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Fraud teams shouldn't have to choose between stronger security and better customer experiences. Next week, on July 14 at 10am ET, Darwinium's Ed Whitehead and Hugh Steed join experts from Loyalty Security Alliance and Global Loyalty Organisation to explore one of the biggest challenges facing digital businesses today: how to protect loyalty programs without adding unnecessary friction for legitimate customers. There's still time to register - find the link in the comments. We hope to see you there!

Three years ago, we predicted the rise of agentic fraud. Today, it's no longer a prediction. As AI agents become increasingly capable of mimicking legitimate users, the challenge isn't simply verifying identity. It's understanding intent. Identity can be stolen. Devices can be spoofed. Behavior can be imitated. But intent is revealed through the complete customer journey. Organizations need to move beyond point-in-time fraud detection and start making decisions based on continuous context. It's interesting to look back at this conversation from three years ago. It feels more relevant than ever. http://bit.ly/4eSchlE #FraudPrevention #AgenticAI #CyberSecurity #DigitalIdentity #AI

How do you strengthen security without adding friction for your best customers? Join Darwinium's Ed Whitehead, the Loyalty Security Alliance and the Global Loyalty Organisation on July 14 at 10am ET for a live webinar centered around how organizations can balance fraud prevention with exceptional customer experiences. We'll explore: - Risk-based customer journeys - Recognizing trusted users with greater confidence - The impact of AI on fraud and security - Practical strategies to protect loyalty programs and digital accounts If you're responsible for fraud, security or customer experience, we'd love to see you there. Link to register in the comments. #FraudPrevention #CustomerExperience #LoyaltyPrograms #Darwinium

We work with a number of airlines and travel loyalty schemes, who are now effectively seeing their points and miles as banks do cash and deposits. What's these two verticals also have in common are the attack methodologies used against them. While financial institutions have years of experience and established layered defences, airlines, hotels and online travel agents (OTAs) have traditionally been focused on detecting bad payments - not stopping onboarding, login and account takeover attacks. And AI accelerated fraud just makes things worse. Read this article from Hugh Steed that looks into this comparison in more depth.

I'm really excited to welcome Sean McDermott to the team at Darwinium, leading sales in North America. Sean has over a decade of experience in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and data science sales, and has built a stellar reputation for transforming markets and earning the trust of CISOs and fraud leaders at some of the world's most recognized brands. As agents, humans and fraudsters are increasingly blurring the boundaries of how businesses understand intent online, Sean cuts through the complexity, bringing clarity and precison to cyberfraud prevention that reduces overheads and risk for both security and fraud teams. He's a Bay Area native, loves walking meetings and is already fitting right in with our awesome team in the US. Welcome Sean! Michael Rodriguez Rebekah Moody Ed Whitehead Krishna Jayakumar Ben Davey Caleb Moore

AI-driven fraud is rapidly reshaping the threat landscape for airline loyalty programs. Miles and rewards points have become high-value targets for account takeover, bot attacks, and sophisticated fraud rings - creating growing pressure on fraud, cybersecurity and loyalty teams. We’re excited to join a discussion on 24 June on how airlines can better detect and prevent loyalty fraud while maintaining seamless customer experiences. Topics include: - Emerging AI-driven loyalty fraud trends - Behavioral intelligence and digital signatures - Continuous fraud detection across customer journeys - Balancing security with customer experience Darwinium Speakers: Ed Whitehead & Hugh Steed 24 June 2026 10:00 AM ICT Register today: https://luma.com/qeqixhom #FraudPrevention #AirlineLoyalty #CyberSecurity #DigitalIdentity #FraudDetection 

Promo and loyalty abuse is no longer a niche problem. New Liminal research projects it will account for 42% of all eCommerce fraud within the next two years, up from 31% just two years ago. That's a 35% increase. And most teams are still fighting it with manual review queues. 96% of loyalty and referral cases require a human to touch them. 79% of organizations report high labor costs as a direct result. 38% say they simply cannot act in real time. The fraud is outpacing the tools. We're proud to be named a leading vendor in Liminal's 2025 Promotion and Loyalty Abuse in eCommerce Index, one of 14 vendors selected from 46 evaluated, recognized for edge-based detection, behavioral intelligence, and an identity graph that exposes coordinated abuse rings at scale. The full report covers market trends, vendor evaluations, and the 8 product requirements every solution needs to meet. Link in the first comment. #FraudPrevention #eCommerce #PromotionAbuse #LoyaltyFraud #Darwinium Rebekah Moody, Ed Whitehead, Michael Rodriguez, Alisdair Faulkner, Ben Davey, Donnie Gates,

8 reasons why the edge is where fraud prevention belongs! Fraud doesn’t wait… so why should your defenses? Most fraud solutions still rely on centralized decisioning, creating lag, blind spots, and missed threats. Deploying fraud detection at the CDN edge flips the script. You get real-time decisioning, full journey visibility, and the ability to stop fraud as it happens... not after the damage is done. Explore 8 reasons why the edge is where fraud prevention belongs 👇 https://lnkd.in/enbDdXMd #FraudPrevention #CyberSecurity #EdgeComputing #eCommerce #Fintech Hugh Steed, Ed Whitehead, Rebekah Moody, Natalie Lewkowicz, Michael Rodriguez, Donnie Gates, Alisdair Faulkner, Krishna Jayakumar

Great to see the Darwinium team talking all thinks loyalty fraud at the Loyalty Security Alliance annual conference this week. Michael Rodriguez Ed Whitehead Rebekah Moody Stephen Purvis

The agents are already boarding. The question is: do you know which ones to trust? AI-facilitated fraud isn't a future problem for airlines; it's the new baseline. - 97% of organizations have already seen AI-assisted attacks increase year-on-year. And in travel specifically, the numbers are even starker: -17% of airline and OTA leaders say AI-assisted fraud has increased dramatically in the past year, more than double the cross-industry average. But here's the paradox: the same AI that empowers your customers also empowers fraudsters. Travelers are increasingly using AI agents to search, book, and manage trips. - 33% of airline and OTA traffic is already estimated to be non-human. - 46% of organizations say they cannot distinguish good agentic traffic from bad. The answer isn't to block automation. It's about understanding intent across the entire customer journey, not just at the moment of payment. The gate is open. The organizations that thrive will be the ones that know exactly who, and what, they're letting through. Think this is interesting? We have plenty more to talk about at LSA Dublin today and tomorrow. Look out for the Darwinium team. Rebekah Moody, Stephen Purvis, Ed Whitehead, Michael Rodriguez