diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index c06000dac..d67e6c3d5 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Monorepo for the Ethio Djibouti Railway (EDR) digital platform. Contains the Fre
 | `edr-freight-web/portal`       | `@edr/freight-portal`       | React frontend for freight customer/portal users   | 5173 |
 | `edr-freight-web/backoffice`   | `@edr/freight-backoffice`   | React frontend for freight backoffice employees    | 5183 |
 | `edr-passenger-api`            | `@edr/passenger-api`        | NestJS API for passenger management                | 3002 |
+| `edr-payment-api`              | `@edr/payment-api`          | NestJS payment microservice (intents, webhooks)    | 3003 |
 | `edr-passenger-web/portal`     | `@edr/passenger-portal`     | React frontend for passenger customer/portal users | 5174 |
 | `edr-passenger-web/backoffice` | `@edr/passenger-backoffice` | React frontend for passenger backoffice employees  | 5184 |
 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ The `@CurrentUser`, `@Roles`, and `@Public` decorators in `@edr/api-common` are
 - `edr-freight-web/portal`: 5173
 - `edr-freight-web/backoffice`: 5183
 - `edr-passenger-api`: 3002
+- `edr-payment-api`: 3003
 - `edr-passenger-web/portal`: 5174
 - `edr-passenger-web/backoffice`: 5184
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ The `@CurrentUser`, `@Roles`, and `@Public` decorators in `@edr/api-common` are
 
 - `postgres-freight` (port 5433): database `edr_freight` — freight API only.
 - `postgres-passenger` (port 5434): database `edr_passenger` — passenger API only.
+- `edr_payment` schema — lives in the same Postgres database as the domain system (whatever the passenger `DATABASE_URL` points at) but is owned exclusively by `apps/edr-payment-api`. Dedicated DB user, no cross-schema FKs, domain apps have no grants on it (see `docs/payment-service/`).
 - Each app owns its own DB. No cross-database joins; cross-domain data flows through API calls or message queues.
 
 ## Adding a new module to a NestJS app
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/nest-cli.json b/apps/edr-payment-api/nest-cli.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89d7d6c57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/nest-cli.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/nest-cli",
+  "collection": "@nestjs/schematics",
+  "sourceRoot": "src",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "deleteOutDir": false
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/package.json b/apps/edr-payment-api/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ce7804a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+{
+  "name": "@edr/payment-api",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "description": "EDR Payment Microservice — owns provider integration, payment intents, webhooks, and outbox notifications for the whole platform",
+  "scripts": {
+    "clean": "node -e \"const fs=require('fs'); fs.rmSync('dist',{recursive:true,force:true}); fs.rmSync('.tsbuildinfo',{force:true});\"",
+    "predev": "pnpm run clean",
+    "dev": "nest start --watch",
+    "prebuild": "pnpm run clean",
+    "build": "nest build",
+    "start": "node dist/main.js",
+    "lint": "eslint src",
+    "test": "jest",
+    "type-check": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "migration:run": "ts-node src/scripts/migrate.ts",
+    "migration:revert": "ts-node src/scripts/migrate-revert.ts"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@edr/api-common": "workspace:*",
+    "@edr/payment-providers": "workspace:*",
+    "@edr/types": "workspace:*",
+    "@nestjs/axios": "^4.0.1",
+    "@nestjs/common": "^11.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/config": "^4.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/core": "^11.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/platform-express": "^11.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/schedule": "^6.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/swagger": "^11.4.2",
+    "@nestjs/typeorm": "^11.0.1",
+    "axios": "^1.16.1",
+    "class-transformer": "^0.5.1",
+    "class-validator": "^0.14.1",
+    "dotenv": "^17.4.2",
+    "pg": "^8.13.0",
+    "reflect-metadata": "^0.2.2",
+    "rxjs": "^7.8.1",
+    "typeorm": "0.3.30"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@edr/eslint-config": "workspace:*",
+    "@edr/tsconfig": "workspace:*",
+    "@nestjs/cli": "^11.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/schematics": "^11.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/testing": "^11.0.0",
+    "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
+    "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
+    "@types/node": "^20.14.0",
+    "@types/pg": "^8.6.7",
+    "jest": "^29.7.0",
+    "ts-jest": "^29.2.5",
+    "ts-loader": "^9.5.1",
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
+    "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0",
+    "typescript": "^5.5.4"
+  },
+  "jest": {
+    "moduleFileExtensions": [
+      "js",
+      "json",
+      "ts"
+    ],
