Hi Fineract Community, I am Pranjal, a GSoC 2026 aspirant with a *strong foundation in Spring Boot and Java*. I have successfully set up the Fineract environment locally.
While the core build is successful, I am currently fine-tuning the *HikariCP connection pool settings* to resolve a minor MariaDB handshake issue. I am already diving into the service layer architecture and am eager to contribute to the project's robust micro-banking framework. Looking forward to contributing *eager to tackle technical challenges* within the Fineract ecosystem. Best regards, Pranjal
