Money20/20 Europe Preview: Fraud Prevention Must Evolve for the Age of Agentic AI

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Ahead of Money20/20 Europe next week, Finextra published an analysis arguing that agentic AI is the dominant theme for financial fraud prevention in 2026. As AI agents gain autonomous transaction capabilities, traditional rule-based fraud systems cannot evaluate intent or context at machine speed. The piece outlines the emerging requirement for AI-vs-AI fraud detection where defensive agents monitor and challenge transacting agents in real time.