What The Fraud?

Season 4 of What The Fraud is coming this month.

As AI gets more complex, and cyber-criminals keep finding new ways to exploit it, these conversations matter more than ever.

Join host Thomas Taraniuk a…

“You don't need to hack an Uber, you just need €200 and a Telegram account, and you can just buy the whole new profile.”

The cars we drive and rent are now becoming a new frontier for cyber crime.  Fr…

“In the tech space, in the platform space, there are a ton of other disruptive brands out there. So if you're not keeping your customers safe, if you're not protecting their trust, there are other op…

In our second episode of What the Fraud?, recorded live at Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, we dive into how leading fintech voices are tackling the growing challenge of sophisticated, borderless frau…

In this special episode of What the Fraud?, recorded at Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, we sit down with five senior leaders shaping the future of modern banking, payments, and risk. From AI-driven f…

“Imagine a campus with 35 buildings, but they are all for the purpose of scamming. It was a walled in, locked down facility where hundreds, thousands of people were in the business of scamming people…

“99% of employees are good employees - it’s the 1% that hurts” 

When we talk about the risk of fraud to a business, it doesn’t always come from hackers or outsiders - it often starts inside the buildi…

“I think from a prevention perspective, a little friction at the beginning is not necessarily a bad thing.” 

Real-time payments have become the bedrock of modern life. Whether you’re splitting dinner …

“If cybercrime were a country today, it would have the third largest economy on the planet.” 

Fraud is no longer just a crime - it has become a global business with software at its heart. With Fraud-a…

“Governments worldwide are recognizing that paper-based identification just doesn't cut it for a digital-first economy.” 

Nations across the world are racing to roll out digital identity systems, prom…

“You’ve got organized hacks, and it's getting harder and harder to know what you're clicking on, if that's real or not.”

Crypto is at a tipping point, and while demand is growing, fraud is up 48%, reg…

“Your intuition is designed to make you comfortable, not necessarily correct.” 

In this season finale of What The Fraud?, we’re looking ahead to the year that could define the future of fraud prevent…

"Why are we trying to change the 3% of people who stammer in the UK? Why aren’t we educating the 97% of people who don’t?” 

Fraud isn’t victimless — it’s a powerful engine for bias, hitting marginalis…

"We don’t treat fraud as importantly as money laundering.”  

Who should be responsible for preventing and addressing fraud in the digital age? This is what Thomas is exploring today with Jessica Cath…

“For an expense of about $1,000 per month, the damage that a fraudster can cause to businesses is upwards of $2.5 million.” 

In this special episode of What The Fraud?, Thomas is joined by Ilya Brovin…

“The AI model thinks that the user is going to commit fraud at one point. So, it’s mitigating fraud before it even happens, which sounds quite crazy to me.”  

In this episode of What The Fraud? Thomas…

"You ultimately become a victim of your own success because you’re doing really well as a business but scrambling around trying to make sure your compliance can keep up.”

In this fact-filled episode c…

“For those genuine bodies that are out there—work with us and try to get rid of your fear because we’ve got the same fears and we’re trying to stop them.” 

In this episode of What The Fraud? we dive i…

“I let them know... You messed with the wrong parent.” 

Welcome back to What The Fraud? In the first episode of series two, Thomas Taraniuk is joined by world-leading cyber threat intelligence analyst…

“Many people barter their souls for the allure of booze, babes, and bucks!”

In this final episode of What The Fraud? Tom and fraud expert Sophia Carlton get right to the root of the problem – what dri…