This is The Download, a short extract from my recent RiskMasters conversation with Iremar Brayner, focused on risk management in fraud prevention.

In this segment, we explore how technology is reshaping fraud detection and prevention for risk leaders and chief risk officers.

Automation, data analysis, and AI are enhancing capabilities to detect fraud, while fraudsters simultaneously leverage the same advanced technologies to develop increasingly sophisticated attacks.

Fraud prevention is evolving into a high-stakes technological race that requires strategic leadership and continuous adaptation.

What You’ll Hear

• How automation is transforming fraud detection within risk frameworks

• Why technology both strengthens fraud prevention and empowers fraud attempts

• The necessity for risk managers to constantly adapt to emerging risks and consider human emotions

Listen to the Full Episode

This segment is taken from the full RiskMasters interview with Iremar Brayner, which explores identity verification, automation, and the future of fraud prevention strategies in digital marketplaces, offering invaluable insights for chief risk officers and board directors in the enterprise risk landscape.

Full interview: ⁠https://www.aevitium.com/post/iremar-brayner-on-riskmasters

This episode of RiskMasters The Download features a compelling extract from Julien Haye's conversation with Iremar Brayner on the evolving challenges in fraud risk prevention.

Iremar discusses why user identity is becoming increasingly complex to define within data-rich environments and reframes fraud management as an adaptive journey. He highlights how identity verification now occurs at multiple points across the customer lifecycle, not just at checkout, emphasising a dynamic risk management framework that adjusts to context.

Listeners will learn about the shifting verification layers involved in fraud prevention and why adaptive fraud controls are critical for effective risk leadership. This conversation offers valuable insights for chief risk officers, enterprise risk managers, and board directors seeking to enhance their strategic risk approaches and leadership in fraud prevention.

Tune into RiskMasters for thought-provoking discussions that connect psychological safety, leadership, and the continuous evolution of risk management strategies in today's complex environment.

Listen to the Full Episode

This segment comes from the full RiskMasters interview with Iremar Brayner, covering fraud prevention, customer friction, automation, and trust at scale.

Full interview: https://www.aevitium.com/post/iremar-brayner-on-riskmasters

In this episode of RiskMasters, Julien Haye dives into advanced risk management and fraud prevention strategies with Iremar Brayner, focusing on high-growth, high-volume digital platforms. Drawing on over 17 years of experience, Iremar explains why fraud strategy cannot be generic, the critical role of identity as a strategic control, and the importance of embedding risk management practices into product functions rather than treating them as policing layers.

Listeners will gain insights into balancing security with user experience, navigating the practical trade-offs inherent in enterprise risk, and leveraging adaptive, data-driven frameworks to scale trust effectively. The conversation also highlights risk leadership approaches that integrate collaboration across fraud, product, engineering, and legal teams.

Key Themes & Takeaways

• Fraud is contextual, not universal
  Effective fraud strategies flex by product design, payment flows, and user behaviour.
• Identity as a strategic control
  Identity verification shapes trust, conversion, and loss prevention when designed intelligently.
• Risk as a product capability
  Strong outcomes come from deep collaboration between fraud, product, engineering, and legal.
• False positives matter as much as fraud loss
  Customer friction is a risk in its own right.
• Scaling trust in marketplaces
  High-volume platforms demand adaptive, data-driven controls rather than static rules.

Discussion Highlights

• Why one-size-fits-all fraud frameworks fail in practice
• Designing onboarding that protects the business without driving customers away
• The role of biometrics, 2FA, and analytics in modern fraud defence
• Managing fraud risk while supporting growth targets
• Building and leading multicultural fraud teams at scale

Who Should Listen

• Fraud and financial crime leaders
• Risk, compliance, and trust & safety professionals
• Product and engineering leaders working on onboarding and payments
• Executives balancing growth, conversion, and loss prevention

Disclaimer

The views shared by Iremar Brayner are his own and do not represent those of G2A or any other organisation.

📌 More about Iremar Brayner

Iremar Brayner is a senior fraud, risk, and payments professional with 17 years of experience leading fraud prevention, KYC, transaction monitoring, chargebacks, and AML across fintech, ride-hailing, retail, banking, and digital marketplaces. He is currently Head of Fraud Prevention at G2A.com, where he focuses on combining data-driven insight, operational excellence, and scalable controls to reduce risk while enabling strong customer experiences, following senior roles at PayPal, DiDi, FARFETCH, MetaMap, Zettle, and will bank.

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📝 Related Resources:

• How to Integrate Fraud Detection and Prevention into Your Enterprise Risk Management Framework
• What Would Change if Risk Identification Was Treated as a Strategic Advantage?
• ⁠From Approval to Impact: Repositioning Risk Appetite as a Board Tool⁠
• ⁠Building Psychological Safety in Risk Management⁠

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