+    "rootDir": "src",
+    "testRegex": ".*\\.spec\\.ts$",
+    "transform": {
+      "^.+\\.(t|j)s$": "ts-jest"
+    },
+    "collectCoverageFrom": [
+      "**/*.(t|j)s"
+    ],
+    "coverageDirectory": "../coverage",
+    "testEnvironment": "node"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/app.module.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/app.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a99472d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ConfigModule, ConfigService } from "@nestjs/config";
+import { ScheduleModule } from "@nestjs/schedule";
+import { TypeOrmModule, TypeOrmModuleOptions } from "@nestjs/typeorm";
+import appConfig from "./config/app.config";
+import databaseConfig from "./config/database.config";
+import notifierConfig from "./config/notifier.config";
+import telebirrConfig from "./config/telebirr.config";
+import waafiConfig from "./config/waafi.config";
+import cbeConfig from "./config/cbe.config";
+import ebirrConfig from "./config/ebirr.config";
+import cardConfig from "./config/card.config";
+import dmoneyConfig from "./config/dmoney.config";
+import { HealthModule } from "./modules/health/health.module";
+import { IntentsModule } from "./modules/intents/intents.module";
+import { OutboxModule } from "./modules/outbox/outbox.module";
+import { ProvidersModule } from "./modules/providers/providers.module";
+import { ReconciliationModule } from "./modules/reconciliation/reconciliation.module";
+import { WebhooksModule } from "./modules/webhooks/webhooks.module";
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [
+    ConfigModule.forRoot({
+      isGlobal: true,
+      load: [
+        appConfig,
+        databaseConfig,
+        notifierConfig,
+        telebirrConfig,
+        waafiConfig,
+        cbeConfig,
+        ebirrConfig,
+        cardConfig,
+        dmoneyConfig,
+      ],
+    }),
+    TypeOrmModule.forRootAsync({
+      inject: [ConfigService],
+      useFactory: (config: ConfigService) =>
+        config.get<TypeOrmModuleOptions>("database") as TypeOrmModuleOptions,
+    }),
+    ScheduleModule.forRoot(),
+    HealthModule,
+    ProvidersModule,
+    IntentsModule,
+    WebhooksModule,
+    OutboxModule,
+    ReconciliationModule,
+  ],
+})
+export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/common/guards/service-auth.guard.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/common/guards/service-auth.guard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b5fb39c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/common/guards/service-auth.guard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import {
+  CanActivate,
+  ExecutionContext,
+  Injectable,
+  Logger,
+  UnauthorizedException,
+} from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ConfigService } from "@nestjs/config";
+import { timingSafeEqual } from "node:crypto";
+import { Request } from "express";
+
+/**
+ * Shared-secret service-to-service auth for the internal surface (/payments/*).
+ * Callers send `x-service-token: <SERVICE_AUTH_TOKEN>` (or `Authorization: Bearer …`).
+ * Webhook endpoints are intentionally NOT behind this guard — they are provider-facing and
+ * authenticate via signature verification instead.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ServiceAuthGuard implements CanActivate {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(ServiceAuthGuard.name);
+  private readonly token: string;
+  private warned = false;
+
+  constructor(config: ConfigService) {
+    this.token = config.get<string>("app.serviceAuthToken") ?? "";
+    if (!this.token && process.env.NODE_ENV === "production") {
+      throw new Error("SERVICE_AUTH_TOKEN must be set in production");
+    }
+  }
+
+  canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): boolean {
+    if (!this.token) {
+      if (!this.warned) {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          "SERVICE_AUTH_TOKEN unset — internal endpoints are UNGUARDED (dev only)",
+        );
+        this.warned = true;
+      }
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest<Request>();
+    const header = request.headers["x-service-token"];
+    const bearer = request.headers.authorization?.replace(/^Bearer\s+/i, "");
+    const presented =
+      (Array.isArray(header) ? header[0] : header) ?? bearer ?? "";
+
+    const expected = Buffer.from(this.token);
+    const actual = Buffer.from(presented);
+    const valid =
+      expected.length === actual.length && timingSafeEqual(expected, actual);
+    if (!valid) throw new UnauthorizedException("Invalid service token");
+    return true;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/app.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/app.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1128a872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/app.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+
+export default registerAs("app", () => ({
+  port: parseInt(process.env.PORT ?? "3003", 10),
+  /**
+   * Shared secret for service-to-service auth (apps -> /payments/*, payment -> mark-paid).
