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San Francisco romance scam losses recently jumped from $734,000 to over $6.3 million in a single year. This spike signals the industrialization of "pig butchering" scams. Fraudsters are now using generative AI to manage hundreds of polished profiles at once. They are mimicking human empathy at scale and bypassing the traditional safety filters platforms have relied on for years. For Trust and Safety teams, the challenge is no longer just detection. It is proof. When a scam is reported, most organizations struggle to show who actually approved an account or whether that person was ever verified. Proof helps platforms replace assumptions with a permanent, verifiable record of identity. It is about making sure the actions your team is already taking can actually hold up when someone asks questions. Read our deep dive: https://hubs.la/Q0495VY-0

We really wish this was an April Fool’s joke. Sadly, it isn’t. 🛑 "Pig butchering" scams on dating apps have evolved. As recently highlighted by the SF Standard, these aren't obvious bots anymore - they are industrialized, AI-powered operations mimicking human empathy at scale. While it started with dating apps, it's a wake up call for the entire social media industry. The era of "probabilistic trust" is over. When multi-million dollar fraud happens, regulators demand verifiable evidence of exactly who authorized the account. Can your current Trust & Safety systems produce that high-assurance audit trail? Learn why moving from assumptions to verifiable evidence is the only way to protect your users and your bottom line 👇

Closings are happening in more flexible ways than ever. Sellers are remote. Transactions happen outside traditional hours. And more title teams are relying on remote online notarization to keep deals moving. Proof (formerly Notarize) powers tens of thousands of online closings each month, working with lenders and title companies across the country. Companies like UWM and Home Services Title are using the platform to scale remote closings while strengthening protection against issues like seller impersonation. Proof’s RON platform also layers 100+ additional risk signals into the signing session, going beyond traditional KBA and credential analysis. If remote closings are part of your roadmap this year, we’d love to connect: https://hubs.la/Q046tfJJ0

Every "new hire" Slack notification at Proof represents a real person with a verified identity. But when you’re remote-first, that is no longer a given. Here is how our People Ops team uses identity verification to secure our pipeline and protect our culture, one hire at a time👇

Most financial institutions think identity risk starts at login. Regulators are starting to say otherwise. A recent New York cybersecurity rule update is signaling a bigger shift. It’s not just about stronger MFA. It’s about being able to prove who actually authorized a high-risk action, and defend that decision after the fact. That has real implications for account recovery, privilege changes, and transaction approvals. In a lot of environments, those are still the weakest links. We broke down what’s changing and what it means for identity architecture going forward 👇

AI is ready to spend your money. But who is authorizing the transaction? Agentic commerce is the next multi-billion dollar frontier, but it’s currently built on a foundation of sand. Teaching AI to click "buy" is easy. Proving a human intended to pay is the real challenge. In a new Future Nexus opinion piece, our Head of Product Darren Louie breaks down why "digital mandates" are the only way to bridge the trust gap. At Proof, we aren’t just watching this shift - we’re building the infrastructure for verified human intent. And we know the future of Fintech belongs to those who can prove who is actually behind the machine. Read the full piece: https://lnkd.in/eMRGmkTG

When high-risk payment actions are questioned later, teams need more than a risk signal. They need a clear record of who actually approved the action. That’s the problem Proof works on every day - helping payments teams attach verified identity to transactions like refunds, payouts, and account changes so those decisions hold up later. If you’re thinking about leveling up identity this year, let’s talk: https://hubs.la/Q044rGRb0

Remote online notarization is quickly becoming part of everyday closing operations. Proof (formerly Notarize) supports tens of thousands of online closings each month, working with lenders and title companies across the country. Companies like UWM, which has completed more than 30,000 digital closings with Proof, and title firms like Canyon Title are using the platform to scale remote closings while strengthening protections against issues like seller impersonation. Proof also layers 100+ additional risk signals into the signing session, going beyond traditional KBA and credential analysis. If remote closings are on your roadmap this year, we’d love to talk: https://hubs.la/Q046trT90

Remote online notarization is quickly becoming part of everyday closing operations. That was one of the clearest themes we heard at #ALTAEDge this year. Title teams are increasingly coordinating remote sellers, after-hours signings, and transactions where not everyone is in the same place. The conversation has shifted from whether teams can close online to how those closings are executed and secured 👇

$3.5 billion. That’s the estimated scale of hospice and home-care fraud tied to operations in Los Angeles. That level of fraud changes the conversation for legitimate providers. As investigations expand and licenses are revoked, regulators are asking providers to prove their enrollment processes are legitimate. When an enrollment or authorization is questioned, it’s no longer enough to trust the process. You need Proof. Proof helps organizations verify identity, secure authorizations, and produce a record that stands up to scrutiny. Here’s what hospice organizations should know: https://hubs.la/Q046qcZ_0