia, launching its innovative payment orchestration solution in key markets including Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong, among others.

Digital investment platform Mnaara has officially launched in the UK and is now providing access to private markets investments for Shariah-conscious investors from across the world.

PPRO, the leading local payments platform, has today announced its entry into the US market enabling global payment service providers (PSPs) and merchants to reach millions of US consumers via a single API.

To accelerate its growth in the United States and its presence in the fast-expanding online gaming market, Thunes, a global cross-border payments company, is proud to announce that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tilia LLC, an all-in-one payments platform. Tilia is licensed in 48 U.S. states and territories and offers payment solutions (acceptance and pay-outs) for online games, virtual worlds, creator economies, and in-app purchases.