How Cooking and Music is Boosting Innovative Problem-Solving at Fiter | Get to Know Our Team: Deepika Choubey
On Meet Our Team this month, meet Deepika Choubey, Senior Software Engineer at Fiter! Deepika is the epitome of how passion for technology combined with enthusiastic problem-solving yields meaningful solutions to real-world problems.
Read on to learn more about Deepika’s professional journey that has landed her at Fiter, how she sees work at Fiter and within the FinTech industry, and how cooking and listening to music has morphed Deepika into a force to be reckoned with in FinTech.
The Future-Proofed FinTech: Introducing Apache Fineract 1.9
Apache Fineract has done it again with the release of its latest version, the 1.9. The 1.9 continues the constant evolution of the Apache Fineract open-source project, offering users better performance and solutions by leveraging the built-in support from its community of contributors. Always attuned to the needs and trends of the industry, the Apache Fineract 1.9 will prove to be a hit with FinTechs and innovators in the financial industry. Read on to find out what the 1.9 can do.
Take Five with Javier Borkenztain! 2024: Economic Resurgence and Technological Leaps in the Financial Industry
Choppy past, exciting future The past two years have been characterized by economic uncertainty due to the rapid rise in US interest rates. Massive layoffs in the IT industry with no real signs of recovery coupled with limited access to funds left many FinTech companies concerned for the future. As we approach 2024, the financial […]
How Field Hockey is Indirectly Helping to Accelerate the Democratization of Access to Financial Services | Get to Know Our Team: Carolina Huczek
This month on Get to Know Our Team, meet Carolina Huczek, Head of Marketing & Growth at Fiter. Get to know the persona behind the powerhouse and her take on Fiter and the Financial market and understand why, like Fiter, Carolina is anything but ordinary.
1.4 and So Much More: ApacheConPanel Discussion on the FineractRevolution
In this ApacheCon Fineract and Fintech track, panelists Ed Cable, Javier Borkenztain, James Dailey and Michael Vorburger discuss the release of 1.4, Fineract community’s role, its contributors, strengths, challenges, and opportunities. Read on to learn what the leading minds behind the financial industry’s revolution are thinking.
Up for the Challenge! Cecilia Menso’s Session at the CommunityOver Code Conference
We managed to grab a moment with Cecilia Menso in between her preparations for the ASF Community Over Code Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, October 7-10, 2023, to hear more about her session at the conference and what she is looking forward to taking back from the conference. Here is what Cecilia had to say:
ApacheCon Fineract and FinTechTrack: The present of Fineract – Panel discussion
In this ApacheCon Fineract and FinTech track, panelists Ed Cable, Javier Borkenztain, James Dailey and Michael Vorburger discuss Fineract’s progression from inception to present, the vision, community, challenges, and opportunities behind Fineract. Read on to find out how Fineract is rapidly revolutionizing the financial industry.
The Founder Perspective: Inspirational Insights from Robert Jakech
We got together with Robert Jakech, co-founder, and CTO of Fiter to learn more about leadership, Fiter’s path to excellence, and the direction of Fineract. Here’s what he had to say:
CEO Panel on the advantages of the Apache Fineract open-source platform in the fast-paced finance industry – part 2
Bio: Javier Borkenztain Co-founder and CEO of Fiter, an Apache Software Foundation Member and PMC member of the Apache Fineract Project. Juan Esteban Saldarriaga: Co-founder of RapiCredit, and Juancho Te Presta, two of the biggest online lenders in Colombia, CEO of Juancho Te Presta, Co-founder, president, and member of the board of the Colombian Fintech […]
CEO Panel on the advantages of the Apache Fineract open-source platform in the fast-paced finance industry – part 1
One of the more exciting things about the Fineract community is to witness two successful FinTech startups located in two completely different regions of the world sharing the same Fineract core platform. Javier Borkenztain led the CEO Panel and spoke with Uzoma Dozie and Juan Esteban Saldarriaga to get their entrepreneurial perspective and insights on the Fineract open-source platform
Why Open-Source Software Is Eating Software | from Guest Speaker Javier Borkenztain
Why Open-Source Software Is Eating Software | Fiter
Javier Borkenztain explains why FinTechs are turning to OSS and Apache Fineract for a competitive advantage leveraging standardization, community, and no vendor lock-in.
The Future of FinTech is Female! An Interview with Fiter’s Leading Ladies for International Women’s Day 2023
March 8th, 2023 marks the 112th International Women’s Day (IWD). The United Nation’s theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. According to the United Nations website : “The United Nations Observance of IWD recognizes and celebrates the women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education”.
