What is Fineract® Academy?

This is an unofficial site where I will share articles about the Apache Fineract®.
This site is intended to share my knowledge about Apache Fineract® and to help newcomers to onboard with Apache Fineract® more easily.

The official Apache Fineract® site can be found here: Official Apache Fineract® webpage!

What is Apache Fineract®?

Apache Fineract® is open source software for financial services.

Fineract® 1.x compares well to other core banking systems and draws from requirements in credit unions, microfinance institutions, and small non-banking financial institutions. Features include flexible product configuration, KYC documentation support, business rule sets, payment transactions, and portfolio management. It includes an open API that dates to 2011 and is deployed in relatively high transaction volume environments.

Apache Fineract® 1.x is developed and maintained by an active, independent community of contributors and companies who are building solutions for both financial inclusion and fintech innovation. (source: https://fineract.apache.org)

A common motto of Apache projects is “Community over code” which applies perfectly to Apache Fineract® whereas the community are working closely together to make the software better day after day.

Without them there would not be Fineract®! The credit goes to the community!

About me

Hi, my name is Adam Saghy a principal software engineer, who has been working in the past 7 years on fintech projects and started to contribute to Fineract:

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In 2023 I was invited to become a member of the Apache Fineract® PMC committee, the governance body of the project.

Contribute

The Apache Fineract® community welcomes contributors who want to support the Fineract® technology. The community builds everything from the official website, to the Fineract® code to documentation and best practices information.

See more information on the Official Apache Fineract® webpage!