STOPPING FRAUD ON THE THRESHOLD OF CONTACT CENTERS
Nice systems announced today the launch of its Contact Center Fraud Prevention solution, which tracks fraud patterns and screens all phone interactions for fraud against a watch list of known fraudsters. The solution brings together NICE Actimize’s extensive expertise in fraud with NICE’s years of experience in the contact centers. The solution can be deployed as a standalone contact center solution or as part of the NICE Actimize enterprise fraud offering.
Organizations can reduce fraud-related losses without creating service hurdles or compromising customer experience by adopting a multi-layered approach, which includes non-intrusive voice biometrics technology, speech and transactional analytics, and real-time capabilities.
Aite Group claims that fraud in the contact center is on the rise and, while many businesses have recognized the need to protect customer data and secure online transactions, the phone channel has become a target for fraud. Datamonitor estimates that 20 percent of people who are defrauded will leave the institution at which this occurred.
Fraudsters often use social engineering by leveraging information available on social networks, enabling them to manipulate and trick customer service agents who continue to verify caller identity through traditional means.
NICE’s Contact Center Fraud Prevention solution enables businesses to pinpoint fraudulent callers according to their unique voice print by using voice biometrics to automatically cross-reference each call with a suspicious watch list of known fraudsters. The solution also implements interaction analytics to identify fraud patterns and social engineering attempts based on speech analytics, emotion detection, talk patterns, and interactions. For example, shouting at the agent or trying to change an address or phone number could be part of a fraudulent behavior pattern, and certain keywords may raise a red flag. Telephony and other contextual data, such as IVR events, caller location and ANI matching, also known as caller ID, are also examined to determine potential fraud.
The system guides the agents in real time to appropriately handle high-risk interactions, and provides an end-to-end fraud management solution that prioritizes high risk interactions for investigation before transactions are authorized. The solution leverages the industry proven NICE Actimize “Risk Case Manager”, which is a complete investigation and workflow tool used to open an investigation ticket following identification of a fraud attempt, including playback of suspicious interactions.
By focusing on high-risk interactions, companies can channel their resources more efficiently, thereby reducing their operating costs and cutting their fraud losses. Furthermore, companies can offer better service to legitimate customers by streamlining operations for safe interactions without compromising their early fraud detection and proactive contact with customers.
“The contact center is a prime target for fraudsters and enterprises must be prepared to ensure that this area of their business is as well protected as online transactions. By leveraging our contact center best practices with our fraud prevention practice, we were able to create an end-to-end solution that offers proactive fraud detection, real-time guidance, and integrated fraud case management,” said Yochai Rozenblat, president of the NICE Enterprise Group. “We believe that our advanced fraud prevention technology will help businesses boost their reputations, protect their customer base, and significantly reduce fraud losses.”
