44% of security leaders use AI-based solutions for threat detection and fraud prevention.

50% of small business owners say financial institutions are "very responsible" for preventing and protecting against fraud.

81% of fraud prevention, risk, and compliance professionals report an increase in mule-related activity over the past year.

More than 80% of fraud prevention, risk, and compliance professionals report that mule activity is detected reactively rather than prevented before suspicious transactions occur.

78% of financial institutions make improving mule account detection a high or top priority over the next 12 months.

51% of small business owners say business owners themselves are "very responsible" for preventing and protecting against fraud.

Over 50% of fraud prevention, risk, and compliance professionals say account handover fraud, where control of a verified account shifts to someone else without authorization, is more difficult to detect than other types of fraud.

51% of small business owners say payment platforms are "very responsible" for preventing and protecting against fraud.

62% of consumers say they avoid deals that seem too good to be true.

38% of internal audit functions test or strengthen fraud prevention and detection.

57% of internal audit functions currently assess control weaknesses that enable fraud.

23% of UK consumers cite fraud detection and prevention as the most positive impact of AI in banking in 2025.

Only 28% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders consider deepfake-resistant verification tools a priority for identity and access management modernization.

41% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders reported that their company has hired and onboarded a fraudulent candidate.

82% of organizations in the financial services industry stated they have increased their investment in AI-driven fraud prevention technologies.

84% of decision-makers in the financial services industry reported that fraud prevention has resulted in higher rates of customer satisfaction.

88% of organizations encounter deepfake or impersonation attacks at least occasionally.

More than 80% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders rely on phone and video to confirm identities.

40% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders believe their current defenses against AI-driven identity attacks are definitely adequate.

45% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders reported that deepfake or impersonation attacks are frequent occurrences in their organizations.