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Experian NeuroID Wins Best Authentication Innovation in 2026 Fraud & AML Impact Awards

AML Impact Award

Experian achieves major recognition in digital risk prevention. Specifically, Experian NeuroID for Account Defense wins the prestigious AML Impact Award for Best Authentication Innovation. Datos Insights presents this prestigious AML Impact Award to honor outstanding fraud prevention technologies. Consequently, this AML Impact Award highlights Experian’s revolutionary behavior-first defense strategy. Modern financial institutions face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats today. Therefore, winning this AML Impact Award validates Experian’s continuous focus on advanced threat detection.

“As fraudsters adopt AI and increasingly sophisticated techniques, businesses need equally advanced ways to identify risk,” said Jason Keegan, Chief Product Officer for Experian Fraud and Identity. “This recognition from Datos Insights validates Experian’s approach to combining behavioral intelligence, advanced analytics and AI to help organizations stay ahead of emerging threats while delivering seamless experiences for legitimate customers.”

Furthermore, Experian NeuroID for Account Defense provides a continuous, low-friction security layer. The software continuously evaluates behavioral, device, and network signals throughout active digital sessions. Traditional security tools rely only on static login credentials. In contrast, Experian analyzes how users actually interact during sessions. Consequently, organizations spot account takeover, fraud rings, scams, and coordinated abuse earlier.

Uncovering Structured Attack Patterns and Coordinated Fraud

The modern process of account takeover is not linear. Attacks involve anything from a single fraudulent user to complex hierarchical networks of criminals. Hence, Experian applies the multidimensional link analysis technique to link behavior on varied devices and sessions. The technique ensures complete insight into the complex structures of criminals. Together with device identification and risk scoring techniques, it helps uncover any anomalies instantly. Additionally, sub-second response times support immediate automated decisioning during critical transactions.

“Modern account takeover doesn’t follow a single pattern. It ranges from fast-moving imposters harvesting dozens of accounts to large, structured fraud rings with specialized reconnaissance and monetization techniques. Legacy authentication controls can often miss the bigger picture because they treat each suspicious session as an isolated event,” said Jim Mortensen, Fraud & AML Strategic Advisor at Datos Insights. “Experian NeuroID maps connections through multidimensional link analysis, behavioral profiling, and device intelligence from login through transaction, to give fraud teams visibility into the broader view of coordinated attacks.”

Delivering Proven Results and Enhanced Cyber Resilience

Ultimately, real-world client deployments demonstrate extraordinary fraud-fighting results. Client deployments show a 2x increase in fraud detected right at login. Moreover, the system identifies 15% of previously approved sessions as high risk. Most impressively, clients achieve a 56x lift in predicting chargebacks.

Therefore, winning the AML Impact Award demonstrates the immense worth of this platform. In addition, earning another AML Impact honor will solidify Experian’s leadership in digital identity protection. In summary, winning the AML Impact recognition highlights the purpose of Experian.

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News Source: Businesswire