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    Your Fraud Engine Can Now Talk to AI Agents. Here Is Where We Draw the Line

    With IBM Safer Payments 6.10, the MCP Server is an official, supported part of the product, and an AI agent can connect directly to the engine behind Legatus Core. Treat it like a very fast new hire: give it a desk, not the keys.

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    Architecture Before Algorithms: Why Deterministic Fraud Prevention Still Wins

    The payments fraud industry has a messaging problem. Every conference, every vendor pitch, every RFP response now leads with artificial intelligence. Machine learning is presented as the answer to faster attacks, higher volumes, and evolving fraud typologies.

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    IBS RegTech Labs – White Paper – Modernizing Fraud Prevention

    Payment fraud losses are projected to hit $48 billion globally — and that number is accelerating. At the same time, the European Commission is rolling out PSD3 and the Payment Services Regulation (PSR), the most demanding set of fraud prevention mandates the i

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    5 Dimensions of Trust

    Fraud management is not just about systems — it’s about People, Process, and Technology working together. Technology enables, but it’s the coordination of skilled teams and disciplined workflows that turns insight into prevention. At Legatus, we translate this

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    Masterdata: The Missing Context in Fraud Detection

    At Legatus, we treat masterdata as a critical component of modern fraud prevention. It refers to relatively static entity-level information—such as customer profiles, account details, merchant records, or KYC attributes. While transaction data captures the eve

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    Seamless Investigator Workflows

    Legatus Core, built on the proven IBM Safer Payments foundation, is not only a real-time decision engine but also a powerful investigation environment. One of its most overlooked yet transformative features is case management integration with external systems.

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    AI in Financial Crime: Friend or Foe?

    Artificial Intelligence is no longer emerging — it’s embedded in the global fraud economy. From phishing kits powered by generative models to deepfake voice scams and large-scale social engineering automation, AI gives fraudsters new reach, speed, and sophisti

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    Telcos Enter the Fight: What PSD3 Means for ECSPs and Banks

    The upcoming PSD3 and Payment Services Regulation (PSR) mark a major turning point for fraud detection across Europe. For the first time, Electronic Communications Service Providers (ECSPs) — mobile and telecom operators — are expected to play a formal role in

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    Collective Intelligence Is the Future of Fraud Prevention

    The European Union is about to redefine how financial institutions fight fraud. With the introduction of the Payment Services Regulation (PSR) and PSD3, banks, payment providers, and fintechs will no longer be able to operate in isolation. Instead, collaborati

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    Verification of Payee: A New Line of Defense in Financial Crime Prevention

    The Verification Of Payee (VOP) scheme is introduced with a set of inter-payment service provider (PSP) rules, practices and standards in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) – a critical new requirement for all financial institutions in the Euro Zone.

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