AI vs. AI in Banking Fraud: The 2026 Battle Over Instant Payments
AI is changing both sides of banking fraud as scammers scale deception and banks deploy real-time defenses for instant payments.
Dr.ES
Dr.ES is the founder of EdEconomy and writes about economics, banking, financial risk, fraud prevention, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration with a specialization in Analytics and has more than a decade of experience in banking, risk analytics, fraud prevention, enterprise reporting, data governance, and AI-enabled analytics within large regulated financial institutions. Views are personal and informational only.
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