+   * Required in production; in development an empty value disables the guard with a warning.
+   * TODO: integrate @tria-plc IAM / mTLS as the long-term mechanism (docs/payment-service §14).
+   */
+  serviceAuthToken: process.env.SERVICE_AUTH_TOKEN ?? "",
+  reconciliation: {
+    /** How often the stale-intent sweep runs. */
+    sweepIntervalMs: parseInt(
+      process.env.RECONCILE_SWEEP_INTERVAL_MS ?? "60000",
+      10,
+    ),
+    /** An intent is "stale" when non-terminal and untouched for this long. */
+    staleAfterMs: parseInt(process.env.RECONCILE_STALE_AFTER_MS ?? "60000", 10),
+    batchSize: parseInt(process.env.RECONCILE_BATCH_SIZE ?? "20", 10),
+  },
+}));
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/card.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/card.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fa9d4b30c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/card.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+
+export default registerAs("card", () => ({
+  baseUrl: process.env.CARD_BASE_URL || "",
+  apiKey: process.env.CARD_API_KEY || "",
+  webhookSecret: process.env.CARD_WEBHOOK_SECRET || "",
+  webhookUrl: process.env.CARD_WEBHOOK_URL || "",
+  returnUrl: process.env.CARD_RETURN_URL || "",
+}));
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/cbe.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/cbe.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb2cd689f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/cbe.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+
+export default registerAs("cbe", () => ({
+  baseUrl: process.env.CBE_BASE_URL || "",
+  merchantId: process.env.CBE_MERCHANT_ID || "",
+  secretKey: process.env.CBE_SECRET_KEY || "",
+  notifyUrl: process.env.CBE_NOTIFY_URL || "",
+  returnUrl: process.env.CBE_RETURN_URL || "",
+}));
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/database.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/database.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43d8ca564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/database.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+import { TypeOrmModuleOptions } from "@nestjs/typeorm";
+import { DataSourceOptions } from "typeorm";
+
+/**
+ * Shared connection options for the Nest TypeORM module and the standalone DataSource
+ * (migration CLI). Payment tables live in the SAME Postgres database as the domain system
+ * (edr_database by default) but in the dedicated `edr_payment` schema; logical ownership is
+ * enforced with a dedicated DB user in non-dev environments (grants only on this schema).
+ */
+export function buildDataSourceOptions(): DataSourceOptions {
+  return {
+    type: "postgres",
+    host: process.env.DB_HOST ?? "localhost",
+    port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? "5432", 10),
+    username: process.env.DB_USER ?? "edr",
+    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD ?? "",
+    database: process.env.DB_NAME ?? "edr_database",
+    schema: process.env.DB_SCHEMA ?? "edr_payment",
+    entities: [__dirname + "/../**/*.entity.{ts,js}"],
+    migrations: [__dirname + "/../migrations/*.{ts,js}"],
+    // Schema changes go through migrations only — never synchronize (house rule).
+    synchronize: false,
+    logging: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
+  };
+}
+
+export default registerAs(
+  "database",
+  (): TypeOrmModuleOptions => ({
+    ...buildDataSourceOptions(),
+    autoLoadEntities: true,
+    // Run pending migrations on boot (main.ts ensures the database/schema exist first).
