The payments operator is evaluating tools aimed at identifying suspicious transactions quickly enough to help stop stolen funds before they move through the system.
India’s NPCI is testing artificial intelligence tools to detect payment fraud and halt stolen funds in real time. The effort points to a push toward faster intervention in digital payments, where speed can make fraudulent transfers difficult to reverse once money leaves an account. Real-time fraud systems typically use pattern recognition and anomaly detection to flag suspicious behavior as transactions are processed.