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Fraud Prevention Technology & Risk Intelligence

Stay one step ahead

  • Stop application fraud faster
  • Fast-track genuine customers
  • Rapidly act on new risk

Don’t just react to fraud. Get ahead of it and stay ahead

Application fraud is the entry point, but it's not the only time your business is vulnerable to fraudsters. Staying ahead means continuous oversight and the ability to predict what's coming next.  
 
Outpace fraud with real-time insights powered by the UK's largest risk intelligence consortium. Take control of your fraud strategy with trusted decisioning technology that allows you to implement controls that make sense for your business.  
 
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£7 billion

Over £7bn fraud savings across the public and private sector

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No. 1

The largest cross-sector risk intelligence database of its kind

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160+

160+ partners and clients across financial services and government

Application fraud prevention

Stop fraud at the front gate

Synectics leads the market in application fraud defences, enabling banks, insurers and more to transform risk signals into trusted outcomes.  

From real-time decisioning in SIRA, to predictive analytics and fake document screening, Synectics’ innovations are powered by the UK’s largest and most accurate risk intelligence consortium: National SIRA. 

That means seeing threats early and blocking application fraud before it harms your business – all while providing friction-right experiences for genuine customers.  

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Confidence built into every decision

Accelerate decisions without compromising confidence. Synectics helps financial services organisations fast-track genuine customers, while instantly identifying those who exceed your risk appetite. 

Overlaying a predictive analytics engine onto the UK's most complete risk data asset is a powerful fraud defence. Combined with explainable AI and tailored risk modelling, you can validate identities early, reduce false positives and apply a strategy that's right for you.

Whether quoting, onboarding or rescreening, make decisions quickly with friction-right controls that keep genuine customers moving and risk under control.

Manipulated document screening

Catch fakes before they cost you

From fraudulent bank statements to forged claims evidence, document manipulation is on the rise and is often undetected by the human eye. 

Synectics helps banks, lenders and insurers detect fake documents in real time, using AI, forensic analysis and a constantly expanding cross-sector intelligence library shared across the UK’s largest risk consortium. 

This gives you unique visibility of patterns others miss — from template reuse to repeat attempts across the market — so you can stop fraud at the point of quote, application, First Notification of Loss and beyond. 

Ongoing risk detection

Stay alert to what changes next

Application checks are where fraud defences are first tested, but they’re not where risk ends. Compliance threats continue to evolve throughout the customer lifecycle, demanding continuous oversight and adaptive control. 

Synectics delivers both: real-time, trusted insight powered by National SIRA — the UK’s most comprehensive risk intelligence asset — and configurable controls aligned to your risk appetite, capacity and compliance obligations. 

From behavioural change to post-onboarding risk signals, ongoing alerts warn of emerging threats without the noise. Alerts are explainable, workload is focused, and regulatory alignment is built in.

Real-time identity verification

Approve and board more good customers

Identity fraud is growing more advanced - from synthetic profiles to AI-generated identities. These threats make it harder to verify genuine customers without unnecessary friction.  

Synectics gives you the clarity to move faster with confidence. Combining the UK’s largest private-sector fraud intelligence network — National SIRA — with public sector data and diverse digital signals, our real-time identity verification helps you confirm who’s genuine and who's not. 

Accelerate the right approvals, reduce dropouts, and meet evolving regulatory obligations. All while tailoring checks to your risk appetite and delivering a friction-right experience. 

Don’t just take our word for it

At Synectics, we believe true partnership goes beyond delivering solutions—it’s about building trust, listening closely, and working side by side to tackle our clients’ biggest challenges.

With a 98% client retention rate and industry recognition for our collaborative approach, we’re proud of the long-standing relationships we’ve built. Over 50% of our clients have been with us for more than 5 years.

Our clients know we’re in it for the long haul—adapting, evolving, and innovating together to drive meaningful, lasting results.

What to expect

We know that every organisation’s challenges are unique.

From our initial Risk Assessment Lab through to ongoing support from our Client Success team, we take the time to understand your objectives, deliver measurable value, and build a partnership that lasts. Here’s what to expect when you work with us.

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1. Risk Assessment Lab

A Synectics Risk Assessment Lab gives fraud, risk, and financial crime leaders a powerful lens into hidden exposures and strategic opportunities.

By benchmarking your organisation’s intelligence against National SIRA – the UK’s largest risk database contributed to by 160+ financial services providers – you uncover threats your internal data alone can’t detect.

This light-touch, high-impact assessment delivers an executive-level view of your risk landscape – exposing gaps, blind spots and emerging risks.

Whether you’re validating strategy, securing investment, or accelerating change, our Risk Assessment Lab provides clear, confidential intelligence to advance your fraud objectives – at no cost to you.

It’s the first step to fighting fraud with greater confidence.

2. Understanding objectives

Delivery scoping is where we turn strategy into reality.

After a detailed Data and Requirements Workshop, we work closely with you to define business outcomes, functional specifications, configure databases and systems, and support data integration.

Through iterative testing, real-time submissions, and rigorous validation, we ensure everything functions seamlessly before launch.

With structured sign-offs at every stage and dedicated post-launch support, our process guarantees a smooth transition to a fully operational system.

3. Driving value

To ensure clients get maximum value from their investment, training begins during UAT, when you’ll be guided to access the data at a level that’s appropriate to you, whether you’re looking for higher level reporting or hands-on rule creation.

The Synectics team will be on hand to advise on fraud strategy as well as providing training on all aspects of your deliverables, so you feel confident creating your own rules and becoming as self-sufficient as you want to be.

4. Ongoing success

At Synectics we’re proud that 98% of clients choose to renew with us each year.

Our partnership approach means that every client receives a tailored and award-winning experience.

From day one, a dedicated team of Client Success Managers, Account Development Managers and Service Delivery Managers work as an extension of your fraud team.

This hands-on support includes shared success metrics, ongoing performance analytics as well as the robust SLA monitoring, you’d expect.

Insights and viewpoints

2025 State of Fraud Report

2025 State of Fraud Report

The most accurate information about how fraud is impacting over 160 of the UK's biggest financial services organisations right now.
Pioneering pilot unlocks over £100 million in annual savings typically lost to payment fraud

Pioneering pilot unlocks over £100 million in annual savings typically lost to payment fraud

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Digital ID 101 for financial services leaders: UK edition 2025

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Customer satisfaction and compliance: the risk of division in financial services

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2025 State of Fraud Report

2025 State of Fraud Report

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Leading the way: how Allianz redefined fraud strategy with Synectics

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Allianz reveals how they’re combining bold new technologies and human expertise to deal with the highest-stake fraud challenges impacting insurance.
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Synectics brings unbeatable fraud protection to BIBA

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Digital ID 101 for financial services leaders: UK edition 2025

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Systemic document fraud: how insurers can respond effectively

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2025 State of Fraud Report

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The most accurate information about how fraud is impacting over 160 of the UK's biggest financial services organisations right now.
Soaring sales and less bad debt for a retail finance giant

Soaring sales and less bad debt for a retail finance giant

Predictive AI and syndicated intelligence cuts referral rates by 50%, increases fraud detection speed by 64% and drives an uptick in low-risk sales.
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Reframing fraud prevention as a strategic growth lever in financing

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Digital ID 101 for financial services leaders: UK edition 2025

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Customer satisfaction and compliance: the risk of division in financial services

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Got a challenge or a question?

Get in touch to see how we can work together to prevent fraud by mitigating risk and staying ahead of emerging threats.

We’d love to hear from you.