+    migrationsRun: true,
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/dmoney.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/dmoney.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78751f8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/dmoney.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+
+export default registerAs("dmoney", () => ({
+  baseUrl: process.env.DMONEY_BASE_URL ?? "",
+  appId: process.env.DMONEY_APP_ID ?? "",
+  appSecret: process.env.DMONEY_APP_SECRET ?? "",
+  publicKey: process.env.DMONEY_PUBLIC_KEY ?? "",
+  privateKey: process.env.DMONEY_PRIVATE_KEY ?? "",
+  notifyUrl: process.env.DMONEY_NOTIFY_URL ?? "",
+}));
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/ebirr.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/ebirr.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c5dd68e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/ebirr.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+
+export default registerAs("ebirr", () => ({
+  baseUrl: process.env.EBIRR_BASE_URL || "",
+  merchantCode: process.env.EBIRR_MERCHANT_CODE || "",
+  secretKey: process.env.EBIRR_SECRET_KEY || "",
+  notifyUrl: process.env.EBIRR_NOTIFY_URL || "",
+  returnUrl: process.env.EBIRR_RETURN_URL || "",
+}));
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/ensure-schema.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/ensure-schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f7a5bb52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/ensure-schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { Client } from "pg";
+
+const IDENTIFIER = /^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*$/;
+
+function connectionEnv() {
+  return {
+    host: process.env.DB_HOST ?? "localhost",
+    port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT ?? "5432", 10),
+    user: process.env.DB_USER ?? "edr",
+    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD ?? "",
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dev/bootstrap convenience: make sure the `edr_payment` schema exists in the shared
+ * database before TypeORM initializes (the migrations table itself lives in the schema, so
+ * migrations cannot create it). In production the schema/grants are provisioned out-of-band
+ * by ops; this is then a no-op.
+ */
+export async function ensurePaymentSchema(): Promise<void> {
+  const database = process.env.DB_NAME ?? "edr_database";
+  const schema = process.env.DB_SCHEMA ?? "edr_payment";
+  if (!IDENTIFIER.test(database) || !IDENTIFIER.test(schema)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Invalid DB_NAME/DB_SCHEMA identifier: ${database}/${schema}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  let client = new Client({ ...connectionEnv(), database });
+  try {
+    await client.connect();
+  } catch (err) {
+    // 3D000 = database does not exist — create it from the maintenance DB, then reconnect.
+    if ((err as { code?: string }).code !== "3D000") throw err;
+    await client.end().catch(() => undefined);
+    const admin = new Client({ ...connectionEnv(), database: "postgres" });
+    await admin.connect();
+    try {
+      await admin.query(`CREATE DATABASE "${database}"`);
+    } finally {
+      await admin.end();
+    }
+    client = new Client({ ...connectionEnv(), database });
+    await client.connect();
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await client.query(`CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS "${schema}"`);
+  } finally {
+    await client.end();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/notifier.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/notifier.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cddc66761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/notifier.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+
+export default registerAs("notifier", () => ({
+  /** mark-paid callback URL per owning service (PaymentService discriminator routes here). */
+  passengerUrl:
+    process.env.PAYMENT_NOTIFY_PASSENGER_URL ??
+    "http://localhost:3002/internal/payments/mark-paid",
+  freightUrl:
+    process.env.PAYMENT_NOTIFY_FREIGHT_URL ??
+    "http://localhost:3001/internal/payments/mark-paid",
+  relayIntervalMs: parseInt(process.env.OUTBOX_RELAY_INTERVAL_MS ?? "5000", 10),
+  maxAttempts: parseInt(process.env.OUTBOX_MAX_ATTEMPTS ?? "10", 10),
+  httpTimeoutMs: parseInt(process.env.NOTIFY_HTTP_TIMEOUT_MS ?? "10000", 10),
+  relayBatchSize: parseInt(process.env.OUTBOX_RELAY_BATCH_SIZE ?? "20", 10),
+}));
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/telebirr.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/telebirr.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e5d1712a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/telebirr.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+
+export default registerAs("telebirr", () => ({
+  baseUrl: process.env.TELEBIRR_BASE_URL ?? "",
+  webBaseUrl: process.env.TELEBIRR_WEB_BASE_URL ?? "",
+  fabricAppId: process.env.TELEBIRR_FABRIC_APP_ID ?? "",
+  appSecret: process.env.TELEBIRR_APP_SECRET ?? "",
+  merchantAppId: process.env.TELEBIRR_MERCHANT_APP_ID ?? "",
+  merchantCode: process.env.TELEBIRR_MERCHANT_CODE ?? "",
+  notifyUrl: process.env.TELEBIRR_NOTIFY_URL ?? "",
+  returnUrl: process.env.TELEBIRR_RETURN_URL ?? "",
+  timeoutExpress: process.env.TELEBIRR_TIMEOUT_EXPRESS ?? "15m",
+  privateKey: process.env.TELEBIRR_PRIVATE_KEY ?? "",
+  publicKey: process.env.TELEBIRR_PUBLIC_KEY ?? "",
+  insecureTls: process.env.TELEBIRR_INSECURE_TLS === "true",
+}));
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/waafi.config.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/waafi.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05624922f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/config/waafi.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { registerAs } from "@nestjs/config";
+
+export default registerAs("waafi", () => ({
+  // `/asm` is appended in the provider; use sandbox by default, switch to
+  // https://api.waafipay.net in production.
