How DoorDash Saves Tens of Millions of Dollars Per Year by Detecting Fraud 30× Faster

A daily anomaly detection system that cut discovery time from 100+ days to under three.

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Today we will look at how DoorDash uses anomaly detection to save millions of dollars by flagging fraud trends early.

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Now, with that out of the way, let’s get to DoorDash’s fraud detection!