The Green Sheet Online Edition
April 13, 2026 • 26:04:01
Detect fraud earlier with real-time identity intelligence
Fideo Intelligence launched Verify for Payments, an AI-driven identity intelligence solution designed to help payment service providers, fintechs, processors and financial institutions detect fraud earlier while improving approval rates for legitimate customers.
The offering targets a growing challenge in the payments ecosystem: synthetic identity fraud and AI-enabled attacks that increasingly bypass traditional onboarding and compliance controls. With global fraud losses projected to reach $131 billion by 2030, providers are under pressure to identify risk earlier in the transaction lifecycle without adding friction.
Verify for Payments introduces an upstream identity analysis layer that evaluates identity integrity before traditional checks such as KYC, KYB, sanctions and politically exposed person screening are applied. Delivered via API with sub-second response times, the platform is designed to operate within high-velocity, real-time payments environments.
Identity integrity, not static data
The solution can be deployed across onboarding, merchant vetting, account linking and transaction monitoring, Fideo said, adding it provides explainable risk assessments with structured reasoning, allowing fraud and compliance teams to better understand flagged activity and reduce reliance on manual reviews.
By focusing on identity integrity rather than static data checks, Verify aims to reduce false positives, improve match accuracy and increase approval rates. The company said the platform connects to more than 2 billion identities globally and is capable of detecting significantly more fraud than traditional approaches.
"Payments fraud is evolving faster than traditional controls can adapt," said Fideo CEO Christopher Harrison. "Verify for Payments introduces a real-time identity intelligence layer that helps organizations detect fraud earlier while reducing friction across the payments lifecycle."
A unified framework
Verify is complemented by Fideo's Signals capability, which provides additional identity and network intelligence for investigations and due diligence. Together, the tools deliver a unified framework for identifying coordinated fraud activity and supporting audit-ready decisioning.
Fideo said the platform can be integrated into existing onboarding and risk workflows without disrupting compliance systems, enabling institutions to enhance fraud defenses while maintaining operational efficiency.
Verify for Payments is available globally, offering organizations a scalable approach to strengthening identity verification, reducing fraud losses and improving customer experience. For more information, please visit www.fideo.ai 
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