+  baseUrl: process.env.WAAFI_BASE_URL ?? "https://sandbox.waafipay.net",
+  // HPP credentials (Hosted Payment Page family).
+  merchantUid: process.env.WAAFI_MERCHANT_UID ?? "",
+  storeId: process.env.WAAFI_STORE_ID ?? "",
+  hppKey: process.env.WAAFI_HPP_KEY ?? "",
+  // HMAC secret returned once by WEBHOOK_REGISTER; verifies inbound webhooks.
+  webhookSecret: process.env.WAAFI_WEBHOOK_SECRET ?? "",
+  // Wallet payment method (EVC/ZAAD/Sahal) — MWALLET_ACCOUNT requires the payer phone up front.
+  paymentMethod: process.env.WAAFI_PAYMENT_METHOD ?? "MWALLET_ACCOUNT",
+  // Waafi has no ETB; when set this overrides the asserted currency (USD/DJF/SLSH).
+  currency: process.env.WAAFI_CURRENCY ?? "DJF",
+  // Browser redirect targets after the hosted page completes/fails (UX only; webhook is source of truth).
+  successUrl: process.env.WAAFI_HPP_SUCCESS_URL ?? "",
+  failureUrl: process.env.WAAFI_HPP_FAILURE_URL ?? "",
+  // Callback data format: 1 = POST, 2 = GET, 4 = Result Token.
+  respDataFormat: Number(process.env.WAAFI_HPP_RESP_FORMAT ?? "1"),
+  // Registered webhook URL (reference only; registration is performed out-of-band).
+  notifyUrl: process.env.WAAFI_NOTIFY_URL ?? "",
+  // DEV ONLY: disable TLS cert verification. The Waafi sandbox serves a *.waafi.com cert that
+  // does not match sandbox.waafipay.net (ERR_TLS_CERT_ALTNAME_INVALID). Never enable in prod.
+  insecureTls: process.env.WAAFI_INSECURE_TLS === "true",
+}));
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/data-source.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/data-source.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2aa708300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/data-source.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
+import { DataSource } from "typeorm";
+import { buildDataSourceOptions } from "./config/database.config";
+
+/** Standalone DataSource for the TypeORM CLI and the migrate script. */
+export const AppDataSource = new DataSource(buildDataSourceOptions());
+
+export default AppDataSource;
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/main.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9ad69494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import "reflect-metadata";
+import "dotenv/config";
+import { NestFactory } from "@nestjs/core";
+import { ValidationPipe } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { DocumentBuilder, SwaggerModule } from "@nestjs/swagger";
+import { AppModule } from "./app.module";
+import { ensurePaymentSchema } from "./config/ensure-schema";
+
+async function bootstrap() {
+  // The edr_payment database/schema must exist before TypeORM boots (migrationsRun: true).
+  await ensurePaymentSchema();
+
+  // rawBody: true buffers the unparsed request body onto req.rawBody so webhook handlers
+  // (e.g. Waafi HMAC verification) can sign over the exact bytes the provider signed.
