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i2c Inc. has been named a finalist for Best Security or Anti-Fraud Development at the Card & Payments Awards Middle East 2026, recognized for its AI-driven Fraud Risk Management solution that delivers real-time protection and strong results for clients in the rapidly growing Middle East digital payments market.
i2c Inc., a global financial technology innovator, has advanced as a finalist in the Best Security or Anti-Fraud Development category at The Card & Payments Awards Middle East 2026. The awards program honors organizations driving practical, high-impact innovations in payment security within one of the world’s fastest-expanding digital payments regions.
i2c’s AI-driven Fraud Risk Management solution stands out for its seamless integration directly into the authorization process of its unified banking and payments platform. By assessing risk at the point of transaction initiation—rather than post-approval—the solution detects fraudulent activity earlier while maintaining high approval rates and delivering a frictionless experience for legitimate customers.
Built for digital-first markets with rapidly changing fraud patterns, the solution employs an adaptive AI model that continuously improves through a closed-loop learning framework. Confirmed fraud and dispute outcomes feed back into the system, enabling frequent model refreshes and greater accuracy over time. The model analyzes rich contextual data across transactions, customers, merchants, devices, biometrics, authentication methods, disputes, and additional signals to identify emerging threats swiftly and precisely.
“We’re honored to be recognized as a finalist for Best Security or Anti-Fraud Development in a region that is seeing rapid growth in digital payments and increasingly sophisticated fraud activity,” said Matt Pearce, Vice President, Fraud Risk Management & Dispute Operations at i2c. “Our approach is built to support banks and issuers in high-growth markets by embedding adaptive fraud prevention directly into the payments flow, so institutions can scale securely without compromising the customer experience.”
The solution has produced significant, measurable outcomes for leading financial institutions and fintechs in the Middle East. Across prepaid portfolios, fraud rates dropped by up to 60%, falling from approximately 6 basis points to over 2 basis points, while authorization approval rates climbed to as high as 90%—surpassing typical industry standards. The platform also captured up to 40% of fraud volume with only about 0.5% customer friction, contributing to operational cost reductions of up to 40% in fraud-related areas.
The Card & Payments Awards Middle East recognize excellence throughout the cards, payments, and fintech ecosystem, spotlighting advancements that enhance security, innovation, and customer trust in the region.
About i2c
An award-winning global financial technology innovator powering credit, debit, prepaid, core banking, and money movement solutions, i2c unifies banking and payments in an all-in-one platform, transforming product personalization with a customer-centric architecture and accelerating speed-to-market with composable building-block solutions. Financial institutions and fintechs globally trust i2c to help them quickly and efficiently configure and scale differentiated financial offerings in an evolving, competitive market. Powered by innovation and driven by trust for more than 25 years, i2c blends modern ingenuity with expert reliability to supercharge exceptional banking and payments experiences for millions of users and billions of transactions worldwide.
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