The frauds that most affected Brazilian companies in the last year involved transactional payments (28.4%), data breaches (26.8%), and financial fraud (for example, when fraudsters request payment to a fraudulent bank account) (26.5%), according to the corporate segment of the 2025 Identity and Fraud Report, produced by Serasa Experian, the first and largest datatech company in Brazil. This scenario increases the sense of urgency for companies, with 58.5% of them being more concerned about fraud than before, reflecting an environment where every transaction can become a target and every click can be an entry point for attacks.
In the first half of 2025 alone, Brazil recorded 6.9 million attempted scams, according to the datatech Fraud Attempt Indicator. To respond to this risky environment, organizations have prioritized layered prevention. According to the report, 8 out of 10 companies already rely on more than one authentication mechanism, a figure that reaches 87.5% among large corporations.
Traditional methods continue to predominate in security strategies: document verification (51.6%) and background checks (47.1%) are still the most widely used. However, other solutions are gaining ground, such as facial biometrics (29.1%) and device analysis (25%). The industrial sector, for example, leads in the adoption of biometrics, with 42.3%. The consistency in the choice of security mechanisms across different segments reinforces a collective movement of adaptation, albeit at different speeds.
According to the Director of Authentication and Fraud Prevention, Rodrigo Sanchez, "biometrics has stood out in the most recent regulations and, since it is already part of the Brazilian consumer's routine, it tends to be increasingly adopted by companies as a central element in identity verification and fraud prevention strategies." See below a graph detailing the national average and the view by segment:
“There is a clear evolution in the understanding that preventing fraud is not a one-off action, but rather an integrated strategy that combines technology, data, and customer experience. What we observe today is a growing movement towards the use of multiple protection resources, applied intelligently and adapted to the reality of each business. These layers are strategically orchestrated to ensure the best balance between security and fluidity in the digital journey,” comments Sanchez. “We know that fraud attempts will happen, and our role, as leaders in prevention solutions, is to protect businesses so that they remain just that: attempts,” adds the datatech executive.
