I wanted to take a step back and talk about something a bit more personal, but also very relevant to how I think about fraud prevention strategy.

It’s been six months since I joined Sardine. And I figured it makes sense to explain how I got here, because honestly, the decision wasn’t hard, but it wasn’t simple either.

This isn’t just about changing roles. It’s about moving from fraud prevention consulting into something broader, where I can connect content, product, and strategy in a way that actually helps fraud fighters do their job better.

And along the way, it raises a bigger question: what does an effective fraud prevention strategy actually look like when you’ve been on the practitioner's side for long enough?

• A personal breakdown of why I moved from solo consulting back into a team
• Why “freedom” in consulting isn’t always what it seems
• How I think about fraud prevention strategy after years in the field
• What made Sardine stand out as a fraud prevention platform
• Why practitioner-led content matters more than ever
• How fraud prevention solutions should actually be built and evaluated

• Fraud fighters working in fintech fraud prevention and enterprise fraud prevention
• Risk, compliance, and product teams evaluating fraud prevention solutions
• Professionals working in fraud prevention consulting
• Anyone thinking about the gap between vendor promises and real-world fraud operations
• Anyone trying to build or choose a fraud prevention platform that actually works

If you’ve ever asked yourself whether the tools you’re using really solve your problems, this one will probably resonate.