🎙️ Ep. 788 Sumsub | Fighting AI Fraud & the Future of Digital Identity (feat. Ilya Brovin)

For episode 788 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Ilya Brovin, Chief Growth Officer at Sumsub, a leading global verification platform helping businesses prevent fraud, streamline compliance, and securely onboard customers. 

Throughout the episode, Brandon and Ilya explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the landscape of financial crime, the growing threat of deepfakes and AI-powered identity fraud, and how financial institutions and crypto exchanges are adapting to increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals. They also discuss the evolution of Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance, the rise of reusable digital identities, the challenges of balancing security with user experience, and what the future holds for identity verification as AI agents become more prevalent across the digital economy.

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📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub.

Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations.

Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users.

You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com   Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les 

Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub   

⏳ Timestamps:

(0:00) Introduction

(1:38) Who is Ilya Brovin?

(3:35) Trust online is disappearing

(6:12) Detecting Bot vs. Human

(6:50) Transitioning to AI for Merchants and Consumers

(9:06) Identity verification for Agentic AI

(11:14) Where AI is heading over next few years

(13:01) Sumsub

(13:46) Intersection on Crypto and AI

(15:50) Use-cases around reusable credentials

(16:47) Most common client questions

(18:07) Sumsub’s focus for end of 2026

(19:22) Sumsub at Money2020

(20:04) Contact Sumsub

🎙 Sumsub Links:

🔗 Website: https://sumsub.com/ 

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🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-brovin/ 

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📢 Disclaimer:

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.