+  const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule, { rawBody: true });
+
+  app.useGlobalPipes(
+    new ValidationPipe({
+      whitelist: true,
+      transform: true,
+      forbidUnknownValues: false,
+    }),
+  );
+
+  const config = new DocumentBuilder()
+    .setTitle("EDR Payment API")
+    .setDescription(
+      "Platform payment microservice: payment intents, provider integration, the single " +
+        "registered webhook per provider, and reliable (outbox) notification of the owning app. " +
+        "Internal endpoints (/payments/*) require the x-service-token header; /webhooks/* is the " +
+        "only public surface. See docs/payment-service/.",
+    )
+    .setVersion("1.0.0")
+    .addApiKey(
+      { type: "apiKey", name: "x-service-token", in: "header" },
+      "service-token",
+    )
+    .build();
+  SwaggerModule.setup(
+    "api-docs",
+    app,
+    SwaggerModule.createDocument(app, config),
+    {
+      customSiteTitle: "EDR Payment API",
+      swaggerOptions: { persistAuthorization: true },
+    },
+  );
+
+  const port = process.env.PORT ?? 3003;
+  await app.listen(port);
+  console.log(`🚀 EDR Payment API running on port ${port}`);
+  console.log(`📚 Swagger: http://localhost:${port}/api-docs`);
+}
+bootstrap();
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/migrations/1781136000000-InitPaymentSchema.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/migrations/1781136000000-InitPaymentSchema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bbff2e7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/migrations/1781136000000-InitPaymentSchema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+/**
+ * Initial edr_payment schema: payment_intent, payment_webhook_event, notification_outbox.
+ *
+ * Enum-valued columns are varchar on purpose (values mirror the @edr/types enums) so new
+ * providers/statuses never need an ALTER TYPE. uuid defaults use gen_random_uuid() (built into
+ * Postgres 13+; no extension required).
+ */
+export class InitPaymentSchema1781136000000 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = "InitPaymentSchema1781136000000";
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    // Defensive — bootstrap (ensure-schema) normally creates this before migrations run.
+    await queryRunner.query(`CREATE SCHEMA IF NOT EXISTS "edr_payment"`);
+
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE TABLE "edr_payment"."payment_intent" (
+        "id"                     uuid        NOT NULL DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+        "created_at"             timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        "updated_at"             timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        "deleted_at"             timestamptz,
+        "service"                varchar(16) NOT NULL,
+        "reference_type"         varchar(16) NOT NULL,
+        "reference_id"           varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+        "merchant_order_id"      varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+        "provider"               varchar(16) NOT NULL,
+        "provider_order_id"      varchar(128),
+        "provider_txn_id"        varchar(128),
+        "amount_minor"           integer     NOT NULL,
+        "confirmed_amount_minor" integer,
+        "currency"               varchar(8)  NOT NULL,
+        "status"                 varchar(24) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'REQUIRES_ACTION',
+        "client_action"          jsonb,
+        "failure_code"           varchar(64),
+        "failure_message"        text,
+        "idempotency_key"        varchar(128),
+        "expires_at"             timestamptz,
+        "paid_at"                timestamptz,
+        "raw_initiation"         jsonb,
+        CONSTRAINT "pk_payment_intent" PRIMARY KEY ("id"),
+        CONSTRAINT "uq_payment_intent_merchant_order_id" UNIQUE ("merchant_order_id")
+      )
+    `);
+    // One ACTIVE intent per domain order; terminal-failed attempts remain as audit rows.
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "uq_payment_intent_active_reference"
+        ON "edr_payment"."payment_intent" ("service", "reference_type", "reference_id")
+        WHERE status NOT IN ('FAILED','CANCELLED') AND deleted_at IS NULL
+    `);
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE INDEX "idx_payment_intent_provider_txn"
+        ON "edr_payment"."payment_intent" ("provider_txn_id")
+    `);
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE INDEX "idx_payment_intent_sweep"
+        ON "edr_payment"."payment_intent" ("status", "updated_at")
+    `);
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE INDEX "idx_payment_intent_idempotency"
+        ON "edr_payment"."payment_intent" ("service", "idempotency_key")
+    `);
+
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE TABLE "edr_payment"."payment_webhook_event" (
+        "id"                uuid         NOT NULL DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+        "created_at"        timestamptz  NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        "updated_at"        timestamptz  NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        "deleted_at"        timestamptz,
+        "provider"          varchar(16)  NOT NULL,
+        "external_event_id" varchar(191) NOT NULL,
+        "merchant_order_id" varchar(64),
+        "provider_txn_id"   varchar(128),
+        "signature_valid"   boolean      NOT NULL DEFAULT false,
+        "status"            varchar(64),
+        "payload"           jsonb        NOT NULL,
+        "received_at"       timestamptz  NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        "processed_at"      timestamptz,
+        "processing_error"  text,
+        CONSTRAINT "pk_payment_webhook_event" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
+      )
+    `);
+    // The webhook dedupe key: duplicate provider deliveries hit this and short-circuit.
