Ana Paula Picasso

Most fintech content sounds the same because most fintechs are afraid to sound different. Safe posts. Generic thought leadership. Copy that converts nobody. The fix starts with voice → fintechxgrowth.com

Fintech discourse is still US-centric. Meanwhile: Brazil scaled instant payments nationally. India built digital public infrastructure at population scale. Africa leapfrogged traditional banking rails. If you only read Silicon Valley takes, you’re not seeing the full map.

I used to be very active here. Then I left. Now I’m back with sharper focus. I write about: • Fintech • Emerging markets • Growth strategy • AI + content Short takes here. Deep dives on Substack. Let’s go.

@JohanVillalba What? ?? 😂 Used Opera for a bit years ago, I was considering switching from Chrome to Opera but still thinking about. Maybe if their AI assistant Aria is any good, I will do the switch.

Got an invite to try Opera's new AI Browser, but they want $10 upfront—I dipped. Bad play for early adopters.

@devsterxyz Why is Opera shit? I used it for a while years ago - still using Chrome out of habit not bec is the best

In 2025, there are about 15 major web browsers, - Google Chrome - Microsoft Edge - Mozilla Firefox - Apple Safari - Opera - Brave - Vivaldi - Samsung Internet - Tor Browser - Arc - SigmaOS - DuckDuckGo Browser - Mullvad Browser - ChatGPT Atlas - Perplexity Comet Out of these 15, 10 are Chromium-based, Firefox, Safari, and SigmaOS are independent one And out of those 10 Chromium browsers, 9 are now AI integrated or fully AI powered, But that’s just the mainstream list, There are still 100+ actively maintained browsers with notable user bases, including - Pale Moon - Basilisk - Waterfox - LibreWolf - GNU IceCat - Otter Browser - Falkon - Qutebrowser - Nyxt - Surf - w3m - Netsurf - Dillo - Midori - GNOME Web - Konqueror - Ladybird (Only one i have used among them) - Zen Browser - Floorp - Mercury Browser - Dolphin Browser And 500+ if we count every obscure fork, regional browser, discontinued but still downloadable, or hobby project on GitHub so how many browsers have you used before??

@SpotifyCares Hey I need help about Spotify podcast - just published an episode but the functionality of uploading my own thumbnail is off, pls advise why.

LinkedIn has been taken over by slop it's 99% slop posts, just straight LLM outputs every post has the same pattern 90% of comments are bots really weird to witness

@chaykak mentioned you in my story 😀

I don’t remember the last time I posted on Facebook. On Instagram, I rarely post it apart from the occasional Story. #SocialMediaTrends medium.com/illumination/w…

the thing that keeps me from using AI is that it lacks humanized branding. if only it had better logos and swag, like t-shirts for me to wear, then I would embrace it wholeheartedly

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

Is it me or is everything so boring now?? Podcasts Series Movies YouTube All social media apps There is nothing interesting for me! Pls I need recommendations of any form of entertainment!

Finally something made me care about The Blockchain.

In 2024, Emerging Markets Today had 3 visits from ChatGPT. This year? Over 60. Things are already changing for search engines! #Ai #ChatGPT generativeai.pub/will-ai-kill-g…

Frens, it’s time for a new chapter ✨ Last month, I stepped back from leading marketing at @ETHWarsaw. It’s been an honor contributing to the @ethereum ecosystem across CEE, and I’ll continue to support media partnerships and stay active as an Ambassador. 🎯 Now, I’m open to new collaborations as: 🔸 Product Marketer 🔸 Brand Architect 🔸 Communication Strategist In a trustless Web3 world, trust matters. That’s where strategic branding, a clear product vision, and human-centered storytelling come in. I help turn early-stage products into love marks — resonant, relevant, and remembered. Here’s what I do best: 🔹 Brand management, positioning & design strategy 🔹 Product marketing with user-centric narratives 🔹 Values-based, systemic communications for users, developers & investors 📌 I’m open to full-time or project-based work. My CV and portfolio, are available on request. _______________ 👀 Not hiring but still want to collaborate? Here’s how we can work together: • You can be a guest, partner, or sponsor of the @decent_voices podcast • Get consulting on podcast strategy (format, content, guests, platforms) • Invite me as a guest on your podcast or as a author on your blog/newsletter (top Web3 writer on Hackernoon) • Book me as a speaker or co-organizer for your side event (@EthCC, anyone?) • Get my brand & comms advisory for startups (directly or via VCs) Summer 2025 is going to be big. I’m here to build meaningful products with the right people. If you know someone building something valuable, send them my post. You’ll earn my eternal respect and +100 karma from the universe. 💌 DMs open. Let’s talk.

@AiBreakfast Ah interesting! I will take a look

@A_picasso More likely that your page is ranking better on Bing than it used to, as opposed to more people using it.

Remember when we used to laugh at @bing ? Well, it’s showing up more and more in my site’s traffic (Emerging Markets Today - last 30 days) Are people actually using #Bing more? It looks the traffic is coming from actuall search not just @Copilot Thoughts? 👇

AI is changing how people search — not just on Google. If your fintech content isn’t clear, helpful, and summarizable, it won’t show up. Here’s what to do now: open.substack.com/pub/fintechgro… #Fintech #SEO #AIsearch #ContentStrategy #GoogleIO2025