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 […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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:
Why Apache Fineract is becoming Fintech’s core banking application?
Fineract has come a long way since its humble beginnings. Today, Apache Fineract has become a core application for Fintechs. In this article, Javier Borkenztain details exactly how Apache Fineract is achieving this. Read on to learn more about how Apache Fineract can help support your business.
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
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.