Paper improves fraud detection in imbalanced financial data.
problem Detecting fraud in imbalanced financial datasets.
method Uses time-varying Poisson processes for fraud prediction.
result Method outperforms baseline in imbalanced data.
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Fraud detection is a difficult problem that can benefit from predictive modeling. However, the verification of a prediction is challenging; for a single insurance policy, the model only provides a prediction score. We present a case study where we reflect on different instance-level model explanation techniques to aid …
A CBR approach helps fraud analysts trust machine learning predictions.
problem Understanding the trustworthiness of machine learning predictions for fraud analysts.
method Case-based reasoning (CBR) approach to visualize similar previous instances and their local post-hoc explanations.
result Empirically, the visualization of similar previous instances is useful and easy to use for fraud analysts.
Model predicts internal fraud in retail banking is cyclical and influenced by corruption.
problem Predicting and mitigating internal fraud losses in retail banking.
method Developed a dynamic model considering internal factors and macroeconomic indicators.
result Internal fraud losses are pro-cyclical and positively affected by corruption perceptions.
SemiGNN detects financial fraud using social relations and multi-view data.
problem Detecting fraud in financial services with limited labeled data and complex interactions.
method Semi-supervised graph attentive network with hierarchical attention mechanism.
result SemiGNN achieves better accuracy on fraud detection tasks compared to state-of-the-art methods.
TitAnt detects online transaction fraud in milliseconds.
problem Real-time detection of online transaction fraud in e-commerce.
method Feature extraction, real-time prediction, deployment in Ant Financial.
result Efficient real-time fraud detection in milliseconds.
New algorithm improves fraud detection by analyzing financial account relationships.
problem High false positive rates and missed detections in conventional fraud detection systems.
method Personalized PageRank (PPR) algorithm to capture social dynamics of fraud.
result Integrating PPR enhances fraud detection model's predictive power.
Due to the popularity of the Internet and smart mobile devices, more and more financial transactions and activities have been digitalized. Compared to traditional financial fraud detection strategies using credit-related features, customers are generating a large amount of unstructured behavioral data every second. In …
The paper proposes a method to detect credit card fraud using sparse Gaussian approximations.
problem Detecting credit card fraud in financial institutions.
method Sparse Gaussian classification method with pseudo or inducing inputs and different kernels and inducing points.
result The RBF kernel with a higher number of inducing points achieved the best accuracy.
Many online platforms have deployed anti-fraud systems to detect and prevent fraudulent activities. However, there is usually a gap between the time that a user commits a fraudulent action and the time that the user is suspended by the platform. How to detect fraudsters in time is a challenging problem. Most of the exi…
EnsemFDet detects fraud by solving subproblems on small graphs, scaling up e-commerce fraud detection.
problem Detecting and preventing fraud in e-commerce, especially in large-scale bipartite graphs.
method EnsemFDet uses an ensemble approach to decompose the problem into smaller subproblems, solving them in parallel.
result EnsemFDet is up to 100x faster than state-of-the-art methods while maintaining high accuracy.
Unsupervised model detects healthcare fraud from patient visit data.
problem Detecting fraudulent healthcare bills from patient visit data.
method Uses LSTM and seq2seq models for anomaly detection, normalizes scores with EDF.
result Improves anomaly detection for high class imbalance problems.
The paper examines how insurers can select claims for fraud investigation, proposing a randomized approach.
problem Inconsistent learning from biased claim selection.
method Formalizes selection in binary regression, proposes a randomized alternative, and defines consistency.
result The randomized selection strategy is consistent, while the traditional strategy is not.
TabNet improves fraud detection in bank transactions.
problem Detecting fraudulent bank transactions using deep learning.
method TabNet, SMOTE, EDA, 5 deep learning architectures, 3-fold cross-validation.
result TabNet achieved 97.39% accuracy and 0.9739 ROC-AUC.
CaT-GNN improves credit card fraud detection by integrating causal reasoning into GNNs.
problem Credit card fraud detection overlooks causal structure of transactions.
method CaT-GNN combines causal invariant learning and temporal graph neural networks.
result CaT-GNN outperforms existing methods on various datasets.
Study tackles imbalanced data in car insurance claims prediction.
problem Predicting rare events (claims) in car insurance with imbalanced data.
method Various machine learning techniques (logistic-regression, decision tree, random forest, xgBoost, feed-forward network) applied to imbalanced dataset.
result Comparison of machine learning algorithms' performance in claim occurrence prediction.
