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Long-form pieces from the middle of the work — fintech integrations, stakeholder alignment, and the process of turning complexity into clarity.

21 Sept 2026
Omise · 10 min read
The fraud block we shipped and didn't turn on
Hundreds of thousands of wallet users, a regulator's mule-account mandate, six months of meetings, and a test in production that showed me the block was the easy part. Told stage by stage, so I can find the lessons again.
14 Nov 2025
Omise · 3 min read
Integrating an open-loop wallet under regulator pressure
250K users, two partners, one regulator, and a three-week window — the story of holding the line when the API isn't the hard part.