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Fintech & Commerce

Design a Digital Wallet (Venmo/CashApp)

A peer-to-peer balance-transfer platform requiring strongly-consistent balance updates and a social activity feed layered on top.

Open and Simulate this Architecture in InfraDraft

Core Architectural Components

Account Balance Ledger

Strongly-consistent record of every account's current balance.

P2P Transfer Transaction Engine

Atomically debits one account and credits another.

Idempotency Key Store

Prevents a retried transfer from moving money twice.

Bank/Card Linking & Funding Source Service

Manages external accounts used to top up or cash out.

Social Activity Feed Service

Publishes (optionally public) transaction activity to a feed.

Fraud Detection Integration

Screens transfers for account-takeover and scam patterns.

Notification Service

Confirms sends/receives in real time.