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Alex Kugell

Co-Founder of Trio
With over 10 years of experience in software outsourcing, Alex has assisted in building high-performance teams before co-founding Trio with his partner Daniel. Today he enjoys helping people hire the best software developers from Latin America and writing great content on how to do that!

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Alex Kugell

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16 min read

Best AI Coding Tools for Fintech Development Teams: The 2026 Guide

There are many ways in which AI tools can be used to speed up fintech development, but there are also many challenges...

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15 min read

Claude Code vs Cursor for Fintech Engineering Teams: The 2026 Decision Guide

Claude Code and Cursor are two very popular options for developers trying to improve productivity. But these AI-powered coding assistants are different...

Person reading the Nearshore Collaboration Playbook for fintech teams, a guide to nearshore engineering collaboration
13 min read

The Nearshore Collaboration Playbook for Fintech Teams: Process and Tooling

For a fintech team, a well-run nearshore engagement can be incredibly beneficial, but a problematic one can lead to massive tech debt...

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14 min read

Building on USDC/CPN: The Engineering Skill Set for Circle Payments Network Integration

Circle announced Circle Payments Network on April 21, 2025, with the mainnet going live roughly a month later. Growth since then has...

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14 min read

10 Software Development KPIs for Fintech Engineering Teams

Most engineering teams have a dashboard somewhere, full of things like charts, velocity graphs, commit counts, Jira ticket closures, maybe a burndown...

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12 min read

13 Types of Software Development: A Guide for Fintech Teams

Software development isn’t one thing. A backend engineer building a payment processing system, a mobile developer shipping a neobank app, and a...

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13 min read

10 Application Development Trends Fintech CTOs Need to Know in 2026

Application development moves fast in any industry. In fintech, where a wrong architectural decision can create compliance debt that outlasts the product...

14 min read

Mobile App Security Best Practices: A Developer’s Guide for Financial Apps in 2026

Mobile apps handle more sensitive data today than most people stop to think about. Location history, payment details, identity documents, and even...

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18 min read

Hiring Engineers for Stablecoin Payment Integration: What to Vet for (Compliance, Custody, Reserves)

Stablecoins are processing trillions in transfers, and transaction volumes only seem to be increasing year-over-year. The US GENIUS Act, signed July 18,...

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