Neural networks can predict BMI from faces, and can be fooled into wrong predictions.
problem Vulnerability of BMI prediction models to adversarial attacks.
method Test-time adversarial attacks on neural networks trained to infer BMI from facial images.
result Neural networks can be tricked into predicting incorrect BMI values, posing a risk of insurance fraud.
New framework improves fraud prediction with incremental data balancing for massive data streams.
problem Class imbalance problem in massive imbalanced data streams.
method Incremental data balancing framework using Racing Algorithm for automated balancing and Random Forest for classification.
result Better results than Batch mode on European Credit Card dataset.
robROSE tackles imbalanced fraud data by creating synthetic samples and detecting outliers.
problem Detecting fraud in imbalanced data sets where fraud is a minority class.
method Combines oversampling techniques with robust statistics to handle anomalies.
result robROSE enhances fraud detection while ignoring anomalies.
Predictive Modeling with Delayed Information: a Case Study in E-commerce Transaction Fraud Controlcs.LG
In Business Intelligence, accurate predictive modeling is the key for providing adaptive decisions. We studied predictive modeling problems in this research which was motivated by real-world cases that Microsoft data scientists encountered while dealing with e-commerce transaction fraud control decisions using transact…
Semi-Supervised Bayesian GANs with Log-Signatures for Uncertainty-Aware Credit Card Fraud Detectionstat.ML
Semi-supervised GANs with log-signatures improve credit card fraud detection.
problem Detecting fraud in large, complex financial transaction data streams.
method Conditional GANs with Bayesian inference and log-signatures for robust feature encoding.
result Consistent improvements over benchmarks in global and domain-specific metrics.
Model detects insurance fraud using social network analysis.
problem Fraudulent insurance claims by exaggeration or intentional damage.
method Network construction linking claims and parties, BiRank algorithm for fraud score computation, feature extraction from network and claims, supervised model building.
result Network features improve fraud detection performance.
New method detects organized eCommerce fraud by clustering orders.
problem Detecting coordinated fraud by groups of fraudsters.
method Scalable categorical clustering using agglomerative clustering and sampling.
result Groups 35-45% of fraudulent orders together, detects 26.2% of fraud with low false alarms.
Proposes a multi-stream RNN model for predicting merchant transactions.
problem Predicting future transaction statistics of merchants.
method Multi-stream RNN model tailored for multivariate time series and multi-step predictions.
result Outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods in merchant transaction predictions.
Paper introduces a fraud detection dataset benchmark.
problem Unique challenges in fraud detection datasets.
method Compilation of publicly available fraud datasets.
result Demonstrates applications of the Fraud Dataset Benchmark.
New taxonomy reveals different detection limits for various types of fraud.
problem Existing fraud detection treats all fraud as the same, ignoring its diverse forms.
method Introduced an observation-mechanism taxonomy with five fraud classes.
result Separate estimation by fraud class outperforms pooled estimation.
Enhanced loss function boosts fraud detection in auto insurance claims.
problem Class imbalance in auto insurance fraud detection.
method Structured three-stage training framework integrating convex surrogate, non-convex intermediate, and standard focal loss.
result Improves minority-class F1-scores and AUC compared to baseline methods.
Interleaved RNNs detect fraud without costly features.
problem Real-time fraud detection in payment cards.
method Use interleaved sequence RNNs for fraud detection.
result Interleaved RNNs outperform state-of-the-art models in fraud detection.
Graph Neural Networks improve financial fraud detection.
problem Complex financial transactions pose challenges in fraud detection.
method Unified framework of GNN methodologies applied to financial fraud detection.
result GNNs excel at capturing complex relational patterns in financial networks.
This paper tackles credit card fraud detection using graph-based learning methods.
problem Detecting credit card fraud to reduce financial losses.
method Graph p-Laplacian based semi-supervised learning combined with undersampling techniques.
result Graph p-Laplacian semi-supervised learning outperforms current methods.
New method detects corporate fraud in noisy financial networks.
problem Detecting corporate fraud in rich yet noisy financial networks.
method Knowledge-enhanced GCN with Robust Two-stage Learning (KeGCN_R)
result KeGCN_R outperforms baselines in fraud detection effectiveness and robustness.
Study examines fraud detection methods for credit cards with limited data.
problem Data imbalance in credit card fraud detection.
method Assesses different sampling methods and machine learning algorithms.
result Monte Carlo analysis shows random undersampling outperforms SMOTE in fraud cost reduction.
