What’s up fraud fighters, and welcome back to Fraud Forward!
This one’s a little different. I recorded this episode live on the floor at SardineCon 2026, and instead of one long sit down with a single guest, you're getting a debrief of the day. One conversation after another, right where they happened.
I kicked things off by catching up with Simon Taylor after his opening keynote. From there I sat down with Tal Yeshanov, Head of Risk and Compliance at Zeni, who’s spent 17 years in payment risk and consulting. Everything from chargeback abuse to friendly fraud to credit risk. Then came the conversation that’s going to stick with you. Joseph Cox didn’t just talk about AI powered fraud in theory. And to close out the day, Karisse Hendrick and I got into a full recap of Sardine Con.
If you couldn’t make it this year, consider this your SardineCon 2026 debrief. Straight from the people who were actually there.
What you’ll hear:
Simon Taylor on whether the industry actually understands AI or is just moving fast enough to look like it does
Tal Yeshanov on 17 years in payment risk, and the practical takeaways she's already applying from SardineCon sessions on AI and AB testing
Joseph Cox walking through how he built and deployed a fake ID against a real KYC process, and what it revealed about where fraud detection still falls short
Why agentic commerce came up in almost every conversation on the show floor, and what it means for how fraud teams need to start thinking
Karisse Hendrick on her SardineCon roundtable, where the room debated who owns liability when an agent makes the purchase
A rundown of the sessions, fireside chats, and roundtables that shaped the day, plus a look at Sardine's own workflow product
You should listen to this episode if you:
Couldn’t make it to SardineCon 2026 and want the debrief straight from the floor
Are trying to figure out where agentic commerce fits into your fraud strategy
Want to hear what it actually looks like when someone tests fake ID detection and KYC testing against real defenses instead of just talking about it
Are building out deepfake detection and want perspective from people who are living it day to day
Want to hear how a traditional bank is thinking about fraud alongside the fintech and crypto crowd
Like your fraud content with a little conference energy instead of another studio recording
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