The Reinvention of the Resume – How Fiter Helped Velocity Career Labs Redefine the Economy of Human Capital
In a world that is becoming more and more connected and digital by the second, the job market has remained somewhat of a dinosaur, still relying on resumes and online profiles as its main tool for communicating work credentials. It was this outdated process operating with a broken data layer that Velocity Career Labs set out to innovate.
From OSFFNY22 to OSPO – Everything You Need to Know About What’s Trending in Finance Right Now
Javier Borkenztain has just returned from the FINOS Open Source in Finance Forum that took place in New York on December 8th of this month and has many interesting new insights and trends to share with us. We caught up with Javier to get the latest and greatest.
Introducing Olaide Adepoju
Meet Olaide Adepoju, Fiter’s new secret weapon in the Nigerian financial market. Olaide has joined Fiter as a Sales Manager and is responsible for business development and sales. Olaide is married and resides in Nigeria, and is fluent in both English and Yoruba from Southwest Nigeria.
Revving Up for the Future: How Revving’s Partnership with Fiter Is Paving the Path for Customer-Centric Continuous Growth
Financial liquidity is the fuel which determines the speed at which companies can grow. When operating cash flow is limited, so is the company’s ability to reach its goals. Revving has identified companies’ biggest obstacle, liquidity, and has revolutionized cash flow management based on automated solutions that enable real time access to advances against incoming revenue.
What to Expect at ApacheCon North America 2022 with Javier and Robert
We caught up with Javier Borkenztain and Robert Jakech during their preparations for ApacheCon North America to get the tea on everything new and exciting in this year’s convention. Here is what we found out.
Leverage Fintech with Fineract – Session with Javier Borkenztain
The financial community is seeing a trend in recent years of an increasing number of fintechs migrating to the open-source Fineract community and leveraging their capabilities on top of the Apache Fineract platform. We got together with Javier Borkenztain from Fiter for a session on understanding what is sparking the trend and the pivotal role Fiter is playing in bringing new users, companies, and vendors to the community.
Panel on Blockchain, Fineract and Decentralized Finance
We got together with Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar, CEO & Co-Founder at IOVLabs, CEO & Co-Founder at RSK Labs, and Co-Founder and President at Koibanx, Manuel Beaudroit, Co-founder & CEO at Belo and Javier Borkenztain, Co-Founder and CEO at Fiter, during their Apache Software Foundation member panel, to hear their thoughts on Blockchain, Fineract and the decentralized finance. Here are the main takeaways:
An Interview with the Fiter team before the 2022 LendIt Fintech USA + Cryptonexus Workshop event
We got together with Javier Borkenztain, Robert Jakech and Pablo Ricobelli from Fiter in between preparations for the 2022 LendIt Fintech USA + Cryptonexus Workshop taking place in NYC on May 25th and 26th to get the scoop on the conference and understand what it’s like to be back live and in person after 2 years of pandemic-adapted virtual conferences. Here is what they had to say:
Better. Stronger. Faster. – Introducing Apache Fineract 1.6.0 version
Apache Fineract has always been a shining example of the symbiosis between an open-source software provider and its community of contributors which are continuously collaborating to develop better solutions and services. Fineract’s new version, the 1.6.0, is the product of this amazing synergy. With its impressive list of technical improvements and enhancements, even the most chill DevOps and developers will find it hard not to get excited. Read on to learn about the most exciting features V1.6
Get to know our team – John Gathogo – Business Analyst
Meet John Gathogo, Fiter’s Business Analyst, born and residing in Kenya. John holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering and has been with Fiter for 3 years now, ensuring Fiter customers’ requirements are met at the highest level through Mifos and Fineract.
Get to know our team – Pablo Ricobelli – Commercial Director
Meet Pablo Ricobelli, Fiter’s Commercial Director. Pablo is married and based in Argentina. Pablo prides himself on being an unorthodox sales person, using creative, out-of-box thinking to optimize solutions for Fiter’s customers. Pablo is energized by his ability to contribute to Fiter’s success and to make an impact every day.
Accessibility Versus Inclusion – How Current Financial Trends in Developing Countries Are Impacting the Overall Global Economy
The developing world and the developed world operate differently when it comes to many things, including Fintech. When looking at the more than 2 billion unbanked people across the world, the global economy had initially aspired for financial inclusion, or how to provide the unbanked with a seat at the table. However, for many of […]
Apache Fineract and Mifos X – Open-source products and solutions for fintechs and financial institutions.
Fintechs and financial institutions increasingly require flexible products and solutions for their clients in a rapidly changing technological world which demands ever more from them. With proprietary software having vendor lock in and recurring licensing costs, it is time to look for an open-source solution.