Engineering deep-dives, architecture decisions, and insights from building financial infrastructure.
Financial systems demand correctness above all else. Erlang's actor model and immutable state make it the ideal foundation for core banking — here's why we chose it over more conventional stacks.
Every financial transaction is a balanced equation. We walk through how IronLedger enforces this invariant across concurrent operations in a distributed Erlang system.
Understanding the trade-offs between instant payment networks and traditional batch rails is critical for building a modern payment architecture. Here's a practical guide.
Regulatory compliance isn't a feature — it's a foundation. We share the decisions that shaped our KYC workflow and how we balance UX with AML requirements.