90% Link Fraud Infrastructure to Faster Customer Onboarding
New data shows that modernizing fraud prevention is the key to faster customer approvals and lower operating costs for consumer financing.
Curated by Financing Your Way from original reporting by PYMNTS. Summary is AI-assisted and editorially reviewed — see our editorial standards.
Modernizing your application process isn't just about convenience—it is now a primary defense against financial loss. A new report shows that 90% of firms link their fraud infrastructure directly to faster customer onboarding. For retailers and service providers offering financing, this means that the speed at which you approve a customer is now inseparable from how well you verify their identity. Companies that use real-time data and modern payment rails report significantly lower fraud losses and fewer failed payments compared to those using manual or legacy systems. If your financing platform feels slow, you are likely losing good customers to friction while simultaneously leaving the door open for bad actors. The shift in the industry is moving toward 'invisible' security. This involves using backend technology to verify bank accounts and identities instantly. This allows legitimate shoppers to complete their purchase in seconds. The data suggests that investing in these automated verification tools pays for itself by reducing the labor costs associated with manual reviews and decreasing the number of chargebacks or defaulted payments your business has to eat. Operators should view fraud prevention not as a hurdle for the customer, but as a mechanism to safely increase their approval rates.
Source: PYMNTS
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