Definition

Fraud and social-engineering campaigns accelerated by generative AI — cheaper deepfakes, phishing copy, and bot-like interaction — that overwhelm traditional OTP and rule-based fraud controls.

Key Points

  • Central narrative in visa’s rationale for acquiring biocatch
  • Pushes detection earlier in the digital banking session, before payment rails are hit
  • Interacts with agentic-commerce and ai-agents session signals as agents become payment actors

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