Postgres in Fintech
Why PostgreSQL is the default system of record for ledgers, wallets and payments, where it breaks, and how to run it for regulators in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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The part of a fintech product nobody sees and everybody depends on: ledgers that balance to the cent, APIs that survive retries, databases that never lose a transaction. This category covers the languages and data systems behind payments, wallets, lending and trading platforms in MENA: Python for risk and reconciliation, PHP for high-throughput merchant integrations, and PostgreSQL as the system of record. Each piece is written for CTOs and senior engineers who have to pick a stack, defend it in front of a regulator, and keep it running at 3 a.m. Opinionated, practical, with code you can run.
Why PostgreSQL is the default system of record for ledgers, wallets and payments, where it breaks, and how to run it for regulators in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Modern PHP 8 with Laravel or Symfony runs more of the payment stack than most people assume. Where it fits in fintech, where it does not, and the patterns that keep money correct.
Where Python fits in payments, ledgers and risk, where it does not, and how fintech teams in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE can use it without creating audit findings or 3 a.m. incidents.