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Identity fraud detection: tackling synthetic and stolen identities

Identity fraud is growing at an unprecedented pace, creating massive financial and reputational risks. Our solution combines three powerful pillars, reinforced document verification, proactive monitoring, and synthetic identity detection, to stop fraud early without slowing down the customer experience.

A growing risk in a fully digital world

Identity theft is rising fast. In France alone, over 210.000 citizens are affected each year. It’s now the fastest-growing type of fraud, driven by digital acceleration post-Covid. By 2025, global losses from identity fraud are expected to surpass $50 billion.

The impact is real:

financial losses,
legal and reputational risk,
emotional and operational toll.

To mitigate it, checks must be strong from the very first interaction, and remain active across the customer lifecycle.

Three key pillars

That is exactly why we designed our service around three essential pillars that strengthen each other:

Reinforced identity document verification
Proactive status monitoring (lost, stolen, or misused documents)
Synthetic identity detection

Together, these pillars form one mission: stop fraud early, without slowing down legitimate customers.
Let’s look at how each of them works in practice.

1. Reinforced identity document checks

Fraud techniques evolve fast and so must document verification.

Our solution automates real-time analysis of:

the visual and structural features of identity documents (ID card, passport, residence permit, driving licence),
digital tampering or inconsistencies,
structured data via OCR.

All embedded into a smooth onboarding flow, without adding friction.

2. Proactive monitoring: lost, stolen, or misused IDs

A document may look perfect but still be flagged as stolen or misused.

That’s why we don’t stop at visual checks.

We cross-check each document with:

official and interbank watchlists (lost, stolen, or blacklisted IDs),
your internal fraud history,
sector-specific compliance sources (banking, insurance, payments…).

If something’s wrong, you’re alerted instantly without slowing down operations.

3. Synthetic identity detection

Unlike classic impersonation, synthetic identities blend real and fake data to build convincing false profiles.

These are often made using stolen SSNs, real addresses, and fake names. Just enough to fool standard KYC checks.

Our solution detects them through:

over 200 consistency checks,
data triangulation across official and private databases,
automated scoring and anomaly detection.

We don’t just look at the documents. We analyse how the data fits or doesn’t across your entire ecosystem.

The result: real protection, less noise

And the results speak for themselves. With our service, you:

cut financial and regulatory risk,
prevent fraudsters from entering your ecosystem,
protect both your teams and your customers,
and stay ahead of evolving threats without degrading the user experience.

Because in the end, fraud prevention is not just about blocking criminals. It’s about enabling trust.

In a fully digital world, trust is your most valuable asset. Our mission is to help you protect it, from the very first interaction, across every stage of the journey, today and tomorrow.

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