A hands-on fintech backend workshop focused on how payment APIs differ from standard product APIs in real engineering environments.
- Compared a normal API flow with a production-style fintech payment flow.
- Walked through
idempotency,KYC/AML,fraud,ledger, andauditin one lifecycle. - Ran and tested a local payment API with students during the session.
Host
GDG on Campus, The University of Manchester
Format
Hands-on workshop
Audience
University students learning backend API design
Session outcome: students left with a clear understanding of why financial APIs require stricter control and traceability.
A practical seminar on choosing the right stack for products based on business stage, risk, and delivery goals.
- Shared a decision framework for early-stage vs scaling products.
- Covered tradeoffs across scalability, security, maintainability, and speed.
- Explained when monoliths or microservices are the better fit.
Guest talk on secure API design and implementation with focus on practical backend patterns used in real systems.
- Covered safer route design and cleaner middleware strategy.
- Explained authentication choices and common API threat patterns.
- Discussed implementation-level security practices for production APIs.
Location: IT407, Kilburn Building · Time: 15:00-17:00
Honoured to be Recognised at #DeveloperWeek2025
Recognised at DeveloperWeek 2025 for work in secure backend architecture and applied AI engineering.
- Participated in AI/ML and secure API tracks across the event.
- Shared backend implementation experience with students and engineering peers.
- Built cross-border collaboration through mentoring and technical exchange.
Location
Santa Clara, California, USA
Event
DeveloperWeek 2025
Focus: secure backend systems, API architecture, and practical engineering exchange.
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