ABA Fraudcast

Paul Benda

Booking Overview

A banking-industry interview podcast focused on fraud prevention, cybersecurity, and protecting bank customers, it typically features external banking, financial-crime, and fraud-technology professionals. Agencies could credibly pitch senior bank fraud leaders, financial-services cybersecurity executives, fraud-detection and fintech specialists, and policy experts; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need substantial industry responsibility and subject-matter authority.

Metrics

Episodes: 72

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

newsbytes@aba.com

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Host

Paul Benda - Executive vice president for risk, fraud and cybersecurity at the American Bankers Association, specializing in banking-sector fraud prevention, risk management, and cybersecurity.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Senior banking, financial-services, fraud-prevention, cybersecurity, payments, or public-policy professionals with direct responsibility for combating fraud or protecting consumers.

Required Achievements:

Leading fraud-prevention or cybersecurity programs, Developing financial-crime detection or prevention technology, Representing major banking or payments organizations in policy and industry initiatives

Recent Guest Discussions

Margi Fleming - Wire Fraud, Protecting Bank Customers From Remote Scams, And Using Customer Questionnaires And Bank Experience To Identify Suspected Fraud Targeting.

Ben Chance - Synthetic Identity Fraud, The Evolution Of Fraud Targeting Banks And Consumers, And Effective Fraud-fighting Strategies.

Rob Nichols - The Banking Industry's Ecosystem Approach To Reducing Fraud, International Anti-fraud Cooperation, The SCAM Act, And State-level Fraud Legislation.

Recent Topics

Fraud Prevention, Cybersecurity, Banking, Financial Crime, Risk Management

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

ABA Fraudcast

YouTube star Kitboga on outsmarting scammers and teaming with banks

October 02, 2026

Joining this edition of the ABA Fraudcast is the internet star who has built one of the more unlikely success stories on the web. The software developer and content creator known as Kitboga has attracted nearly 4 million YouTube subscribers and counting, with hilarious videos of phone conversations with fraudsters themselves in which he uses humor and a deep knowledge of scammers' tactics to waste their time, disrupt their schemes and expose their tactics. This episode is a great introduction...

Why 'know your advertiser' matters in preventing scams

September 02, 2026

In this episode of the ABA Fraudcast, Google's David Caragliano joins ABA's Paul Benda to discuss how stronger advertiser verification can help prevent online scams, including bank impersonation and fraudulent financial services ads. Caragliano, who leads ad safety policy at Google, explains how advertiser verification, digital identity and modernized registries enable platforms to identify and block unauthorized ads before they reach consumers. ABA offers resources to help banks prevent, ide...

Defending customers from wire fraud

July 01, 2026

Learn how one community bank is informed by experience as well as by its commitment to plenty of caring and one very smart questionnaire when faced with suspected targeting of bank customers by fraudsters. "Scammers are spectacular at telling the story and making our customers believe it," says Margi Fleming, SVP and chief administrative officer of The Citizens Bank, based in Florence, South Carolina, Paul Benda's guest on this edition of the ABA Fraudcast. Fleming discusses why wire fraud — ...

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ABA Fraudcast

How do I get in touch with ABA Fraudcast?

ABA Fraudcast is hosted by Paul Benda. Its publicly listed email is newsbytes@aba.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for ABA Fraudcast?

The publicly listed email for ABA Fraudcast: newsbytes@aba.com.

How many listeners does ABA Fraudcast have?

Podseeker estimates ABA Fraudcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for ABA Fraudcast?

ABA Fraudcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior banking, financial-services, fraud-prevention, cybersecurity, payments, or public-policy professionals with direct responsibility for combating fraud or protecting consumers. Common among recent guests: Leading fraud-prevention or cybersecurity programs; Developing financial-crime detection or prevention technology; Representing major banking or payments organizations in policy and industry initiatives. Recent guests include Margi Fleming, Ben Chance, and Rob Nichols.

How hard is it to get booked on ABA Fraudcast?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does ABA Fraudcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Fraud Prevention, Cybersecurity, Banking, Financial Crime, and Risk Management. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

newsbytes@aba.com

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