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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 fraudsters meet their match. This is THE podcast for comprehensive, actionable, and up-to-date information on fraud. Listen in to reveal what you can do to protect yourself and your business. Don't want to miss an episode? Follow the show now. CREDITS From Sumsub and This Is Distorted Presented by Thomas Taraniuk, Sumsub Produced by Faye Lyons-White, This Is Distorted Editor - Dave Reilly, This Is Distorted Executive Producer - Alex Jungius, This Is Distorted Executive Producer - Mila Varavina, Sumsub <p
Sumsub hosts What The Fraud?, a technology show with 50 episodes published.
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 expl
“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. Institu
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 conve
“What happens when the world’s biggest sporting event becomes the perfect environment for fraud to scale?” World Cup Betting KYC: https://sumsub.link/21f The World Cup isn’t just a global celebration of football, it’s on
“What happens when the fraudster isn’t a stranger… but your own customer?” Fraud Prevention Course: https://sumsub.link/2qi Businesses spend millions verifying identities, onboarding users, and preventing external attack
“Fraud is no longer about convincing a human… it’s about feeding a system.” Fraud is evolving fast. No longer limited to fake documents or stolen identities, today’s attackers are targeting the very infrastructure design
"What happens when an attacker gains control of your AI agent and the outside world believes everything it does... is you?" AI agents are already booking travel, managing calendars, and handling day-to-day tasks for mill
“What happens when a fraudster doesn’t steal an identity… but builds one from scratch?” Synthetic identities are one of the fastest-growing threats in financial crime. Built from fragments of real and fabricated data, th
Fraud in iGaming is shaping how operators grow, how regulators respond, and where investors place bets. Recorded live at ICE Barcelona in partnership with the C-Suite Podcast, this is Part 2 of our special What The Fraud
Unlicensed operators and AI-enabled fraud are scaling faster than most safeguards. Regulators, operators, and tech providers are being forced to rethink what “player protection” actually means, and how to enforce it acro
"We can't possibly think of victims as being stupid." We often think of fraud victims as gullible or careless. But what if the real story is about ruthless targeting by increasingly sophisticated criminals? What if AI, d
"Last year, only one in 10 fraud attempts were sophisticated enough to fool modern verification systems. This year, that number's nearly tripled. Amateur fraudsters are out and professionals who know exactly how to beat
The fraudsters have already figured out what most financial institutions haven't yet: silos don't work. While your fraud team, cyber team and compliance team operate independently with separate tools and data, criminals
The financial crime battlefield is shifting. What used to be separate fights against fraud and money laundering has merged into one coordinated attack on the global financial system. As scammers drain accounts and launde
"Fraud is a lot more popular today than it was 10 years ago simply because today you can advertise fraud on TikTok, Snapchat, whatever platform, and you can just have tutorials on how to gamify anything you want at your
Fraud got faster. Your strategy has to be smarter. So what do leaders who rethink risk do to stay ahead? For part two of this special episode of What the Fraud?, Sumsub’s Sales Director, Americas, Anastasia Shvechkova, s
Fast payments raise hard trust questions. Live from Money20/20 USA in Las Vegas, we sat down with leaders reshaping fraud, AML, and compliance, turning the AI hype into an operational reality. For this special episode of
“When I get in my car every day to go somewhere, I put my seatbelt on… Same thing with being online. What we need people to do is before they turn that laptop on… make sure you’re safe.” As scams grow more sophisticated
“Fraudsters are preying on human emotion… and it clearly works.” Scams are becoming more personal, more emotional, and more sophisticated. In this episode, we explore how social engineering, investment scams, and “crime-
"The main thing that agentic AI is going to be good at is pulling together data from multiple sources… metadata, images, device intelligence, and reconciling it to spot subtle fraud signs humans might miss.” As fraud gro
Steve Lenderman
Head of Fraud Prevention · isolved
1 appearance on this show
Andrew Wright
Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director for Recruitment and Retention · University of Charleston
1 appearance on this show
Alex Wood
counter fraud expert, international keynote speaker, part of the BBC Radio 4 Scam Secrets team · Wise Academies
1 appearance on this show
Hassan Ahmed
Country Director for Coinbase Singapore · Coinbase Singapore
1 appearance on this show
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1 appearance on this show
Aaron Wilson
State Climatologist of Ohio, Assistant Professor, Ag Weather and Climate Field Specialist at The Ohio State University, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center · Idaho National Laboratory
1 appearance on this show
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