Press & Publications
Media coverage, interviews, and technical writing by the YPA Finance team.
We Built Bank-Grade Security for Immigrants — Here's What Broke First
Building bank-grade security for a multilingual fintech platform sounds straightforward — until it isn't. A candid breakdown of what failed first, what we underestimated, and what we fixed.
We Thought Zero Trust Would Take 3 Months — Six Months In, We're Still Migrating
An honest account of migrating a fintech platform to zero-trust architecture — the underestimated complexity, the surprises along the way, and what we'd do differently.
From Financial Systems to AI Infrastructure: How Svetlana Burninova Is Engineering Financial Clarity at Scale
An in-depth interview on building bank-grade AI infrastructure for underserved communities, the engineering philosophy behind YPA Finance, and why financial confusion is a design flaw, not a personal failing.
What I Review in Every Security Audit as a Fintech CTO
Seven critical areas every fintech security audit must cover — IAM hygiene, secrets management, network segmentation, CMEK encryption, alert fatigue, dependency scanning, and compliance documentation.
What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Money Before I Moved to America
A first-person account of navigating the US financial system as an immigrant — the credit history gap, debt traps hidden in minimum payments, and language barriers that keep newcomers from building financial stability. The story behind YPA Finance.
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