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I live in Torrance, California with my wife and Emerson, our Boston Terrier. Previously, I lived in Seattle, Washington and studied economics at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. I was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. My family emigrated from Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

I've created (and deleted) dozens of personal websites over the years, from Angelfire and Geocities to LiveJournal and Xanga. This is the latest iteration of that tradition. Hopefully you find something relatable or useful within these pages. I'll take tolerable, even.

Faith

...as a Dominican friar recently told me, is synonymous with "struggle." More on that here.

Personal

I have too many hobbies, including music, reading, and running.

Work

I run ComplyGraph, a financial technology business. Prior to ComplyGraph, I worked at a lot of different companies doing many different jobs, ranging from mortgage banking to managing software engineers.

Content

I recently started creating short-form videos on banking and fintech topics:

• Venmo explained (83K views)
• Core banking oligopoly (44K views)
• Buying banks (40K views)
• How to build a bank (35K views)

and many more on Instagram.

Contact

If you'd like to get in touch, I can be reached at jcuanan@gmail.com. I also have profiles on Twitter and LinkedIn.

Last updated Saturday, October 10, 2026