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In early 2026, document authentication seems to be popping up everywhere. Whether its a handheld identity verification ...

Zelle is a peer-to-peer payment network that allows users to send money directly between bank accounts using an email ...

Digital marketplaces were built for scale. Vendors get onboarded in minutes, supply grows quickly, and transactions ...

Is document validation the most effective way of checking for document fraud?

In 2026, ultimate beneficial ownership registries are opening all over the world. Countries are scrambling to either ...

Backtesting, in our context, is the age-old practice of validating any new or modified fincrime prevention method on ...

Cash App is a peer to peer payment platform that allows users to send, receive, and store money through a mobile app. ...

Fraud doesn’t simply grow, it expands and becomes richer. New tactics emerge while foundations get updated and remain ...

Fake proof of income documents drive loan fraud, rental scams, and synthetic identities across global financial systems.

What happens when fraud gets powered by AI?

What 170 million documents reveal about amateur and professional document fraud Document fraud has changed. What used ...

Pay stub, pay slip, salary slip, earnings statement, proof of income... Whatever the designation, this is one of the ...

Fake proof of address documents are quietly fueling identity fraud, money laundering, and onboarding scams across the ...

Venmo is a peer-to-peer payment app that lets users send and receive money instantly for everyday transactions from ...

Claims-free discounts (AKA no-claims discounts or “NCDs”) remain one of the most important pricing signals in motor ...

Fake no claim discount (NCD) letters are popping up all over the auto insurance onboarding and insurer-switching ...

In 2026, insurers will collect trillions of dollars in premiums to protect individuals, businesses, and entire ...

Talking to criminals can feel like you’re watching a foreign film with imperfect subtitles: the delivery is off, the ...

Our Threat Intelligence Unit spent 2025 the right way: researching and investigating emerging threats within the ...

How is your organization handling fraud management?

Fake marriage certificates are becoming a global issue in 2026, as they increasingly appear in immigration filings, ...

Are your fraud prevention measures evolving as fast as fraud itself?

The FBI started its investigation into VerifTools, an illegal template and document generator, back in August 2022. ...

Identity fraud, benefit scams, and synthetic identity schemes make fake birth certificates a problem in 2026.

"And I probably shouldn’t say this, but when you see one cockroach, there are probably more… Everyone should be ...

Global trade depends heavily on accurate origin documentation, and, with tariff rates exploding in 2026, fake ...

Fake certificates of insurance have been on companies' risk radar since mid 2022 and are becoming a rising problem in ...

As global trade volumes rise and customs processes continue to shift online, fake export declaration risks are a harsh ...

Have you been walking the tightrope between effective fraud prevention and frictionless customer onboarding experience?

Trade finance enables roughly 80% of global trade, serving as the backbone for $25 trillion in annual transactions. By ...

Fraud will forever be available and profitable. Just ask Chen Zhi, the baby-faced Cambodian tycoon who made nearly $30 ...

I need a verified US account, how can I buy? Hi sir available… ...We can deal with 50/50 amount.. ...It’s better if you ...

Rent prices were climbing in 2025 and they're only getting higher now that we're in 2026. This raises the stakes for ...

Fake letters of credit are a global problem. Whether you’re in Mumbai, or Hong Kong, or the United States, these ...

DTCP Growth leads investment round, with existing investors Notion Capital, Google Ventures (GV), Experian doubling ...

Using a fake P60 form to inflate income and spoof mortgage applications is not a rare occurrence. Even members of the ...

Law enforcement agencies worldwide are warning institutions about the rise of fake police reports. On July 16th of last ...

A UK man who was “forced to cancel” 14 holidays due to COVID restrictions was recently sentenced for submitting fake ...

Money muling is taking on a new form in 2025. Where fraudsters once relied on coercion, deception, or shady recruitment ...

In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned businesses about websites charging up to $300 for Employer ...

The skies have never been more crowded. In 2025, airlines are expected to carry a record 5.2 billion passengers, a 6.7% ...

Bills of lading and the trade finance market are going digital in 2026. New ledger platforms are getting launched every ...

Experian makes strategic investment in Resistant AI to tackle fraud and financial crime LONDON – 22 July 2025 – ...

AI is changing the way we travel in 2026. And not just by hallucinating entire Peruvian villages or stranding tourists ...

Payment fraud prevention is a big issue for institutions in 2025. Take Cashapp's scandal earlier this year as an ...

A company’s articles of association (U.K.), or articles of incorporation (U.S.), can become a battleground for ...

Does your company’s document verification system need an AI upgrade?

Behind every fake document is a file.

Once upon a time, faking a document meant starting from scratch: scanning, cutting, pasting, layering in Photoshop.