IA-BMA adapts model weights to inputs for better predictions.
problem Predicting with multiple models in heterogeneous settings.
method Input adaptive Bayesian Model Averaging (IA-BMA) with an input adaptive prior and amortized variational inference.
result IA-BMA consistently delivers more accurate and better-calibrated predictions.
BreachRadar detects points-of-compromise in bank transactions to prevent fraud.
problem Detecting and preventing bank transaction fraud caused by data breaches.
method A distributed alternating algorithm that assigns probabilities to different locations being compromised.
result BreachRadar achieves over 90% precision and recall in detecting compromised cards.
DAMVI algorithm improves imbalanced binary classification by adjusting weights of examples and classifiers.
problem Imbalanced binary classification tasks where minority class is underrepresented.
method DAMVI algorithm increases positive example weights and optimizes classifier weights using PAC-Bayesian C-Bound.
result DAMVI outperforms state-of-the-art models on various imbalanced datasets.
TimeTrail detects financial fraud patterns through temporal correlation analysis.
problem Detecting and explaining complex financial fraud patterns.
method Temporal data enrichment, dynamic correlation analysis, interpretable pattern visualization.
result TimeTrail outperforms conventional methods in accuracy and interpretability.
Quantum Support Vector Classifier outperforms other QML models in finance fraud detection.
problem Detecting financial fraud using Quantum Machine Learning.
method Comparative study of four QML models: Quantum Support Vector Classifier, Variational Quantum Classifier, Estimator QNN, and Sampler QNN.
result Quantum Support Vector Classifier achieved the highest F1 scores (0.98) for fraud and non-fraud classes.
DBDT uses deep boosting decision trees for fraud detection.
problem Fraud detection in imbalanced data.
method Gradient boosting with neural networks (SDT), AUC maximization.
result DBDT significantly improves fraud detection performance.
ARIMA model detects credit card fraud in unbalanced datasets.
problem Unsupervised credit card fraud detection in unbalanced datasets.
method ARIMA model applied to customer spending patterns for anomaly detection.
result ARIMA model outperforms benchmark anomaly detection methods.
Accounting fraud is a global concern representing a significant threat to the financial system stability due to the resulting diminishing of the market confidence and trust of regulatory authorities. Several tricks can be used to commit accounting fraud, hence the need for non-static regulatory interventions that take …
Enhances fraud detection with multiple HMM perspectives.
problem Detecting credit card fraud from sequential transactions.
method Modeling credit card transactions from three perspectives (card-holder, terminal, amount/time) using HMMs and combining likelihoods as features.
result 15% increase in precision-recall AUC compared to state-of-the-art methods.
Study improves fraud detection in e-commerce with a stacked model combining CNNs, GNNs, and confidence gating.
problem Detecting credit card fraud in online transactions.
method Stacking approach with attention and confidence-driven layers, using DOWA and IOWA operators.
result The method achieves high accuracy and robust generalization in CCF detection.
Enhancing Security in Blockchain Networks: Anomalies, Frauds, and Advanced Detection Techniquescs.CR
This paper examines anomalies and frauds in blockchain networks and proposes detection techniques.
problem Anomalies and frauds undermine blockchain networks' integrity and security.
method Statistical and machine learning methods, game-theoretic solutions, digital forensics, reputation-based systems, and risk assessment techniques.
result Practical applications and insights for enhancing blockchain network security.
Although shill bidding is a common auction fraud, it is however very tough to detect. Due to the unavailability and lack of training data, in this study, we build a high-quality labeled shill bidding dataset based on recently collected auctions from eBay. Labeling shill biding instances with multidimensional features i…
The automatic detection of frauds in banking transactions has been recently studied as a way to help the analysts finding fraudulent operations. Due to the availability of a human feedback, this task has been studied in the framework of active learning: the fraud predictor is allowed to sequentially call on an oracle. …
Credit card fraud detection is a very challenging problem because of the specific nature of transaction data and the labeling process. The transaction data is peculiar because they are obtained in a streaming fashion, they are strongly imbalanced and prone to non-stationarity. The labeling is the outcome of an active l…
Study uses stacked generalization to improve fraud detection algorithms.
problem Improving performance of algorithms in imbalanced fraud data sets.
method Two-step process combining machine learning methods and cross-validation.
result Improved performance metrics on resampled fraud data sets.
AI-driven framework improves enterprise financial audits and risk identification.
problem Manual auditing is inefficient and limited by data complexity and evolving fraud tactics.
method Machine learning algorithms (SVM, RF, KNN) applied to a dataset of audit project counts, violations, and fraud instances.
result Random Forest achieves best performance with F1-score of 0.9012, identifying fraud and compliance anomalies.