Gen AI Fueling New Wave of Fraud in Africa, 2025 Smile ID Report Reveals

Smile ID, Africa’s leading provider of identity verification solutions, has released its 2025 Digital Identity Fraud in Africa Report, highlighting critical fraud trends across the continent. The report uncovers sophisticated fraud tactics exploiting vulnerabilities in fintech platforms and digital ecosystems, accelerated by emerging technologies such as Generative AI, deepfakes, and insider-assisted schemes. The report also offers clear, actionable strategies to help business leaders protect trust, revenue, and maintain operational stability in 2025. Drawing on anonymised data from over 110 million identity verification checks conducted by Smile...

Three Data-Driven Strategies For Better Fraud Detection

If your organization is like most, your employees are spending more money on more spend categories and using more payment methods than ever before. While this increase in employee flexibility is great for productivity, it often comes with a lack of visibility and an increased risk of fraud. Organizations that are not equipped to capture all of this spend are vulnerable to compliance risks, not to mention schemes from both intentional and unintentional fraudsters. However, some organizations have embraced this change...

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