Fraud Risk Tiering System for Dynamic Account Assessment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional network-transaction-security systems are inaccurate in detecting fraudulent accounts and transactions, often failing to identify risks until late, and lack sophisticated fraud-risk identification capabilities, leading to permit avoidable fraudulent activities.

Innovation Solution

An intelligently trained fraud-risk tiering system that continuously evaluates user accounts by assigning weighted values to user, account, and device attribute data to segment accounts into multiple fraud-risk tiers, improving detection accuracy and efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If conventional network-transaction-security systems use rigid evaluation models for account creation, then the system structure is simple, but the accuracy of fraud detection deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefraud detection accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic fraud risk assessment by continuously updating risk scores and re-evaluating accounts based on changing behavioral patterns and transaction characteristics. The system transitions from static rigid models to dynamic adaptive models that learn from historical data and adjust evaluation criteria over time, thereby improving detection accuracy without requiring overly complex manual reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where detected fraudulent patterns and account behaviors are fed back into the evaluation model to refine future assessments. This continuous feedback loop enables the system to learn from past detections and improve its accuracy progressively, resolving the contradiction between simple structure and high precision through iterative improvement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Speed

If conventional systems use simple computational models, then the computing efficiency is high, but the speed of fraud detection deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefraud detection speedVSAvoidcomputing efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary risk assessment actions during account creation and initial transactions, establishing baseline risk profiles before significant fraud occurs. By conducting risk evaluations proactively at multiple stages (account opening, first transactions, ongoing activity), the system detects fraud earlier and faster without requiring computationally intensive real-time analysis of all historical data, thus improving speed while maintaining efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If conventional systems fail to continuously assess risk, then the operational simplicity is maintained, but the reliability of fraud prevention deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefraud prevention reliabilityVSAvoidassessment system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements continuous risk assessment that operates throughout the account lifecycle from creation to closure. Rather than periodic checks, the system continuously monitors transaction patterns, account behavior, and external risk indicators, ensuring that fraud prevention reliability is maintained at all times. This continuous action is achieved through automated background processes that add minimal operational complexity while significantly improving reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #20Continuity of useful action

Data Source

PatentUS20240152926A1Preventing digital fraud utilizing a fraud risk tiering system for initial and ongoing assessment of risk
Publication Date: 2024.05.09 CHIME FINANCIAL INC
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AI summary

The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for managing fraud-risk in digital networks utilizing an intelligently trained fraud-risk tiering system. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize one or more fraud-risk tiering models to determine an initial risk tier for a digital account from a plurality of risk tiers based on attributes received upon creation of the digital account. Further, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize one or more fraud-risk tiering models to determine an updated risk tier for the digital account further based on account usage data. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize one or more machine learning models for initial and ongoing fraud-risk assessment of digital accounts.