Phenom Fraud Detection Agent Named a Finalist in The 2026 A.I. Awards

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 23, 2026--

Phenom, the leader in applied AI built to redesign work operations for hiring faster, developing better and retaining longer, has been named a finalist in The 2026 A.I. Awards for its Fraud Detection Agent in the Best Bespoke or Specialized AI Solution category. The international program recognizes organizations advancing artificial intelligence and machine learning through practical, high-impact applications.

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By 2028, one in four job candidates worldwide will be fake, according to Gartner, costing employers millions of dollars and putting sensitive company data at risk. Phenom Fraud Detection Agent helps organizations address this growing threat by identifying signs of resume fabrication, AI-generated interview responses and imposter candidates in real time while keeping recruiters and hiring managers in control of every final decision.

Built to Catch What Recruiters Can’t

Candidate fraud is no longer limited to an embellished resume. As remote and hybrid hiring expand, organizations face greater exposure to imposters who can potentially gain access to sensitive systems, customer information, financial data and proprietary processes. The risk spans industries, including healthcare, financial services, retail, manufacturing, hospitality and travel, where a fraudulent hire can create significant operational, security and reputational consequences.

Fraud Detection Agent unites identity, behavioral and performance signals that are difficult to evaluate consistently through any single checkpoint. Positioned at critical stages of the hiring process, the agent:

This approach helps teams spot inconsistencies earlier while ensuring that people, not the technology, make the final determination. Across diverse enterprise deployments spanning healthcare, early-career recruiting and multinational hiring operations, the agent achieved 87% confidence in duplicate identity detection, while recruiters validated 76% of AI-generated response identifications.

Fraud Detection Agent is part of Phenom’s portfolio of AI agents supporting the talent lifecycle, from hiring through development and retention. Each agent is designed to apply relevant context, such as the role, industry and location to help organizations improve operations without adding complexity for talent teams.

“Hiring teams need a reliable way to confirm that the person they’re evaluating is who they say they are,” said John Deal, Sr. Director, Product Marketing at Phenom. “Phenom built Fraud Detection Agent to connect critical signals across the hiring process into a single, actionable view, helping recruiters identify fraud that no single checkpoint can catch. This recognition underscores the urgency of the problem and the value of a trusted solution that keeps people in control.”

To see Phenom Fraud Detection Agent alongside Phenom’s full range of AI and agents for hiring, development and retention, watch AI Day 2026 on demand. Register here.

About the Cloud Awards

The Cloud Awards is an international program that has recognized industry leaders, innovators and organizational transformation in cloud computing since 2011. The Cloud Awards includes five awards programs that recognize achievement across cloud computing, software-as-a-service, cloud security, artificial intelligence and financial technology.

Winners are selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. For more information, visit the Cloud Awards website.

About Phenom

Phenom is the leader in applied AI built to redesign work operations for hiring faster, developing better and retaining longer. It understands unique industry and business needs for departments, teams, employees and candidates. This is AI that knows company DNA, powered by Engines that harmonize data and facilitate orchestration, Ontologies that guide every decision, X AI that creates hyper-personalized experiences, and Agents that work alongside teams with unprecedented speed and precision. Driven by a purpose to help a billion people find the right work, this is responsible AI that is enterprise-secure, compliant, and always explainable.

Phenom has earned accolades including: Inc. 5000’s fastest-growing companies (7 consecutive years), Deloitte Technology's Fast 500 (5 years), 11 Brandon Hall ‘Excellence in Technology’ awards including Gold for ‘Best Advance in Generative AI for Business Impact,’ Business Intelligence Group’s Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards (3 consecutive years), 2026 and 2025 CODiE Awards, The Cloud Awards 2025/2024, The A.I. Awards 2024 and 2025, and a regional Timmy Award for launching and optimizing HelpOneBillion.com (2020).

Headquartered in Greater Philadelphia, Phenom also has offices in Canada, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom.

For more information, please visit www.phenom.com. Connect with Phenom on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.

Phenom has been named a finalist in The 2026 A.I. Awards for its Fraud Detection Agent in the Best Bespoke or Specialized AI Solution category. The international program recognizes organizations advancing artificial intelligence and machine learning through practical, high-impact applications.

Iran reiterated its conditions for ending more than seven months of war with the United States as another ship attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz was struck by a projectile, highlighting the dangers that continue to restrict traffic through the critical waterway.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has traveled to New York and is scheduled to address the assembly on Wednesday in his first speech since the U.S. and Israel launched the war in February.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Wednesday. More coverage on the U.N. General Assembly is available here.

Iran maintained its negotiating position in talks with U.S. officials, demanding that Washington end its blockade of Iranian ports and release frozen Iranian assets, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Wednesday.

Esmail Baghaei said the talks were conducted indirectly through Qatari mediators on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

“This was not anything new,” Baghaei said of Iran’s conditions.

The unscheduled exchange — the first indirect talks between U.S. and Iranian officials since a June ceasefire unraveled — came as intermittent attacks continued in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s coast, where commercial shipping remained below prewar levels.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which issues warnings about maritime attacks and military activity, said another vessel was struck Wednesday by an “unknown projectile” while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The strike sparked a fire and forced the crew to evacuate. The origin of the attack, the first reported in two days, was unclear.

The incident highlighted the continuing danger to ships attempting to navigate the waterway. Some vessels appear to be making “dark passages” without transmitting identifying signals, but Iran and the United States have maintained their competing blockades. Commercial traffic remains well below prewar levels, according to ship-tracking data from analytics firm Kpler.

Restrictions on shipping through the strait have become one of the war’s most persistent consequences. Before the conflict, one-fifth of the world’s traded oil passed through the narrow waterway, along with large volumes of natural gas, fertilizer and other petroleum products.

An Israeli strike on a vehicle in Khan Younis killed two people on Wednesday morning, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said one of those killed was Mohammad Abu Alwan, whom he identified as the head of Hamas’ finance department. He also said Israel would keep going after militants on its target list.

The two were the latest casualties since the ceasefire began nearly a year ago. More than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since it took effect, according to the ministry, which maintains detailed records that are seen as generally reliable.

Israeli forces have carried out repeated airstrikes since the ceasefire began and frequently open fire on Palestinians near military-held zones.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office called French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks at the United Nations a “grotesque absurdity,” objecting to his characterization of the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ activity in the West Bank.

Macron denounced the situation in Gaza and criticized escalating violence by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. He said Israel could not invoke Hamas to justify its actions there. The wording Macron used in French was ambiguous and could be understood to mean either that Hamas had never governed the West Bank or had never operated there.

A French diplomatic source said Macron meant that Hamas had never governed the territory. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to speak publicly.

The United Nations has not released an official translation of the remarks.

Hamas has long maintained support in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and has claimed responsibility for attacks there, although it has never governed the territory. During the war in Gaza, Israel intensified military operations in the West Bank, launching an offensive in early 2025 targeting refugee camps that it described as strongholds of Palestinian militants.

The dispute adds to tensions that have grown since France recognized a Palestinian state in September 2025.

Earlier this month, France joined Canada and several European countries in announcing steps to restrict trade with Israeli settlements. France has long opposed the settlements as contrary to international law. It also issued a statement Sunday saying it “firmly condemns the terrorist attack” that killed a French-Israeli citizen over the weekend.

This report will be updated throughout the day as new developments emerge.

France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at his Likud party New Year event in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian waves to media and officials as he boards his plane while leaving Mehrabad airport for New York to attend the UN General Assembly, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)