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Pratik Dhanave · ·7 min read

Executing Money Flows: Invariants, Reservations, and Overdrafts

A transfer is a state machine with money on the line. Model the states explicitly, reserve funds before you commit, and decide up front what an overdraft even means.

A transfer is a state machine with money on the line. Model the states explicitly, reserve funds before you commit, enforce invariants at every transition, and decide up front what an overdraft even means.

#Fintech#Payments#Reliability#State Machine

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