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Synthetic identities: why fraudsters need imaginary friends

Synthetic identity fraud is a growing problem. Fraudsters go to extreme lengths to craft identities—complete with social security numbers, names, addresses, and even loyalty program memberships—which they then use to carry out complex (and often costly) fraud schemes. In this post, we dive into the how, the why, and the what you can do about it.

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To reach fintech’s next level, infrastructure providers must address these pain points

Alloy CRO, Laura Spiekerman, writes about how infrastructure providers can help fintech companies address fraud and other common fintech pain points.

Fraudsters adapt. So should your fraud prevention strategy.

We asked Yigit Yildirim, Socure’s Vice President and Head of Fraud & Risk, to offer his perspective on the modern identity fraud stack, paths to optimize fraud efficacy, and consider how forward-thinking fraud teams should prepare for changing economic conditions.

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More money, less fraud

Alloy announces $52 million in additional Series C

How to outsmart referral fraud

Referral marketing can be a great approach to acquiring new customers. It can also open you up to referral fraud scams. We take a deep dive into referral fraud and share some tactics to prevent it.

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NFTs: fraud or the future?

NFTs are a misunderstood innovation. While they may seem like a speculative asset class, many more potential use cases exist. But fraud is unfortunately rampant, and it's important to understand what will drive positive (or increasingly risky) developments in this space.

How to build your digital banking strategy

This guide will take you through the things you should consider to create a digital strategy you can bank on.

Fraud Q&A series: Protecting your organization from Card-Not-Present (CNP) Fraud with IDology

The latest guest in our fraud Q&A series exploring fraud trends in the financial services space is Christina Luttrell, CEO at GBG Americas. Christina explains why IDology is concerned about Card-Not-Present fraud and what they are doing to protect financial institutions from it.

Alloy + NeuroID: Your first line of defense against fraud

Alloy has partnered with NeuroID to give our clients access to crowd-level and individual behavioral data to leverage during customer onboarding. Learn about how pre-submit data can shine a spotlight on fraudsters (and genuine applicants!) before they even click “submit”.

On the front lines of a fraud attack

An Alloy Client Success Manager takes you through his first-hand experience helping one of our clients work through a fraud attack.

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How to stop a fraud attack

Learn how triage, discovery, and remediation comprise an effective fraud response strategy.

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Alloy goes global

Alloy is expanding internationally with the backing of several new data sources and coverage for 40 countries across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM regions.

Alloy helps Jetty improve the onboarding and credit underwriting process without compromising risk

Maximizing ROI on your consumer credit marketing campaigns

We weigh the pros and cons of broad advertising for consumer credit cards and share three cost-effective tips for expanding your TAM without opening yourself up to more risk.

Fraud Q&A Series: Tackling SIM Swap Fraud with Prove

The latest guest in our fraud Q&A series exploring fraud trends in the financial services space is Mary Ann Miller, the Fraud & Cybercrime Executive Advisor and VP of Client Experience at Prove. We talk to Mary about what FIs can do to prevent SIM swapping.

DEI @ Alloy: June 2022 recap

June was another eventful month for Alloy’s DEI Committee, with both Juneteenth and Pride month. On top of that, we launched our ERG (Employee Resource Group) program. Here’s a look inside our past month.

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Fraud Q&A Series: Detect and prevent account takeover fraud attacks

Introducing a new blog series that highlights the most pressing fraud trends affecting financial institutions today. For the first installment, we talked with Mike Cook from Socure about account takeover fraud.

The great balancing act: fraud prevention and customer experience

Alloy CEO Tommy Nicholas and Jamie Warder, Executive VP & Head of Digital Banking at KeyBank, react to Forrester's study, The Identity Decisioning Imperative.

3 fraud & risk lessons banks can learn from fintech companies

Alloy CEO Tommy Nicholas outlines the top three challenges he sees banks face in their KYC and fraud prevention efforts and shares some lessons banks can learn from fintech companies to overcome these challenges.

Alloy + Prove: partnering to provide phone-centric identity solutions

We’re excited to announce an official partnership with Prove, a leader in phone-centric digital identity solutions, to enable financial institutions to verify and authenticate their customers.

Alloy and nCino team up to create a seamless experience for financial institutions and their clients

We're proud to launch a new partnership with nCino, a provider of cloud-based banking solutions, to provide a smooth onboarding experience for their clients.

Exploring the "niche" banking trend

Billie Simmons, Co-founder & COO of Daylight, Ryan Falvey, Founder & Managing Partner at Financial Venture Studio and Alloy’s GM of Fintech, Charley Ma weigh in on the "niche" banking trend.

The metaverse is full of finopportunity

There’s just one little problem with your “digital transformation” plans: you probably didn’t account for the metaverse. In this blog, we explore what the metaverse actually is and how banks and fintech companies can adapt to its new digital economy.

Alloy Onboarding helped Mountain America Credit Union reduce fraudulent applications by 29%

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