It's February 2026 and tax season is once again upon us. Like 2025, most people will submit their tax returns online. ...

Artificial Intelligence has transformed industries, powering everything from personalized recommendations to advanced ...

Utility bills are one of the most common documents for companies that need to obtain “proof of address.” They’re also a ...

Receipts aren’t immune to forgery.

Are you tired of justifying your know your business (KYB) verification decisions to your business unit?

As businesses expand faster than ever across digital and physical markets, the demand for legitimate proof of ...

Fake certificates of incorporation are on the rise in 2025 due to the growing sophistication of digital forgery tools ...

With the release of NIST SP 800-63 Revision 4 and the surge in 'Injection Attacks,' the traditional document ...

You know we’re all about template farms. We’ve already identified and catalogued hundreds of online marketplaces ...

Many articles have been written about OnlyFake, answering some of the most frequent questions revolving around the ...

The prevalence of fake pay stubs surged in 2025, and 2026 numbers are about to go even higher. Fake pay stub generators ...

The risk of business loan fraud is headline news in 2026. In late January federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment ...

How is death legally recognized and verified in today’s world? What are the potential uses of a fake proof of death? ...

Victims of fake invoice scams shouldn't feel ashamed. Unfortunately, they're all to common across the world and are one ...

Fake W-2 forms are a huge problem in 2026, the IRS just warned us about them again a little over a month ago. But ...

In the first article created by our new Threat Intelligence Unit, we looked at Utility Bro, a template farm ...

During Resistant AI’s latest webinar on 19 September, 2024, we dove deep into the role template farms play in serial ...

Housing costs skyrocketed in 2025, leading to a rise in mortgage fraud that is following us into 2026. Could the sudden ...

What is the market for fake utility bills? How are their templates distributed? How much do they cost, and how do the ...

Today, we are publicly unveiling one of our latest initiatives we've been keeping under wraps to a select few: the ...

In our latest webinar, our document fraud solution experts Nico Martinez and Jan Indra took a deep dive into the main ...

Trade is the bread and butter of the economy–yet, 59% of small businesses are struggling to make ends meet.

2026 could be the year of document fraud. It is PwC's "THE Fraud trend to watch in 2026," more specifically, the ...

In property management, the only way for high revenue turnover is through the adoption of technology. With the right ...

Automated document processing is a game-changer for any organization across the globe. When done right with AI document ...

Employees are the backbone of any business, but they can also be a double-edged sword when it comes to occupational ...

Whenever part of the fraud world pierces through the media noise, things get fascinatingly hectic. Case in point: ...

When it comes to bank statement fraud in 2026, there’s a ripple effect that extends far beyond the immediate parties ...

Today, we’re thrilled to unveil a refreshed visual design that not only mirrors our mission but also symbolizes our ...

How do you tell if a document is real or fake? In 2026, knowing how to spot fake documents (and how document fraud ...

Most of us think of fraudulent documents only as part of larger schemes. But for fintechs, the reality is usually less ...

Fraud is fraud, right? Well, when it comes to document fraud, it’s not so cut and dry: there are different ways of ...

As we enter 2024, the fraud, automation, and compliance landscapes are poised for dynamic shifts that will shape the ...

This article was co-authored by Martin Rehak and Lucie Rehakova. Digitization has facilitated an often life-changing ...

There’s no doubt about it—the battle against fraud and financial crime has become increasingly complex. Traditional ...

Large language models (LLMs) are effectively transforming the modern business landscape. LLMs have recently become ...

The prevalence of fraud in the UK has reached alarming levels, with 40% of all crime attributed to fraudulent ...

More than ever before, financial institutions and fintech companies are recognizing the need to adopt cutting-edge AI ...

If you’re a bank, fintech company, payment institution, or money services business, it’s a hard truth that there are ...

Today, AI is as broad of a term as ‘mechanical engineering’. So what is it that we mean when we talk about AI? And more ...

We are proud to announce that Kamil from Notion Capital joins our existing investors—Tom & Vidu from GV, Jan & ...

The ACAMS Annual AML & Anti-Financial Crime Conference held in Hollywood, Florida, is one of the most anticipated ...

Authorized push payment (APP) fraud is the largest category of fraud in the United Kingdom, has been subject of ...

We here at Resistant AI have been working with Fintrail for a while now, as we believe that their recognized expertise ...

In the six months since ChatGPT was released, worldwide interest in artificial intelligence has tripled, reflected ...

British regulators' warning about fraud and AML is more specific—and consequential—than at first glance.

Digital financial crimes are in a constant state of change and innovation, and we here at Resistant AI pride ourselves ...

Resistant AI named Hottest Artificial Intelligence Startup at Europas 2022 Awards