The introduction of artificial intelligence has elevated the sophistication and skill sets of fraudsters worldwide, and traditional defenses are increasingly outmatched. The solution lies in unprecedented collaboration, sharing critical fraud intelligence and signals to create a unified defense against financial crime. Recent Datos Insights research finds a strong appetite for collaboration, but this shared vision faces formidable obstacles.

This report provides actionable insights for FIs considering data-sharing initiatives, technology vendors developing collaborative fraud-prevention solutions, and policymakers evaluating regulatory frameworks for enhanced information sharing. Its findings draw from structured interviews with 15 fraud executives from U.S. FIs that Datos Insights conducted between January and May 2025.
Clients of Datos Insights’ Fraud & AML service can download this report.
This report mentions FedNow, Feedzai, RTP, and Zelle.
About the Author
David Barnhardt
David has over 22 years of fraud mitigation in banking and payments. Throughout his career, he has served as the Emerging Risk Executive at Bank of America, Payments Product Line Head at Early Warning, Chief Experience Officer at Giact, and Head of Fraud at Conduent. David is a frequent contributor to industry publications and conferences. He has authored multiple patents...
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Trace Fooshee
Trace Fooshee is a Strategic Advisor in the Fraud & AML practice at Datos Insights, covering fraud and data security issues. Trace has been leading business transformation initiatives for over 20 years. He started his professional career in Singapore, where he focused on delivering process automation solutions for banking and securities clients by way of workflow and document management-based transformations....