Gigaom How PayPal uses deep learning and detective work to fight fraud

Hui Wang has seen the nature of online fraud change a lot in the 11 years she's been at PayPal. In fact, a continuous evolution of methods is kind of the nature of cybercrime. As the good guys catch onto one approach, the bad guys try to avoid detection by using another. Today, said Wang, PayPal's senior director of global risk sciences, "The fraudsters we're interacting with are… very unique and very innovative. In deep learning, though, Wang and her team might have found a way to help level the playing field between PayPal and criminals who want exploit the online payment platform.