Fraud Forward

Fireside chat: AI-driven fraud attacks

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! This one is recorded live at SardineCon as a fireside chat. You’re getting the real, unscripted version of a

SardineCon 2026 Debrief: Live from the Show Floor

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! This one’s a little different. I recorded this episode live on the floor at SardineCon 2026, and instead of

More than a transaction: What Happened to the Career Teller?

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! This one started with a can of hairspray. Jen Lamont and I were getting ready for a networking event, and so

How Vault.Bank launched digital banking without launching fraud

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! Community banks know they need digital transformation in banking to stay competitive. They also know one bad

Trust is under attack: Inside the world of deepfakes, with Andrew Austin

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! This episode opens a little differently. And if you are not paying close attention, you will probably believ

Breaking down silos at the ACFE global fraud conference

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! I always say fraud is a team sport, and this episode is exactly why. I recorded these conversations live fr

The reverse card: Live from ACFE

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! This episode is a little different, and honestly, a lot of fun. We recorded this one live from the ACFE conf

Beyond the Button: Investigating fraud in the age of agentic payments

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! Over the last few months, I've had more conversations about agentic payments than just about any other topic

Inside Deconflict: Bridging Law Enforcement and Banking

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! In this episode, I’m sitting down with Mudassar Malik, Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service and Founde

From Liability to Visibility: The Real Story Behind NACHA Phase 2

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! Today we are talking about ACH compliance, and I know that may not sound like the most exciting opener in th

The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Modern Money Movement

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward: Y’all, this episode is one of those conversations where I found myself taking notes while we were recording.

The Most Underrated Law Enforcement Agency in Fintech

What’s up, fraud fighters, and welcome to Fraud Forward. In this episode, I am sitting down with Eric Shen, inspector in charge of the criminal investigations group for

AI, Payments & the Future of Fraud Operations — Live from Safeguard

What’s up, fraud fighters, and welcome to Fraud Forward. I recorded this live from Safeguard’s AI Deep Dive Retreat at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, and y’all, let

Accelerate What, Exactly? The Fraud Side of Fintech Innovation

What’s up, fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! This conversation is one I think a lot of us need right now. Financial services are moving fast. Fintech i

Fraud as Infrastructure

What’s up, fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! I want to take a moment and talk about something bigger than one scam trend, one crypto headline, or one fr

Payment Fraud Prevention and the Future of Trust

What’s up, fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! I wanted to do something different for our 100th episode. I didn’t want a victory lap. I wanted an honest c

Future of Fraud Operations: We Can’t Fight This Alone

What’s up, fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! In part one, you heard fraud fighters describe the current state of fraud with words like acceleration, cha

The State of Fraud in One Word

What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! I asked a room full of fraud professionals one question: describe the current state of fraud in one word. A

There’s No Such Thing as “Just a Teller”

What’s up, fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! Before I was sitting in fraud strategy conversations, before I was talking about controls, governance, and

Fraud Fight Club Debrief w/Karisse Hendrick and Jen Lamont

What’s up, fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward! This Fraud Fight Club recap is one I have been wanting to put down in words because some events are just co