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "uq_payment_webhook_event_external"
+        ON "edr_payment"."payment_webhook_event" ("provider", "external_event_id")
+    `);
+
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE TABLE "edr_payment"."notification_outbox" (
+        "id"             uuid        NOT NULL DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
+        "created_at"     timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        "updated_at"     timestamptz NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+        "deleted_at"     timestamptz,
+        "event_type"     varchar(32) NOT NULL,
+        "service"        varchar(16) NOT NULL,
+        "intent_id"      uuid        NOT NULL,
+        "reference_type" varchar(16) NOT NULL,
+        "reference_id"   varchar(64) NOT NULL,
+        "payload"        jsonb       NOT NULL,
+        "status"         varchar(16) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'PENDING',
+        "attempts"       integer     NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+        "next_retry_at"  timestamptz,
+        "last_error"     text,
+        "sent_at"        timestamptz,
+        CONSTRAINT "pk_notification_outbox" PRIMARY KEY ("id")
+      )
+    `);
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE INDEX "idx_notification_outbox_relay"
+        ON "edr_payment"."notification_outbox" ("status", "next_retry_at")
+    `);
+    await queryRunner.query(`
+      CREATE INDEX "idx_notification_outbox_intent"
+        ON "edr_payment"."notification_outbox" ("intent_id")
+    `);
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "edr_payment"."notification_outbox"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "edr_payment"."payment_webhook_event"`);
+    await queryRunner.query(`DROP TABLE "edr_payment"."payment_intent"`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/health/health.controller.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/health/health.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86eee1cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/health/health.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Controller, Get } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ApiOperation, ApiTags } from "@nestjs/swagger";
+
+@ApiTags("Health")
+@Controller("health")
+export class HealthController {
+  @Get()
+  @ApiOperation({ summary: "Liveness probe" })
+  check() {
+    return {
+      status: "ok",
+      service: "edr-payment-api",
+      timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/health/health.module.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/health/health.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..40b7bdfae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/health/health.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { HealthController } from "./health.controller";
+
+@Module({
+  controllers: [HealthController],
+})
+export class HealthModule {}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/dto/initiate-payment.dto.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/dto/initiate-payment.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20465fc0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/dto/initiate-payment.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import {
+  IsEnum,
+  IsIn,
+  IsInt,
+  IsOptional,
+  IsPositive,
+  IsString,
+  Length,
+  MaxLength,
+} from "class-validator";
+import { ApiProperty, ApiPropertyOptional } from "@nestjs/swagger";
+import {
+  InitiatePaymentRequest,
+  PaymentPlatform,
+  PaymentReferenceType,
+  PaymentService,
+  ProviderMethod,
+} from "@edr/types";
+
+/** Wire shape is the shared `InitiatePaymentRequest` contract from @edr/types. */
+export class InitiatePaymentRequestDto implements InitiatePaymentRequest {
+  @ApiProperty({ enum: PaymentService })
+  @IsEnum(PaymentService)
+  service!: PaymentService;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ enum: PaymentReferenceType })
+  @IsEnum(PaymentReferenceType)
+  referenceType!: PaymentReferenceType;
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description:
+      "Domain order id (booking/shipment id) — already validated by the calling app",
+  })
+  @IsString()
+  @Length(1, 64)
+  referenceId!: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description:
+      "Human-readable order ref shown on provider pages; defaults to referenceId",
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(64)
+  orderRef?: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({
+    description:
+      "Authoritative amount in minor units, computed server-side by the app",
