Fintech Revolut to Extend Revolut Pay Fraud Protections to Crypto Clients
Fintech giant Revolut plans to extend its battle-tested security wrapper, Revolut Pay, to crypto customers from the start of 2025 to improve protection against fraudulent attacks.
As it stands, Revolut says, there is limited visibility into card transactions and bank transfers its crypto customers make with exchanges, potentially exposing them to higher levels of fraud due to card mechanisms having limited anti-scam protections.
A 12-month pilot of firms using Revolut Pay’s enhanced due diligence, direct API integration and end-to-end control over the payment process showed crypto customers were exposed to about 50% fewer attempts to defraud them, Revolut said in a statement.
These enhancements include know-your-customer (KYC) name…