EduPay API

Problem

Schools and parents struggle with payment transparency, reconciliation, and tracking installment payments.

Solution

Built a modular backend with authentication, role-based access control, payment tracking, receipts, and financial reporting.

Highlights

• Secure RBAC authorization system
• Payment tracking and receipt generation
• Installment and partial payment support

Architecture

• Node.js + Express REST API
• MongoDB payment and transaction storage
• JWT authentication
• Role-based authorization middleware

Key decisions

• Focused on modular service architecture for maintainability
• Designed RBAC middleware early to simplify permission checks
• Used MongoDB for flexible financial record structures

What I learned

Designing fintech-style payment systems, RBAC authorization models, and scalable backend architectures.