Most of our Bathurst engagements start the same way: a 20-minute call where the owner describes a workflow we've heard before in shape but never in detail. AI fraud detection is then designed against the detail, not the shape.
For Bathurst operators who want a working pilot in weeks, not a year-long programme.
What AI fraud detection actually does
Pattern-watching AI for refund abuse, chargebacks, fake reviews, employee fiddles, and odd supplier invoices. Flags weirdness early - before it's a real problem.
- 01 Learns your normal patterns and flags outliers
- 02 Daily anomaly report, not a constant alert flood
- 03 Explainable scoring so you can act with confidence
- 04 Integrates with Xero, Shopify, and POS systems
Built on: Claude DuckDB Postgres Vercel
Without Koala Dynamics
With Koala Dynamics
The Bathurst context, plainly.
- Bathurst pairs a university and a manufacturing base with a motorsport calendar that turns the whole city over twice a year.
- Charles Sturt University, light manufacturing, agriculture and the Mount Panorama events economy. Businesses plan a normal year around two enormous demand spikes, which is a scheduling problem before it is a marketing one.
We work with teams across Bathurst: Bathurst CBD · Kelso · West Bathurst · Eglinton · Mount Panorama.
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How we build AI fraud detection for a Bathurst team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Bathurst business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI fraud + anomaly.
Talk to usThe outcome for Bathurst teams
We'd call the engagement a success when Bathurst teams are using the system without thinking about us. Recovers 3-5x its cost in caught fraud within 6 months.
Not your typical AI agency.
Honest about what AI can and cannot do
Ships the one workflow that pays for itself
Hours given back, never the size of the invoice
*Every engagement is scoped and quoted up front. Results vary by workflow and business.
FAQ
How long does AI fraud detection take to ship for Bathurst businesses?
We aim for a working pilot inside 4-6 weeks - narrow scope, real Bathurst businesses data, measurable outcome. From there it's another 6-8 weeks of hardening before you'd consider it production. Full rollouts (multiple sites, multiple teams) typically land in 3-4 months.
How do you price AI fraud detection engagements?
Fixed-scope pilots first, then either project pricing or a small monthly retainer for the ongoing work. No long lock-ins, no 18-month black-box deals. Most Bathurst businesses are surprised how small the first cheque is.
Do you have proof this works for Bathurst businesses?
Direct case study: Recovers 3-5x its cost in caught fraud within 6 months. Happy to walk you through full numbers on a call.
Who owns the code and the model setup?
You do, on delivery. We deploy AI fraud detection into your own cloud account where possible, with the model setup, prompts, evals and integration code all checked into a repo you own. Claude sits in your account too - we don't operate it from ours.
The honest version of a sales call.
No deck. No discovery doc. Just whether this is worth building and what it would cost.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it - no obligation.