[GSoC 2026] Interest in GSoC 2026 – Self-Service API Component for Apache Fineract

[Minh Hùng <hu...@gmail.com>]

Hello Fineract Community,
My name is Minh, and I am a university student interested in participating in Google Summer of Code 2026 with Apache Fineract.
I recently started exploring the Fineract codebase and documentation. The project idea “Create a new backend for front end component (Self-Service API POC)” caught my attention because it involves designing a service layer that exposes APIs for consumer applications such as account balance viewing, transaction initiation, and loan applications.
I understand from the project description that this idea is currently a draft concept and that candidates should not start working on the ticket until the evaluation process begins. In the meantime, I would like to prepare by learning more about the architecture of Apache Fineract and contributing to the project if possible.
Could you please suggest:

  1.
Recommended areas of the codebase to study for this project idea
  2.
Beginner issues that would help me start contributing to Fineract
  3.
Any discussions or design documents related to the Self-Service API concept

Thank you for your time and for maintaining such an important open-source project. I look forward to learning from the community and contributing to Apache Fineract.
Best regards,
Minh

Re: [GSoC 2026] Interest in GSoC 2026 – Self-Service API Component for Apache Fineract

[Aman Mittal <am...@gmail.com>]

Hi Minh,

Quoting Victor's mail

Here you have another beginner friendly Jira Ticket

https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2505

Some advices:

- Access Apache Fineract Jira and assign yourself the ticket
- Comment that you are working on it
- Request feedback
- Fork the Apache Fineract repository
- Do the proper changes
- Run the Spotless Apply (it is possible that it should be run in different
projects/modules)
- Build in your local dev environment and confirm that there are no issues
- Sign the commit and set the comment using the "FINERACT-{NUMBER}: {Jira
text title}"
- Create the Pull request, make sure to name the PR "FINERACT-{NUMBER}:
{Jira text title}" (it is verified as part of the GitHub Actions)
- Please be patient, there are several PRs at this moment and it is
possible that we will request to do rebase
- Let us know for the review

If you have any query please let us know

Best regards



On Sun, 8 Mar, 2026, 8:56 pm Minh Hùng, <hu...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Fineract Community,
> My name is Minh, and I am a university student interested in participating
> in Google Summer of Code 2026 with Apache Fineract.
> I recently started exploring the Fineract codebase and documentation. The
> project idea “Create a new backend for front end component (Self-Service
> API POC)” caught my attention because it involves designing a service layer
> that exposes APIs for consumer applications such as account balance
> viewing, transaction initiation, and loan applications.
> I understand from the project description that this idea is currently a
> draft concept and that candidates should not start working on the ticket
> until the evaluation process begins. In the meantime, I would like to
> prepare by learning more about the architecture of Apache Fineract and
> contributing to the project if possible.
> Could you please suggest:
>
>    1. Recommended areas of the codebase to study for this project idea
>    2. Beginner issues that would help me start contributing to Fineract
>    3. Any discussions or design documents related to the Self-Service API
>    concept
>
> Thank you for your time and for maintaining such an important open-source
> project. I look forward to learning from the community and contributing to
> Apache Fineract.
> Best regards,
> Minh
>
>