The Fraud Boxer Podcast

On this episode of Fraud Boxer presented by Spec we shed light on the complexities and challenges faced by the automotive and lending industries, particularly in relation to fraud detection and prevention. Andrew Austin from Carmax discusses his background in the military and his eventual transition to the automotive and lending sectors, and the evolution of fraud prevention strategies in the ...

In this BONUS episode we discuss the the current state of the industry. We discuss our work in fraud prevention, industry events they have attended, and recent trending topics. We talk about the book Brian and writing and the new community series he is starting and the challenges of building that community. This episodes includes (mostly Jordan's) thoughts around the recent controversy surrounding the use of the term "fraud fighter...

Today I am joined by Katie McCarthy (Ex Paypal/Braintree and Pagos)! In this episode we dive deep into the world of key performance indicators (KPIs) in the payments and fundraising industry. Join us in a dynamic conversation exploring the critical role of KPIs in various business segments. From chargeback rates to approval rates and vendor performance, we dissect the importance of measuring and analyzing these metrics for optimal ...

We have a big one today!  In this episode I sit down with Justt's co-founder Roenen Ben-Ami to go over their recently released 2023 Chargeback Pulse Report that is full of super interesting numbers and insights!  

Jenny Nilsson from Ticketmaster joins us as we go over all the numbers from the report and discuss the massive shift in the chargeback behaviors in the post-COVID world. With a focus on collaboration, trai...

On Today's episode I sit down with a former colleague of mine Heath Taylor where he uses his extensive background in information security and cybersecurity from his time in the US Navy and at Live Nation Ticketmaster. He stresses the need for organizations to adopt a proactive approach to identify and respond to potential threats. He also underscores the complexity of operations at large organizations and the significance of cybers...

I've been excited about Entersekt since they day I heard about them way back in Miami in May 2022!  Today I am soooo happy to finally have them on and I am so lucky to have the Chief Product Officer Padheep Sampath be the guest! We discuss passkeys, what they are, and how the future of authentication can look in a hopefully passwordless future! 

Pradheep Sampath: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradheep/ Entersekt: https://ww...

Oh wow do we have a big one here! On this episode Jordan sits down with Kim Sutherland who is the VP of Fraud & Identity Strategy at LexisNexis Risk Solutions to discuss what behavioral biometrics are and clear up some confusion about the term. She shares the LNRS approach to the concept with their acquisition on Behaviosec in 2022 and how behavioral biometrics can shape the future of fraud fighting in a number of ways. So luck...

Our boy Alexander is back for another round! This one we just went completely impromptu and just talked about all the fraud things that popped into our head.  What are we seeing lately like fraud coming from a specific credit union in the midwest, what people are doing with multiple account fraud, and so much more!  We might put more of these out with other bros (and gals) and share some less formal interviews that we ju...

It's finally here!  Listen to my THREE guests join Jordan to talk about recruiting and being recruited!  Meg Hanna from TEKsystems, Audree Wadkins from Hot Topic, and Doug Rubenstein from Manufacturers Bank sit down with Jordan and discuss their approaches to recruiting and interviewing. From call backs to salary negotiations we cover a lot of ground. We touch on outside and inside recruiting and how they differ and Jorda...

I have done the impossible; today I sit down with Brigette Korney (!), formerly of Groupon, to discuss her time there and what it was like to leave a role after 13 years.  We talk about her decision to leave for payment processing giant Adyen and how she picked them specifically. We go completely off-script to talk about what is important to us when we are picking a company to work for. What a fun and genuine conversation we h...

"With faster payments comes faster fraud"

In the long awaited episode on Faster Payments I sit down with Julie Conroy from Datos Insights (Formerly Aite-Novarica Group) to talk about the world of Faster Payments with names you've all heard like FedNow, RTP, and Zelle. What are they really though and what do they each mean. Payments being faster is something we have asked for for a long time and here we talk about the different typ...

In this bonus post I have edited down the audio from the June 21st, 2023 Linkedin Live Stream featuring Patrick Chen (COO) and Nate Kharrl (CEO) from my Q2 sponsor Spec!  We dive into what "orchestration" and "customer journey" really mean to ME and what it means to them and their product. I hope we did a good job of peeling back the layers of this onion of latest buzz words and how it can affect you and your company directly....

This one has been 3 months in the making and finally making its audio debut!  Recorded LIVE at MRC 2023 I sat down with Dave Senci from Mastercard who I have worked with for years. Lately he's been working on their blockchain and crypto offerings as the Vice President of Blockchain and Digital Asset. We dive into what the terms actually mean and what they are as well as some of the actual real world use cases for things like B...

"If you're a vendor and you want the best; hire fraud people. They're going to tell you what you SHOULD be building, not what you THINK you should be building."

Today, Brian Davis (That Fraud and Dodgeball) and I just jump on a microphone and just straight up talk fraud. We had an outline before the mics went hot and when they did we just went for it! We cover who he is, where he's been, and both of our approaches to fraud in gene...

Darwinium is one of the new companies that is getting a lot of attention. Today I sit down with their founder Alisdair Faulkner the founder (who also was one of the founders of Threatmetrix) to discuss who they are, what they are doing, and why what they are doing with their tool using AI/Machine Learning and how it's completely different than the others these days. It is fascinating! 

About Darwinium:

"Darwinium’s pione...

On today's episode we speak with Matthew Friend from Riskified. He is the sales person I mentioned in the popular "What NOT to do and what TO do to sell to Fraud professionals" episode I put out a few months back that I had a very positive experience with. He explains his approach and why he thinks it was successful with me. It's not very often someone can actually get me to buy a whole product with a multi-year commitment but here...

"If money is changing hands, I need to know where it is coming from"  The world of identity and document verification is ever changing and can be used in more places than you realized. Check in on what is new in that space and some new places you could apply the technology with Erica Liebman from Veriff!  Erica also happens to also be newer in the space so she tells us what it's been like for her so far and what her expe...

"People need to embrace orchestration platforms more"

Recorded LIVE at the MRC last month Alexander Hall sits down with a very vocally exhausted Jordan to go over what we think the coolest new things we saw at MRC and what we think are going to be big in the near and long term future.  Is it AI? Is it ML? Is it another buzz word?  Spoiler, it's not. Find out by listening to us have this conversation LIVE and what we think...