Fraud Prevention

New York – October 12, 2026 -- CLEAR (NYSE: YOU) has integrated its CLEAR1 secure identity platform with Amazon Web Services' Amazon Connect, allowing contact centers to verify a caller's identity before or during a support interaction.

The integration targets fraud, impersonation and high-friction verification, which the company identifies as weak points in contact center support. Organizations can place identity checks earlier in the support journey, before the customer speaks with an agent.

Callers verify via SMS link before reaching an agent

When a customer calls a support center powered by Amazon Connect, they can choose to verify through CLEAR. Customers who opt in receive a secure SMS link and complete verification on their phone. The call is then routed to an agent, who sees the verification result in real time.

Plano, Texas – October 09, 2026 -- Financial institutions using BioCatch through the Alkami Digital Banking Platform prevented more than $263 million in fraud during 2025, according to data shared by BioCatch and announced by Alkami Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALKT).

BioCatch scores every banking session for account takeover risk

BioCatch Account Takeover Protection analyzes behavioral, device and session signals in real time as account holders use digital banking. It builds a baseline of legitimate activity and flags deviations such as unusual navigation, interaction patterns or transaction behavior that may indicate a compromised account or an active takeover attempt.

Each session receives a risk score. Financial institutions set their own thresholds based on their tolerance for potential fraud, which lets them tailor responses to their security strategy.

San Jose, Calif. – October 06, 2026 -- Incognia has introduced AI Agent Detection, a new capability designed to help financial institutions distinguish between a legitimate AI agent and an authorized action, as AI agents increasingly make purchases, payments and account changes on behalf of consumers.

Incognia separates agent identity from action risk

The new system combines signed-request verification, agent-origin classification, bot and automation detection and Incognia's broader risk intelligence. When additional confidence is required, financial institutions can cross-check an action against signals from a customer's trusted devices, account activity, device integrity, network and location.

"AI agents change the trust problem for financial institutions," said André Ferraz, co-founder and CEO of Incognia. "Knowing that a request came from a legitimate agent isn't the same as knowing that a specific action should be allowed."

Los Angeles – September 25, 2026 -- A fraud alert from a Lear Capital employee led Antioch, California police to dismantle a multi-state identity theft operation with combined victim losses of nearly $30,000, the Antioch Police Department said.

Employee tip triggers police investigation into suspicious transactions

On September 25, 2026, a Lear Capital employee flagged account activity believed to be fraudulent and alerted the Antioch Police Department. Detective Ryan Duff traced the transactions to victims in multiple states.

Hong Kong – September 21, 2026 -- Reap has launched Sentry, a managed fraud and risk service that eliminates the need for card-issuing clients to build in-house fraud teams or license separate monitoring tools.

Global card fraud losses hit $33.41 billion in 2024, Nilson Report data shows

Payment card fraud losses worldwide totalled USD 33.41 billion in 2024, tied to global card volume of USD 51.920 trillion, according to The Nilson Report's January 2026 figures. Reap cites the millisecond nature of authorisation decisions as the reason fraud must be intercepted at the point of transaction rather than remediated afterward.

McLean, Va. – September 19, 2026 -- ID.me and Plaid have launched a partnership allowing government agencies to verify a benefits claimant's identity and confirm their linked bank account belongs to them before disbursing funds, addressing a gap that contributed to $5.6 billion in unemployment insurance improper payments in fiscal year 2025.

Improper payment rate hit 14.9% for the fourth straight year

According to the Government Accountability Office, the 14.9 percent improper payment rate for unemployment insurance exceeded the federal standard for four consecutive years. Agencies have strengthened identity verification but lacked equivalent controls over where payments land, allowing claimants to pass identity checks and then enter a bank account that is not theirs.

Austin, Texas – September 18, 2026 -- 6lock has become the only Verified Money Movement platform in BluWave's vetted provider network, giving more than 500 private equity firms and thousands of portfolio companies direct access to identity-verified transaction infrastructure.

BluWave's invite-only network now routes capital call and distribution needs to 6lock

BluWave connects private equity firms and portfolio companies with third-party service providers selected for specific business needs, and providers must pass an evaluation covering direct private equity experience, client references, capability fit and project history, with ongoing review tied to client feedback and performance. 6lock cleared that bar as the network's exclusive money movement provider, positioning it to be considered whenever BluWave clients look to replace email-, spreadsheet- and callback-based fund transfer processes.

Irvine, Calif. – September 14, 2026 -- U.S. consumers received just under 3.9 billion robocalls in August 2026, a 10% drop from July and the lowest monthly total since October 2025, according to the YouMail Robocall Index.

August volume falls to 125.4 million calls per day, reversing a year-long upward trend

Daily robocall averages dropped to 125.4 million calls, or 1,451 calls per second, down from July's 139.3 million calls per day and 1,612 calls per second. The decline pulls August volumes back to levels last seen in January and February, breaking the upward trajectory that had persisted through most of 2026.