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Regions in Africa noted for having the highest fraud rejection rates in the fintech sector.
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69% of Africa’s biometric fintech fraud is now AI-generated, says report
TechCabal - Mar 06, 2026
In 2025, a fraud syndicate used 100 stolen faces to launch over 160,000 verification attacks across Africa’s fintech platforms. The report indicates that attacks are now five times more common during logins and account recovery than at account registration.
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