Banks Identify Verified Fraudulent Payments
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On November 10, 2026, PYMNTS reported that banks may still transfer funds to criminals even when they successfully verify the payer’s identity. The report noted that criminals trick real customers into authorizing payments and may also use AI to create fake identities that can pass account-opening checks. Paymentology Chief Product Officer Stephen Bowe recommended that banks monitor the entire customer relationship and assess fraud risk using behavioral analytics. For agentic payments, he recommended using tokenization to restrict the scope of credentials and verifying counterparties before payment.
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- PYMNTSHow banks identify scam payments made by authenticated users
Even when banks successfully verify a payer’s identity, they may still transfer money to criminals; criminals may trick legitimate customers into authorizing payments or use AI to create fake identities that pass account-opening checks. Paymentology Chief Product Officer Stephen Bowe recommends that banks monitor the entire customer relationship and combine behavioral analysis to assess fraud risk. For agentic payments, tokenization can limit the scope of credentials, and counterparties can be verified before payment.
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