Identity verification systems are struggling with synthetic fraud

Fake and expired IDs keep showing up in routine customer transactions, from alcohol purchases to credit card applications. The problem shows up most often in industries that depend on fast onboarding and remote transactions, where identity checks rely heavily on scanned documents and automated workflows. Intellicheck analyzed nearly 100 million identity verification transactions collected through its cloud-based verification service during 2025. The company said the dataset covers about half of the adult population in the … More →

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