What the F Happened? Fraud and Financial Crime, Deconstructed

What the F Happened? Fraud and Financial Crime, Deconstructed

Stay on top of fraud and financial crime—wherever you are. What the F Happened? Fraud and Financial Crime, Deconstructed delivers concise breakdowns of the latest fraud news, cases, and industry shifts. Each 15-minute episode cuts through complexity to turn fast-moving developments into clear insights you can act on. We’re fighting fraud every day, and this podcast breaks down what just happened, why it matters, and what you should do next.

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February 9, 2026 14 mins

In this February Monthly Brief, we break down what Nacha’s latest guidance signals for fraud and compliance teams—and why proactive detection is quickly becoming the new baseline.

From evolving ACH risk expectations to the rise of coordinated fraud and AI-enabled attacks, this episode explores what’s changing across the payments ecosystem and what financial institutions should be prioritizing right now. We cover how modern fraud pro...

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In this episode of What the F Happened? Fraud and Financial Crime, Deconstructed, we go beneath the hype to examine the real plumbing of the future financial system: stablecoins.

While Bitcoin grabs headlines, stablecoins now move over $300B globally — acting as the bridge between traditional banking and Web3. We break down what stablecoins actually are, why they’ve grown so fast, and how they’re reshaping payments, compliance, and ...

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Risk and compliance teams are often viewed as cost centers—but what if your fraud and AML infrastructure could become a growth engine?

In this episode, we unpack how a leading payments processor transformed its internal risk stack into a scalable, revenue-generating product.

Handling over 60 million transactions per month across 2,500+ clients, the organization replaced siloed legacy systems with a unified, real-time fraud and AML p...

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Macroeconomic volatility, from regulatory shocks, to geopolitical fragmentation, and rising credit stress, is compressing margins, fast.

In this episode, we break down why traditional, batch-based risk tools fail under volatility, and what a modern, flexible fraud and AML platform must deliver to operate at the speed of today’s financial system.

You’ll learn 

  • The 3 forces driving change

  • The architectural flaws holding teams back

  • The...

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In this Monthly Brief, we break down the most important fraud and financial crime developments shaping early 2026 — and what they mean for financial institutions navigating new regulatory pressure, expanding attack surfaces, and rising expectations for real-time defense.

This episode covers:

  • Why fraud defense is entering a regulatory shift

  • Nacha’s expanded ACH liability rules and sender-side accountability

  • CFPB Section 1033 and how...

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January 8, 2026 29 secs

Welcome to the fraud and financial crime podcast breaking down the real-world threats and defenses shaping today’s financial ecosystem to prepare you for what’s next.

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