The Black Friday season remains one of the peak periods for digital fraud, with statistics showing that 4.6% of all attempted e-commerce transactions during last year’s Cyber Five window were suspected to be fraudulent. In response to this escalating threat, VIALET and its financial crime prevention partner AMLYZE are joining forces by sharing intelligence, tracking industry signals, and equipping businesses with advanced tools to strengthen fraud prevention across the payments ecosystem.
Partnership Against a Common Threat
VIALET has just released a comprehensive analysis of the 2026 fraud landscape, developed in close alignment with its financial crime prevention partner, AMLYZE. The insights, developed through a deep understanding of operational risk, emphasize that the fastest way to manage sophisticated threats is through aligned expertise and technology. The foundational truth VIALET and AMLYZE agree on is the urgent need for operational resilience:
Mindaugas Petrauskas, Head of Financial Crime Prevention at AMLYZE, frames the strategic mandate:
“For e-commerce leaders, the Black Friday lesson is clear: success is not just about speed or volume, but about resilience. Prepare early, automate intelligently, and build systems that scale without breaking – because that is how you win the ultimate race.”
The Engineering and Compliance Alignment
VIALET’s operational perspective (the engineering mandate) is fully aligned with AMLYZE’s intelligence (the threat landscape). The report highlights that defense must be engineered to match the speed and perfection of the attacks:
- Acute Threats: The analysis identifies five critical threats, including AI/Deepfakes, Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams, and Synthetic Identities, all designed to exploit high-volume, real-time environments.
- The Shared Solution: Both organizations agree that the industry must move beyond outdated batch processing. Strict dual approval policies, implementing phishing-resistant MFA, and utilizing real-time behavioral monitoring are essential to maintain the integrity of the payment chain.
VIALET’s Commitment to Engineered Trust
VIALET, operating under the mandate of Engineers of Trust, reinforces that its commitment to Trust in Compliance is continuous and informed by the best available intelligence.
Simona Adomaitytė, MLRO at VIALET, provides the company’s commitment:
“Fraud never stops trying, and the risk never fully disappears. The real challenge is staying a step ahead – strong controls need to be in place before the threat arrives, not after.”
The Companies encourage businesses to urgently review their protocols against the new analysis provided in the company’s full blog report.
