Episodes
What Banks and Fintechs Get Wrong About Each Other w/ Ethan from FS V…
In this episode of Risk and Reason, Eli Wachs sits down with Ethan Singleton, Partner at FS Vector, to talk about what it really takes to launch and scale fintech products in today's regulatory environment. Drawing on years a...
Why the Right Eviction Rate Isn't Zero w/ Brendan from Findigs
In this episode of Risk and Reason, Eli Wachs sits down with Brendan Phillips, Director of Product at Findigs, to break down the math behind every lease decision. Drawing on his path from Bridgewater to Better's mortgage boom...
From eBay Skunkworks to Agentic Payments w/ Shayanth from Highnote
In this episode of Risk and Reason, Eli Wachs sits down with Shayanth Sinnarajah, Founding Engineer at Highnote, to talk about what it takes to build payments infrastructure from the ground up — and where it's all headed. Dra...
Zero Fraud Means Zero Revenue w/ Zach from Comun
In this episode of Risk and Reason, Eli Wachs sits down with Zach Trunsky, Founding Business Operations at Comun, to explore how early-stage fintechs build fraud and risk programs from the ground up. Drawing on his experience...
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...