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1 in 4 respondents in APAC reported being targeted for money-mule recruitment.
11/29/2025•
APACMoney mule recruitment
The top first-party fraud schemes included synthetic identity (21%), chargeback abuse (16%), and application fraud (14%).
11/29/2025•
First-party fraudSynthetic identityChargeback abuse
AI-assisted forgery rose from 0% in 2024 to 2% in 2025.
11/29/2025•
AI-assisted forgery
The overall identity fraud rate decreased from 2.6% in 2024 to 2.2% over 2024-2025, remaining above the 2.0% level of 2023.
11/29/2025•
Identity fraud
The share of multi-step attacks rose from 10% in 2024 to 28% in 2025, marking a 180% year-over-year growth in 'sophisticated' fraud.
11/29/2025•
Multi-step fraud
Cambodia recorded the highest ratio of approved applicants linked to fraud networks in APAC at 17%.
11/29/2025•
FraudAPACCambodia
Fraud rates dropped in Europe by 14.6% and in North America by 5.5%, while increasing by 9.3% in Africa, 16.4% in APAC, and 19.8% in the Middle East.
11/29/2025•
FraudEuropeNorth America
The top third-party fraud schemes included identity theft (28%), account takeover (19%), and card testing (17%).
11/29/2025•
Third-party fraudIdentity theftAccount takeover
The highest fraud rates were recorded in Iraq (9.7%), Pakistan (5.9%), and Tanzania (5.0%).
11/29/2025•
FraudIraqPakistan
In 2025, 40% of companies and 52% of end users reported being victims of fraud.
11/29/2025•
Fraud
In 2025, the sectors most affected by fraud included online media & dating (6.3%), financial services (2.7%), and crypto (2.2%).
11/29/2025•
FraudOnline mediaDating
iGaming operators cited the top threats as: Identity fraud: 64.8%, Money laundering: 64.8%, Bonus abuse: 63.8%, Payments fraud: 31.4%, Account takeovers: 23.8%.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
Across all industries, there was a 700% global increase in deepfake fraud between Q1 2024 and Q1 2025.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
iGaming operators cited the top threats as: Identity fraud: 64.8%, Money laundering: 64.8%, Bonus abuse: 63.8%, Payments fraud: 31.4%, Account takeovers: 23.8%.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
Europe saw a 5.1% increase in fraud rates in the iGaming industry, from 1.18% in 2024 to 1.24% in 2025.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
iGaming operators using Non-Doc verification reported a 53% drop in processing time and 35% more clients onboarded successfully.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
78% of iGaming operators encountered a growth in AI-generated fake documents in the past year.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
43.8% of iGaming operators reported a noticeable increase in AI-powered fraud over the past year.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
Legitimate players typically register around 6 p.m. in the iGaming industry.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
The deposit stage is now the most targeted point in the user journey, with 41.9% of iGaming operators citing it as the primary fraud flashpoint. Other vulnerable stages include withdrawals: 22.9% and in-game activity: 11.4%.
6/24/2025•
iGamingIdentity verificationFraud
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