We've worked with enough operators in Maitland to know that the brief that arrives in our inbox is rarely the brief that ends up shipped. The first thing we do on any AI fraud detection project is sit with your team for a day before we propose anything.
AI fraud + anomaly, built for businesses operating in Maitland.
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 Maitland context, plainly.
- Maitland sits in the Hunter growth corridor, where mining services, construction and a fast-growing residential build-out all compete for the same tradespeople and the same office hours.
- One of the fastest-growing regional centres in NSW, wrapped around Hunter Valley mining services, civil construction and the trades that follow new housing. The work is high volume and quote-driven, which is exactly where lost enquiries cost the most.
We work with teams across Maitland: Maitland CBD · Rutherford · Thornton · East Maitland · Lochinvar.
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How we build AI fraud detection for a Maitland team.
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Maitland business, so value lands before the build is finished. AI fraud + anomaly.
Talk to usThe outcome for Maitland teams
We'd call the engagement a success when Maitland 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 Maitland businesses?
We aim for a working pilot inside 4-6 weeks - narrow scope, real Maitland 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 Maitland businesses are surprised how small the first cheque is.
Anyone else in this space using AI fraud detection?
Plenty. Recovers 3-5x its cost in caught fraud within 6 months. The interesting question is rarely "does it work" - it's "is your team ready to use the output." That's what we'd scope on the 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.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it - no obligation.