Risk and compliance

Fraud rate

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Definition

The share of transactions identified as fraudulent.

Example

30 fraudulent payments out of 60,000 gives a fraud rate of 0.05%.

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Why it matters

Rising fraud directly costs money and customer trust.

Where it is used

Payments, banking and fraud monitoring dashboards.

How to calculate it

Fraudulent transactions ÷ total transactions × 100

Worked example

30 fraudulent payments out of 60,000 gives a fraud rate of 0.05%.