Eric Kinney is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scurry, a Silicon Valley stablecoin banking platform for emerging markets and author of the Scurry Fraud Book Series. With over three decades of experience in financial services, including traditional banking, wealth technology, and fintech, he specializes in operations, risk management, compliance, and financial crimes prevention. Kinney served as a board-appointed Bank Secrecy Act Officer (BSAO) for four fintech companies, was the seventh employee at LendingClub, and was a co-founder of AssetFort. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a former Department of Justice witness in a major fintech case, possessing deep expertise in anti-money laundering controls and startups in the Silicon Valley . He holds Bachelor's degrees in Communication and Economics from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and a Global Executive MBA from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. Beyond his professional work, Eric has travelled the world, lived in Mexico and Spain for 2 years and is an accomplished endurance athlete, competing in long-distance running and open-water marathon swimming. Scurry (Fraud Squad) is his debut novel.