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What The Fraud?

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Fraud Prevention
Digital Fraud
Fraud
Artificial Intelligence
Identity Theft
Financial Crime
Fraud As a Service
Pig Butchering Scams
Cybersecurity
Deepfakes
Crypto Fraud
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APP Fraud
Regulation
Fintech Fraud
Cryptocurrency Scams
Investment Scams
Igaming
Social Engineering
Online Payment Fraud

Join Thomas Taraniuk in hosting leading minds from the world of AI, fintech, crypto, iGaming, and more. This podcast dives deep into the most pressing issues surrounding digital fraud in business. Each episode dissects key fraud-related issues that companies—both big and small—face today. From deepfakes and identity theft to money mules and forced verification, What The Fraud? is where digital fra... more

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Cryptocurrency didn't invent financial fraud, but it changed how money moves and how criminals exploit it. Now, with new US legislation on the table, the industry faces a bigger question: can a system built on decentralization ever become trusted inf... more

"What happens when the moment of truth isn't onboarding - it's the moment the money moves?"

Businesses pour resources into KYC, fraud modelling, and onboarding checks. But fraud doesn't really happen until the money goes out, and by then, it's often... more

For Part 2 of our special coverage from Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, we continue the conversation on AI, trust, and fraud with a fresh set of leaders from across digital banking, payments, and regulation. Where Part 1 focused on AI transformation ... more

Recorded live on the floor of Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, this special episode of What the Fraud? brings together some of the sharpest minds in fintech to tackle the questions that matter most right now: how do you deploy AI at scale, build trust... more

Account takeovers have become one of the biggest challenges in fraud prevention.

In this episode of What The Fraud, Tom is joined by Suz Lynch, Head of Financial Crime, and Paul Marsden, Head of Risk at Monavate, to explore how fraudsters gain acces... more

“What does it really take to move digital assets from hype to institutional infrastructure?”

At Consensus Miami 2026, one theme stood out clearly: digital finance is moving from experimentation to infrastructure. Institutions are no longer just expl... more

In Part 1 of our What the Fraud? special from Consensus Miami 2026, we explore how crypto is moving beyond early adoption and into mainstream finance. From regulation and compliance to payments and user growth, the conversation focuses on what it tak... more

“What happens when the world’s biggest sporting event becomes the perfect environment for fraud to scale?”

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The World Cup isn’t just a global celebration of football, it’s one of the largest betting eve... more

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Eleanor Terrett
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Episode: Bury the Blockchain: Crypto's Fight for Trust
Jacquelyn Melinek
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Gerald Gallagher
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Apurva Shrivastava
Product lead for global payments product at Amazon
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Episode: Cash Out: Fraud's Final Act
Georgios Kolovos
Payments and fintech leader at Nvidia
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Episode: Adapt or Fall Behind - AI & Fraud Insights from Money20/20 Europe
Joe Wilson
Chief Evangelist at Bunq and podcast host
Bunq
Episode: Adapt or Fall Behind - AI & Fraud Insights from Money20/20 Europe
Ivan Zhiznevsky
Founder and CEO at 3S Money
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Episode: Adapt or Fall Behind - AI & Fraud Insights from Money20/20 Europe
Rik Goslinga
Vice President, Account Management, EMEA at Adyen
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Paul Marsden
Head of risk at Monavate
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Episode: Account Takeover: When Trust Gets Hijacked

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Bury the Blockchain: Crypto's Fight for Trust
Q: What role will AI play in crypto adoption and trust?
AI can automate and scale verification, enhance security, and enable smarter, faster financial interactions, but it must operate within robust regulatory and governance frameworks to preserve trust.
Bury the Blockchain: Crypto's Fight for Trust
Q: How does privacy fit into trust and regulation for crypto today?
There needs to be a selective privacy approach that protects user data while maintaining transparency where it matters for compliance and legitimate oversight.
Bury the Blockchain: Crypto's Fight for Trust
Q: What do you think is the biggest barrier to crypto becoming trusted infrastructure in the US?
Regulatory clarity and meaningful guardrails that protect consumers while enabling innovation, plus credible disclosure and governance frameworks that institutions can rely on.
Cash Out: Fraud's Final Act
Q: What framework does Apurva refer to for handling payouts risk, and how does it differ from onboarding risk?
The framework involves expanding the act phase beyond simple holds or blocks to include multi-stage verifications and friction that is millisecond-level when needed; it emphasizes parallel risk scoring at payout similar to credit risk scoring and cross-domain signal ingestion to reduce false positives.
Cash Out: Fraud's Final Act
Q: What is the biggest blind spot in the industry when it comes to payout risk?
The biggest blind spot is the drift between onboarding signals and payout events; systems are often siloed so signals from onboarding don't translate to the disbursement stage, allowing fraud patterns to slip through at the moment money moves.

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This show dives into the world of digital fraud, bringing together experts from fintech, iGaming, crypto, and cybersecurity to dissect current fraud trends, defenses, and regulatory developments. Across episodes, topics recur around first- and synthetic-identity fraud, AI-driven threats and defenses, identity verification, and cross-industry data sharing. Notable throughlines include the shift to system- and onboarding-level attacks, the emergence of agentic AI in fraud prevention, and the ongoing tension between strong security and a smooth user experience. The conversations often feature practitioners from major payment networks, banks, crypto platforms, and fraud prevention firms, plus occasional firsthand accounts from former criminals,... more

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