Chris Ryan has over 20 years of experience in fraud prevention and uses this knowledge to identify the most critical fraud issues facing individuals and businesses in North America, and he guides Experian’s application of technology to mitigate fraud risk.

-- Chris Ryan

All posts by Chris Ryan

Solving the Fraud Problem: What is Third-Party Fraud?

Third-party fraud involves an identifiable victim that is willing to collaborate in the investigation and resolution.

Published: November 9, 2023 by Chris Ryan
Solving the Fraud Problem: What is First-Party Fraud?

First-party fraud can be detected and prevented by using robust fraud risk management strategies and solutions.

Published: October 31, 2023 by Chris Ryan
Fraud Mitigation: Best Practices for the Digital Economy 2.0

Fraud mitigation is an ongoing process to identify and isolate any suspected fraud fast and manage any fallout without increasing risk.

Published: September 19, 2022 by Chris Ryan
The Pros and Cons of Manual Fraud Reviews

We're considering the pros and cons of manual fraud reviews, and the benefits of applying analytics to your fraud review process.

Published: July 28, 2021 by Chris Ryan
Maintaining Customer Identification Programs During COVID-19

Since 2002, lenders have been aware of the importance of Know Your Customer (KYC) and the associated Customer Identification Program (CIP) requirements.

Published: February 23, 2021 by Chris Ryan
Solving the Fraud Problem: What is Account Takeover Fraud?

Digital transformation has impacted account takeover fraud over the last year, requiring businesses to update their prevention and detection strategies.

Published: February 11, 2021 by Chris Ryan
Solving the Fraud Problem: What is Synthetic Identity Fraud?

I’d like to explore a hybrid type – synthetic identity fraud – and how it can be the harder to detect than third- or first-party fraud.

Published: January 18, 2021 by Chris Ryan
Security and Convenience: No Longer a Balancing Act

The best online experience balances security and convenience. Technology and innovation is allowing businesses to give the maximum potential of both.

Published: April 1, 2019 by Chris Ryan
Breach-Fueled Credential Stuffing, the “Philly Special” and Lessons in Defense

There's currently an outbreak of breach-fueled credential stuffing. Billions of stolen usernames/passwords have been compiled and available to criminals

Published: March 28, 2019 by Chris Ryan
The Rise of Synthetic Identity Fraud and Children

Children are attractive victims since fraud that uses their personal identifying information can go for years before being detected.

Published: November 2, 2018 by Chris Ryan
It’s Time to Get Serious About First-Party Fraud

First-party fraud involves making financial commitments or using their own identity, a manipulated version of their own identity or a synthetic identity.

Published: August 14, 2018 by Chris Ryan
The Cost of a CIP Solution Is Greater Than the Unit Price

While the marketplace struggles to manage the impact of fraud prevention, CIP routinely disrupts more than 10 percent of new customer acquisitions.

Published: July 27, 2018 by Chris Ryan
Hybrid Risk: The truth behind first party fraud

Critical for businesses being confronted first party fraud is to understand fraud management vs. credit risk management. First party fraud is...

Published: October 16, 2015 by Chris Ryan

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