Hello Ajibike, Thanks for reaching out — and it’s great to see you have already joined the GSOC Room.
In the meantime, here’s how you can get started and plug into the right channels: *1. Fill Out the Contributor Interest Form (Important)* To help us structure mentorship properly and understand everyone’s level of interest and commitment, please complete this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexeaNi-2RZL3wUsQM8KzhjtDl0hiEj00_gcTiL49g3wEI42A/viewform?usp=publish-editor *2. Read the Official GSoC Documentation Page* This will give you context on how Fineract structures its GSoC program: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/FINERACT/GSOC+Program+at+Fineract *3. Review the GSoC 2026 Tickets* Here are the tickets currently labeled for GSoC 2026: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FINERACT-2454?jql=project%20%3D%20%22Apache%20Fineract%22%20AND%20labels%20%3D%20gsoc2026%20ORDER%20BY%20createdDate%20 You can comment on the relevant ticket expressing your interest and briefly summarizing your proposed approach. Once mentors are formally announced, they’ll engage more directly on the tickets and Matrix. For now, the best thing you can do is: - Introduce yourself - Review the ticket deeply - Start asking clarifying questions publicly - Setup Fineract on your local development environment - If possible, try to reproduce or explore the current implementation If you get stuck navigating any of the channels, let me know and I’ll help you out. Best regards, Tofunmi On Sun, Mar 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM Ajibike Abdulqayyum < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > My name is *Abdulqayyum Ajibike*, a Computer Science student from > Nigeria. I’m very interested in the *Loan Origination POC* project for > GSoC under *Apache Fineract*. > > I have experience working with *Java (Spring Boot)* and *Angular*, > building RESTful APIs, implementing business logic, and designing backend > systems. I’ve also worked on structured financial and transactional > systems, which I believe align well with loan origination workflows and > risk-based processing. > > I’ve been carefully reviewing the GSoC wiki pages, following the developer > mailing list discussions, and reading through the context around the Loan > Origination enhancement (including FINERACT-2418). I understand that this > is a draft concept and that proposals are expected to be exploratory and > self-driven. > > I’ve joined the Apache Fineract channel on Element to stay engaged with > the community. > > At this stage, I would appreciate guidance on how best to proceed — > particularly what areas I should focus on and how I can start contributing > meaningfully. > > Thank you, and I look forward to learning and contributing. >
