Netflix’s Jamtara looked like phishing past. Now Indian digital lenders are facing a faster, AI-driven threat: synthetic identities that pass KYC, match income patterns, and mimic real history. One lender received 1,400 applications in a weekend—only to discover the first 38 were fraudulent and accounts were emptied. Experts warn fraud detection must move upstream into underwriting.
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