Author of Scurry
Eric Kinney
Thrilling Fintech Novelist
Eric Kinney is the CEO and founder of the Silicon Valley financial technology company Scurry. Scurry is a Menlo Park based fintech company founded in December 2025. It is a Global AI Stablecoin fintech bridging traditional banking and blockchain.
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.
With over three decades of experience in financial services, Eric has worked across traditional banking, wealth technology, and fintech in operations, risk management, compliance, and financial crimes prevention. His career highlights include serving as a board-appointed Bank Secrecy Act Officer (BSAO) with four fintech companies, joining LendingClub as its seventh employee, co-founding AssetFort and BSA Officer at Oxygen and Slash. As a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Eric has developed deep expertise in anti-money laundering controls and served as a Department of Justice witness in a major fintech case.
Beyond his professional pursuits, Eric is an accomplished endurance athlete, competing in long-distance running and open-water marathon swimming.
Scurry (Fraud Sqaud) Characters
Maxim
Moscow Fraud Factory Head
Maxim is a Russian born, Cornel educated, former KGB agent and vodka drinking head of the Fraud Syndicate's Russian Fraud factory. He wants Russian world domination. He is a wealthy Russian Oligarch who loves laundering money and committing financial crimes. He is not a fan of Eric. Scurry (Fraud Squad) book 1 introduces Maxim to the world. The second book has Maxim taking control of the fraud syndicates efforts in the United States through killings and destruction. Maxim is the Scurry (Fraud Squad's) March 2026 most requested visual character.