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What The Fraud?

Thomas Taraniuk

Booking Overview

An expert-led interview podcast focused on digital fraud across fintech, payments, cryptocurrency, digital identity, and related sectors, typically featuring senior executives, product leaders, regulators, policy specialists, and industry journalists. Agencies could credibly pitch fraud-prevention executives, fintech and payments innovators, crypto-policy experts, digital-identity authorities, and senior risk or compliance leaders; booking is likely high difficulty because recent guests include C-suite and senior leaders from Amazon, Lunar, Santander, Flutterwave, and other major financial-services companies.

Metrics

Episodes: 56

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 477.0k subscribers

Instagram: 49.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

info@thisisdistorted.com

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Host

Thomas Taraniuk - Thomas Taraniuk is Head of Partnerships at Sumsub and a host covering digital fraud, fintech, payments, cryptocurrency, and trust infrastructure.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior leadership or recognized specialist expertise in fraud prevention, fintech, payments, banking, cryptocurrency, digital identity, regulation, compliance, artificial intelligence, or financial-services product development.
Required Achievements:  
Leading product, payments, legal, regulatory, artificial-intelligence, or transformation functions at major financial-services and technology companies, Building or overseeing payment, banking, identity, or fraud-prevention infrastructure, Providing established journalism, media, or industry analysis on cryptocurrency and digital finance

Recent Guest Discussions

Gerald Gallagher - Cryptocurrency Legislation, Stablecoins, Market Structure, Consumer Protection, Decentralized-finance Hacks, And Crypto's Path To Mainstream Trust

Jacquelyn Melinek - Cryptocurrency Legislation, Stablecoins, Market Structure, Consumer Protection, Decentralized-finance Hacks, And Crypto's Path To Mainstream Trust

Eleanor Terrett - Cryptocurrency Legislation, Stablecoins, Market Structure, Consumer Protection, Decentralized-finance Hacks, And Crypto's Path To Mainstream Trust

Apurva Shrivastava - Payout Fraud, Account Farming, Cash-out Fraud, Disbursement-time Identity Assurance, And Operational Losses

Conny Ploth - Ai-native Banking, Organizational Transformation, Open Innovation, And Responsible Fraud Research

Recent Topics

Fraud, Digital Identity, Fintech, Payments, Cryptocurrency

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What The Fraud?
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Season 6 of What The Fraud? - Arrives Tomorrow

October 13, 2026

Meet Vicky Baker, the new host of What The Fraud? from Sumsub.An investigative journalist specialising in fraudsters and con artists, Vicky is fascinated by the stories beneath the scams. The trust people place in others, the psychology behind manipulation, and the moments when a lie becomes believable.In season six, What The Fraud? looks beyond the technology and headline figures to explore the personal side of fraud. Why do we trust someone who is trying to steal from us? What makes any of ...

Building Trust in Africa’s Digital Economy

September 23, 2026

“Customers don't choose between security and convenience. They expect both."Africa's payments, banking, and digital commerce ecosystem is expanding at extraordinary speed, and fraud is scaling right alongside it. In this special episode of What the Fraud?, recorded live at Seamless Africa in Johannesburg, Chantal Lamprecht from Sumsub sits down with leaders across telecoms, mobile money, and digital banking to unpack how fraud actually works on the ground in Africa, and what it w...

The New Front Lines of Financial Crime in Africa

September 22, 2026

"The fraudsters have the same AI tools we do. The difference is who uses them faster."Africa's payments, banking, and digital commerce ecosystem is expanding at extraordinary speed, and fraud is scaling right alongside it. In this special episode of What The Fraud?, recorded live at Seamless Africa in Johannesburg, Chantal Lamprecht from Sumsub sits down with leaders across crypto, legal, and iGaming to unpack how fraud actually works on the ground in Africa, and what it will take for the ind...

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Frequently asked questions

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What The Fraud?
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How do I get in touch with What The Fraud??

What The Fraud? is hosted by Thomas Taraniuk. Its publicly listed email is info@thisisdistorted.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 What The Fraud??

The publicly listed email for What The Fraud?: info@thisisdistorted.com.

How many listeners does What The Fraud? have?

Podseeker estimates What The Fraud? reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for What The Fraud??

What The Fraud? typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior leadership or recognized specialist expertise in fraud prevention, fintech, payments, banking, cryptocurrency, digital identity, regulation, compliance, artificial intelligence, or financial-services product development. Common among recent guests: Leading product, payments, legal, regulatory, artificial-intelligence, or transformation functions at major financial-services and technology companies; Building or overseeing payment, banking, identity, or fraud-prevention infrastructure; Providing established journalism, media, or industry analysis on cryptocurrency and digital finance. Recent guests include Gerald Gallagher, Jacquelyn Melinek, and Eleanor Terrett.

How hard is it to get booked on What The Fraud??

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does What The Fraud? cover?

Recent episodes cover Fraud, Digital Identity, Fintech, Payments, and Cryptocurrency. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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