Episodes
Dub's COO, Brett: Why “Move Fast” Breaks Fintechs
In this episode of Risk and Reason, Eli Wachs sits down with Brett Chereskin, COO of Dub, to unpack how real fintechs think about risk, fraud, and operational discipline at scale. Drawing on his background in military intelli...
Hurricane Sandy Broke Banking w/ Phil from American Fintech Council
In this episode of Risk and Reason, Eli Wachs is joined by Phil Goldfeder, CEO of the American FinTech Council and former New York State Assembly member, to explore how trust, regulation, and innovation intersect in modern ba...
From Basement Hackers To Global Rings w/ Jason from Imprint
In this episode of Risk and Reason , Eli Wachs sits down with Jason Brown, Director of Risk Operations at Imprint and former U.S. Secret Service agent, to explore the evolution of cybercrime and financial fraud. Drawing on ne...
Fraud is a Tax on Everyone w/ Ryan from Bilt
Ryan Hunter (Director of Identity & Fraud Strategy at Built Rewards) joins Eli to unpack how fraud is evolving fast — from synthetic identities to first-party scams and global fraud rings that operate like real businesses. Th...