a) Security and protection of citizens The primary purpose of digital identity is protection. Users whose identities are stolen suffer dramatic consequences: loans taken out in their name, administrative disputes, damaged online reputations. Having a robust digital identity based on reliable technical and behavioural signals helps limit these risks. b) Trust and fluidity of exchanges…

Digital identity is therefore becoming the backbone of the connected world. It condenses our personal data, our ‘technical’ fingerprints (device fingerprinting), our behaviours and our interactions. It is at once a recognition tool, a shield against fraud and a key to accessing services. 1 . Defining digital identity: Unlike civil identity, which is established and…

What is triangular fraud? Triangular fraud is a complex and ingenious method of fraud that combines elements of real and synthetic identities to create a network of fraudulent transactions. This type of fraud relies on the interaction between three parties: the fraudster, the legitimate seller and the unwitting consumer, in order to divert resources discreetly…

1) Why AI has become essential in the fight against fraud The boom in language models and content generation tools has lowered the barriers to fraud: flawless phishing emails, carefully crafted fake profiles, synthetic identities that are more difficult to detect, industrialisation of fraud scenarios, reusable attack scripts. Static controls are no longer sufficient. We…