NICE Systems launched 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 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 NICE 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 caller location and caller ID are also examined to determine potential fraud.

It 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 nonintrusive 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% 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.

"Preventing fraud losses and protecting clients' personal information are essential goals for enterprises and contact centers. Unfortunately, most agents do not have tools to help them identify fraudsters, which puts the enterprise and customers at risk," says Donna Fluss, president, DMG Consulting LLC. "Social media represents a goldmine for fraudsters. Almost every person has a digital footprint, which can be mined for nefarious purposes. Every public and private organization needs to equip their agents and other employees with tools and best practices to prevent losses."

The NICE solution 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 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.

[This article was posted on January 22, 2013, on the website of ABA Banking Journal, www.ababj.com.] 

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