Trustfull, a leader in identity intelligence for fraud prevention, today launches Domain Intelligence, a new suite of AI agents designed to automate KYB checks and merchant verification with deep online due diligence.Every year, fake businesses inflict billions of dollars in direct fraud losses and secondary expenses on financial institutions, including chargebacks and Know Your Business verification efforts. SMB lending fraud, which occurs when fraudulent or misrepresented small businesses apply for a loan, rose by nearly 14% in 2023-2024. In the e-commerce sector, the rise of fake web shops designed to deceive shoppers into purchasing designer items they will never receive is a growing concern, with Lloyds Bank estimating this type of fraud drove a 211% increase in card payment disputes in 2024.Trustfull is launching Domain Intelligence to help payment service providers, merchant acquirers, and financial institutions pre-screen and evaluate the true nature of the businesses they are about to onboard before the Know Your Business (KYB) process begins.In particular, Domain Intelligence’s suite of AI agents performs instant deep online due diligence on any web domain globally. Key features include a thorough website analysis, as well as checks on social media, business platforms, and marketplaces to confirm active commercial operations. Additional insights include reviews, digital advertising activity, business photos, and data from online sources to verify the company’s legitimacy.As the number of SMEs entering the digital economy continues to grow, Domain Intelligence automates the most time-consuming aspects of business verification during onboarding, reducing fraud-related risks for financial institutions and e-commerce platforms.Marko Maras, CEO of Trustfull, commented:“Traditional KYB solutions are struggling to keep pace with the growing scale and sophistication of modern criminals. Originally designed for thousands of merchants instead of millions, these processes leave financial institutions exposed

Trustfull, a leader in Identity Intelligence for fraud prevention, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Scalapay, a premier European buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider. The collaboration will strengthen fraud prevention operations across Scalapay’s extensive network of European markets, leveraging Trustfull’s platform to proactively identify fraudsters and prevent first payment defaults.In 2023, the European BNPL market was valued at approximately $147.6 billion and is projected to reach $272.5 billion by 2029 (Source). This rapid market expansion brings an increasing need for robust fraud prevention solutions that can protect against evolving tactics, including synthetic identity fraud. The Trustfull platform addresses these challenges by offering open-source intelligence insights and real-time analysis on user contact details and location, enabling BNPL businesses to accurately differentiate between legitimate customers and high-risk applicants.Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Milan, Scalapay has rapidly become a leading player in the European BNPL market, known for its commitment to financial accessibility and customer convenience. With millions of customers and a growing list of merchant partners, Scalapay offers interest-free instalment payment options, making purchases more accessible while prioritizing customer safety.Trustfull’s Identity Intelligence engine analyzes hundreds of digital signals—such as email addresses, phone numbers, IP addresses, browser and device data—to assess user risk in real time. This empowers fraud teams to detect synthetic identities and prevent fraud while maintaining a seamless user experience.Ana Milena Fernandez, CRO at Scalapay, commented:“With Trustfull’s technology, we are enhancing our proactive fraud prevention controls within our online applications to keep reducing first payment defaults

Trustfull, the Digital Risk Intelligence company, has announced the global launch of Silent Onboarding, a new solution to provide a first line of defence against the rising threat of synthetic identity fraud.In 2023, overall identity fraud losses reached nearly $23 billion, pushed by the rise in synthetic identity fraud. This type of fraud involves creating a fictitious identity by combining genuine contact details sourced from data leaks with fake information created ad hoc. Synthetic identities are used to commit a wide range of digital and financial crimes such as money laundering, payment frauds and promo abuse.This context has sensibly increased the need to integrate traditional active identity checks, such as verifying an ID document or a video recording, with complementary fraud prevention measures that employ passive identity checks to identify fraud attempts at sign-up.Trustfull’s Silent Onboarding harnesses hundreds of digital signals to pre-screen customers without interfering with the user experience. It combines phone, email and IP address intelligence gathered from publicly obtainable sources into a real-time digital risk score. Suspicious users are promptly identified and blocked using silent checks, reinforcing existing identity verification with an additional layer of security.The Silent Onboarding solution features a single API for seamless integration into existing account opening processes and a user-friendly digital risk intelligence platform. Core functionalities include an advanced identity graph to visualize suspicious connections between users based on digital identifiers, a no-code rule engine with customizable risk models with full explainability, and actionable insights to refine risk strategies over time.“At Trustfull, we’re committed to empowering businesses with robust fraud prevention solutions,” said Marko Maras, CEO of Trustfull