We accept contributions from fintech operators who have actually done the work.
FintechSpecs is built on practitioner knowledge. The articles that perform best on our site, and the ones our readers email us about, are the ones written by people with real operating experience in fintech.
If that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.
Who We Accept
We publish contributions from people who have built, shipped, scaled, or operated inside the fintech space. That typically includes:
- Product managers and engineers at payment platforms, neobanks, BaaS providers, or fintech infrastructure companies (Stripe, Adyen, Mercury, Plaid, Modern Treasury, and similar)
- Compliance, risk, and fraud leads working inside fintech or regulated financial institutions
- Former bankers and finance professionals now working in or advising fintech companies
- Founders and operators of fintech startups with shipped products and real customers
- Consultants and advisors with deep, demonstrable expertise in a specific fintech category
We’re looking for people who can write from experience, not summary. If your draft could have been written by anyone with a Google search and an afternoon, it’s not a fit.
Who We Don’t Accept
To save everyone time, here is what we will not publish:
- Link-builders and SEO outreach agencies pitching on behalf of clients we have never heard from directly
- Anchor-text outreach disguised as guest post pitches
- Paid placements presented as editorial contributions. If you want a sponsored placement, that’s a separate conversation through our Advertise With Us page
- AI-generated or AI-spun drafts dressed up as original writing
- Generic listicles that rehash what is already on the first page of Google
- Self-promotional pieces that read like a product brochure for the author’s company
- Drafts written by ghostwriters or content agencies on behalf of an “author” who did not actually write them
We notice. And we will close the conversation.
Topics We’re Interested In
Strong fits include:
- Payment infrastructure, processing, and orchestration
- Banking-as-a-service and embedded finance
- Fraud, risk, KYC, AML, and compliance tooling
- Pricing strategy, monetization, and revenue operations in fintech SaaS
- Treasury, FX, and cross-border payments
- Card issuing, wallets, and ledger design
- Regulatory shifts and what they mean for builders
- Postmortems and case studies from real fintech projects (with permission to share)
- Honest, opinionated takes on tools, platforms, or categories
If you have a topic that isn’t on this list but you believe fits our audience, pitch it. We’re open to being convinced.
Submission Guidelines
To keep the bar high and the editing process smooth, every submission should meet these standards:
- Original. Not published anywhere else, including your own blog, LinkedIn, or Medium. We do not accept republished or syndicated content.
- Written by you. No ghostwriters, no AI-spun copy, no agency drafts. We can usually tell, and we will ask.
- Practitioner-grade. Specific examples, real numbers where possible, opinions backed by experience.
- 1,500 to 2,500 words. Long enough to say something substantive, short enough to respect the reader’s time. We will accept longer if the topic warrants it.
- Clear structure. Use headers, short paragraphs, and a logical flow.
- No promotional language. A brief, factual mention of your company in your author bio is fine. A 500-word pitch for your product inside the article is not.
- US English. Plain language, no jargon for the sake of jargon.
- Sources cited. If you reference data, regulations, or third-party claims, link to the primary source.
What We Don’t Accept in the Draft Itself
- Affiliate links of any kind
- Backlinks to unrelated commercial sites
- Anchor text negotiated as part of the placement
- Embedded promotional CTAs for the author’s own product
- Quotes attributed to people who did not actually say them
The author bio is the only place where you may link to your company or personal profile.
The Editorial Process
Here is how a submission moves from pitch to publication:
- Pitch. Send us a short email with your proposed topic, why you are the right person to write it, and a 2 to 3 sentence summary of the angle. Include 1 to 2 examples of your prior writing if available.
- Response. We try to respond within 5 to 7 business days. If your pitch is a fit, we will confirm the topic, scope, and rough deadline. If it is not a fit, we will say so directly.
- Draft. You write the full draft and send it to us as a Google Doc or plain text.
- Editorial review. We read it, fact-check claims, suggest revisions, and may ask for specific changes. Expect 1 to 2 rounds of edits.
- Approval and scheduling. Once the draft meets our standards, we confirm a publish date and add your author profile to the site.
- Publication. The article goes live with your byline, bio, and a link to your professional profile.
We do not pay for guest contributions. The value exchange is distribution to a focused, high-intent fintech audience and a published byline on a site read by operators in your space.
How to Pitch
Send your pitch to contact@perkisolutions.com with the subject line “Pitch: [your topic]“.
Include:
- A short bio (2 to 3 sentences) explaining your fintech background
- Your proposed topic and the angle you want to take
- Why this matters to our audience
- Links to 1 to 2 examples of your prior writing (optional but helpful)
If you do not hear back within 7 business days, your pitch was not a fit for this cycle. You are welcome to pitch again with a different angle.
We read every pitch. The good ones get a fast yes.
Email: contact@perkisolutions.com Address: New York, NY 10022
