fintech
Most people assume their financial apps connect to banks through secure APIs. The reality — screen scraping, stored credentials, and constant breakage — is considerably less reassuring.
Ryan Blakeslee
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11 May 2026
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9 min read
financial-philosophy
There's a number most people focus on. It's on their pay stub, their invoice, their annual bonus. It's the number they negotiate, the number
Ryan Blakeslee
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09 May 2026
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2 min read
asciistatement
Two mortgages. Two servicers. Two portals that no longer exist.
When my first mortgage was sold — and then sold again — I watched years of payment history disappear behind login screens
Ryan Blakeslee
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09 May 2026
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2 min read