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Jan Kus
CEO
Jan Kus is founder and CEO of https://railslove.com a Cologne-based agency for accessible, future-proof digital products. For over 15 years he has been building web and mobile applications – spanning Open Banking, FinTech, and AI-assisted development. With https://ebicsbox.com he operates an EBICS banking API platform, and with https://rcs.jetzt a messaging infrastructure for RCS Business Messaging. As Chief Editor of https://fintechweekly.com, he covers global fintech trends weekly. His blueprint for great products: Define, AI Build, Validate, Scale. He advises on digital strategy in the AI age and invests as an angel in banking and RCS startups. Jan lectures at TH Cologne and Hochschule Fresenius, has spoken at TEDx about https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETIBpXxiFc0 AI dependency and Cognitive Debt, and has shaped Cologne's tech scene as a hackathon organiser and host of the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJKZXWp0ApE (2100 Podcast) podcast. He believes social media should serve self-expression – not profit maximisation.