Sumsub Takes No.1 Spot in the GamblingIQ Global Fraud Prevention Rankings
- Gambling IQ
- Jan 20
- 3 min read
'Defenders of Trust' magazine from GamblingIQ published the 3rd annual Fraud Prevention Rankings, placing Sumsub 1st for innovation, effectiveness and real-world impact for iGaming operators.
Crowned No.1 in GamblingIQ’s Defenders of Trust Fraud Prevention rankings, verification specialist Sumsub has rebuilt the rules of engagement between operators and fraudsters. The accolade is not flash: it reflects a body of work that ranges from lightning-fast onboarding to continuous, behaviour-led surveillance that treats a customer’s lifetime as a live signal, not a one-off box to tick.
The company’s recent reports back up the hype. Its Identity Fraud Report tallied millions of checks and millions more attempted frauds, documenting a shift from clumsy document fakery to multi-step, AI-assisted campaigns. “Fraud in iGaming no longer happens in isolated bursts,” says Kris Galloway, Sumsub’s Head of iGaming Product. “The real risk emerges after a player is onboarded… This spots suspicious behaviour in real time and keeps both revenue and players safe.”
That emphasis on the “after” is Sumsub’s edge. Where once verification meant a scanned passport and a hope, Sumsub layers device intelligence, transaction monitoring and dynamic risk scoring into a reusable ID model. Operators get smoother funnels for legitimate customers and a rolling defensive posture against bonus abuse, account takeover rings and synthetic identity farms. The result: measurable lift in conversion and a quieter compliance team — the very outcomes that win operators’ hearts.
TransUnion takes No.2 for scale and data reach. The credit-information giant has repackaged vast troves of consumer signals into fraud and responsible-gaming products tailored for gambling’s exotic risk profile — account takeovers, synthetic identities and authorised push payment (APP) vectors that bleed revenue. Its global trend reports have become must-reads for operators trying to forecast the next attack vector.
GeoComply lands at No.3, its geolocation muscle making regulated play viable in jurisdictions where geography equals legal certainty. But GeoComply has also matured into an anti-fraud tool, mapping device signals and behavioural patterns to spot spoofing and collusion that simple IP checks miss.
Together, the top three sketch the shape of modern defence: identity that never sleeps, broad data that predicts intent, and location intelligence that enforces jurisdictional truth. The old separation between compliance and product no longer holds; prevention now lives across onboarding, payments, treasury and UX.
For operators, the take-away is simple and a little unnerving: fraud learned to be patient, networked and automated. The countermeasure is equally demanding. It requires vendors who can stitch signals across time and channels, and teams brave enough to act when the anomalies begin; not after they become headlines.
In 2026, being good at KYC isn’t optional. It’s the baseline of the business. And for now, Sumsub has the benchmark. {Pictured above, are the Sever Brothers along with Vyacheslav Zholudev, founders of Sumsub, who have revolutionised identity verification and fraud prevention}
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