SEON Cat & Mouse Podcast

Welcome to episode 7 of the Cat & Mouse podcast, where we interview Jānis Tjarve, Portfolio Credit Risk Manager at Sun Finance.

Sun Finance is one of the fastest-growing online lending platforms in the Balkans, and their fraud challenges are rather unique.

Which is why it was so fascinating to learn what Jānis thinks about the questions like what makes a good risk manager? What are the differences in risk management between fintechs and traditional banks? And why do you have to be careful with automated systems?

The SEON Cat and Mouse podcast is the only place where you’ll get to hear from both fraudsters and fraud fighters.

The goal?

To get insights into the psychology of those who attack and exploit systems. To hear true life examples of the thrills and frustrations of risk management. And, of course, to share entertaining, insightful, and actionable stories to improve your strategies against fraud.

You can find Jānis Tjarve on LinkedIn

The Sun Finance website is here

Interview by Jimmy Fong

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Welcome to episode 6 of the Cat & Mouse podcast where we share our interview with Anonymous Y, a career fraudster.

As you can imagine, their bio is nonexistent. But this 30+ min conversation does show that their fraud techniques are honed, and that they understand exactly what they're up against when it comes to fraud prevention. Among other things, this career fraudster explains how they can bypass device fingerprinting, and which fraud detection method still stumps them. He has shared with us what the best communication channel is for fraudsters and much, much more...

The SEON Cat and Mouse podcast is the only place where you’ll get to hear from both fraudsters and fraud fighters.

The goal?

To get insights into the psychology of those who attack and exploit systems. To hear true-life examples of the thrills and frustrations of risk management. And, of course, to share entertaining, insightful, and actionable stories to improve your strategies against fraud.

Interview by Jimmy Fong

For more information about SEON, please visit www.seon.io

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Welcome to episode 5 of the Cat & Mouse podcast. Today, we’re back with another fraud expert, Dave Parrott from Jagex.

If you’re unfamiliar with Jagex, it’s home to many games, including Runescape, the biggest free-to-play, massively multiplayer online role playing game series in the world.

And while it’s free, the company also processes a huge amount of in-game transactions for its 260 million players, which is where Dave and his team come in. Amongst other things, he explained how fraud protection for digital products needs to work fast and why the best risk team members come from customer service. He has shared with ous the strangest fraud case he’s ever seen involving a telephone operator and much, much more...

The SEON Cat and Mouse podcast is the only place where you’ll get to hear from both fraudsters and fraud fighters.

The goal?

To get insights into the psychology of those who attack and exploit systems. To hear true-life examples of the thrills and frustrations of risk management. And, of course, to share entertaining, insightful, and actionable stories to improve your strategies against fraud.

You can find Dave Parrott on LinkedIn.

Interview by Jimmy Fong

For more information about SEON, please visit www.seon.io

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Welcome to episode 4 of the Cat and Mouse podcast, where we interview Tom Hughes, an ex fraudster and embezzler turned consultant and founder of HireaThief.com.

In this insightful 20 minute interview, Tom walks us through his experience as a white-collar criminal and gives advice to fraud detection professionals. Shares his thoughts on what made the easiest targets of fraud and how technology is changing the fraud game. We've talked about why prevention is the best tool in your arsenal, and much more...

The SEON Cat and Mouse podcast is the only place where you’ll get to hear from both fraudsters and fraud fighters.

The goal?

To get insights into the psychology of those who attack and exploit systems. To hear true-life examples of the thrills and frustrations of risk management. And, of course, to share entertaining, insightful, and actionable stories to improve your strategies against fraud.

More information about Tom Hughes on HireAThief.com

Interview by Jimmy Fong

For more information about SEON, please visit www.seon.io

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Welcome to episode 3 of the Cat & Mouse podcast, where we interview Kamil Przybyla, Fraud and Payment Manager at Green Man Gaming. 

Green Man Gaming delivers over 6,600 games to 195 countries worldwide, and Kamil’s team has to ensure the payments are legitimate. The key tips and ideas he discussed with SEON answers why deleting fraud rules is a bad idea and what qualities fraud managers should have. We've also talked about if Machine Learning can actually be a magic bullet and much, much more...

The SEON Cat and Mouse podcast is the only place where you’ll get to hear from both fraudsters and fraud fighters.

The goal?

To get insights into the psychology of those who attack and exploit systems. To hear true-life examples of the thrills and frustrations of risk management. And, of course, to share entertaining, insightful, and actionable stories to improve your strategies against fraud.

You can find Kamil Przybyla on LinkedIn

Interview by Jimmy Fong

For more information about SEON, please visit www.seon.io

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In episode 2 of the the Cat & Mouse podcast, we hear from the side of the fraudsters.

Well.. former fraudsters. The duo who, Ozric and Ed, operates under the name Ada Lovelace now regularly consults with fraud managers and gambling operators on how to reduce attacks. But in their old career as professional bonus abusers, they defrauded online casinos for hundreds of thousands of dollars. They've shared in this interview how the bonus abuse landscaped changed and why COVID-19 will be bad news for online casinos. We've discussed what fraud managers should do to reduce bonus abuse at their own company and much, much more...

The SEON Cat and Mouse podcast is the only place where you’ll get to hear from both fraudsters and fraud fighters.

The goal?

To get insights into the psychology of those who attack and exploit systems. To hear true-life examples of the thrills and frustrations of risk management. And, of course, to share entertaining, insightful, and actionable stories to improve your strategies against fraud.

Ozric Vondervelden and Ed Dickerson are leading experts on bonus abuse and multi-accounting within the online gaming industry.

Interview by Jimmy Fong

For more information about SEON, please visit www.seon.io

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In our very first episode, we spoke with Jacqueline Hart, Trust and Safety Manager at Patreon. 

With more than 20 years of experience preventing fraud at companies like PayPal, iGaming powerhouse Paddy Power, and Ingenico, Jacqueline had some tremendous insights. We've talked about the current risk trends. How COVID-19 is affecting fraud rates and why her company doesn’t use the word fraud at all. The pros and cons of using Machine Learning for false positives and much, much more...

The SEON Cat and Mouse podcast is the only place where you’ll get to hear from both fraudsters and fraud fighters.

The goal?

To get insights into the psychology of those who attack and exploit systems. To hear true-life examples of the thrills and frustrations of risk management. And, of course, to share entertaining, insightful, and actionable stories to improve your strategies against fraud.

You can find Jacqueline Hart on LinkedIn. 

Interview by Jimmy Fong

For more information about SEON, please visit www.seon.io

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