+  })
+  @IsInt()
+  @IsPositive()
+  amountMinor!: number;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ example: "ETB" })
+  @IsString()
+  @Length(3, 8)
+  currency!: string;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ enum: ProviderMethod })
+  @IsEnum(ProviderMethod)
+  provider!: ProviderMethod;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({ enum: ["web", "mobile"] })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsIn(["web", "mobile"])
+  platform?: PaymentPlatform;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description:
+      "Payer wallet MSISDN for providers that pre-fill it (e.g. Waafi MWALLET_ACCOUNT)",
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(32)
+  payerAccount?: string;
+
+  @ApiPropertyOptional({
+    description: "Caller key to dedupe retried initiations",
+  })
+  @IsOptional()
+  @IsString()
+  @MaxLength(128)
+  idempotencyKey?: string;
+}
+
+export class IntentReferenceQueryDto {
+  @ApiProperty({ enum: PaymentService })
+  @IsEnum(PaymentService)
+  service!: PaymentService;
+
+  @ApiProperty({ enum: PaymentReferenceType })
+  @IsEnum(PaymentReferenceType)
+  referenceType!: PaymentReferenceType;
+
+  @ApiProperty()
+  @IsString()
+  @Length(1, 64)
+  referenceId!: string;
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/entities/payment-intent.entity.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/entities/payment-intent.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68c519604
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/entities/payment-intent.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import { Column, Entity, Index } from "typeorm";
+import { BaseEntity } from "@edr/api-common";
+import {
+  ClientAction,
+  PaymentReferenceType,
+  PaymentService,
+  ProviderMethod,
+  ProviderPaymentStatus,
+} from "@edr/types";
+
+/**
+ * One payment attempt for one domain order — the platform-wide source of truth for payment
+ * state. `reference_id` is a soft reference into the owning app's schema (never a FK; see
+ * docs/payment-service/architecture.md §5).
+ *
+ * Enum-valued columns are stored as varchar (values mirror the shared @edr/types enums) so
+ * adding a provider/status never needs an ALTER TYPE migration.
+ */
+@Entity({ name: "payment_intent" })
+// One ACTIVE intent per domain order; FAILED/CANCELLED attempts may accumulate as audit rows.
+@Index(
+  "uq_payment_intent_active_reference",
+  ["service", "referenceType", "referenceId"],
+  {
+    unique: true,
+    where: `status NOT IN ('FAILED','CANCELLED') AND deleted_at IS NULL`,
+  },
+)
+@Index("idx_payment_intent_sweep", ["status", "updatedAt"])
+@Index("idx_payment_intent_idempotency", ["service", "idempotencyKey"])
+export class PaymentIntent extends BaseEntity {
+  /** Owning domain app — routing discriminator for notifications. */
+  @Column({ name: "service", type: "varchar", length: 16 })
+  service!: PaymentService;
+
+  @Column({ name: "reference_type", type: "varchar", length: 16 })
+  referenceType!: PaymentReferenceType;
+
+  /** Domain order id (booking/shipment). Soft reference — no cross-schema FK. */
+  @Column({ name: "reference_id", type: "varchar", length: 64 })
+  referenceId!: string;
+
+  /** Provider-facing reference, prefixed PSG-/FRT- so webhooks route before a DB lookup. */
+  @Column({
+    name: "merchant_order_id",
+    type: "varchar",
+    length: 64,
+    unique: true,
+  })
+  merchantOrderId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: "provider", type: "varchar", length: 16 })
+  provider!: ProviderMethod;
+
+  /** Provider-side order/session id (prepay id, HPP orderId, …). */
+  @Column({
+    name: "provider_order_id",
+    type: "varchar",
+    length: 128,
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  providerOrderId?: string | null;
+
+  /** Final provider transaction id, set on terminal success. */
+  @Index("idx_payment_intent_provider_txn")
+  @Column({
+    name: "provider_txn_id",
+    type: "varchar",
+    length: 128,
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  providerTxnId?: string | null;
+
+  /** App-asserted authoritative amount in minor units. */
+  @Column({ name: "amount_minor", type: "integer" })
+  amountMinor!: number;
+
+  /** Provider-reported amount; reconciled against amount_minor (e.g. Waafi truncates decimals). */
+  @Column({ name: "confirmed_amount_minor", type: "integer", nullable: true })
+  confirmedAmountMinor?: number | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "currency", type: "varchar", length: 8 })
+  currency!: string;
+
+  /** State machine: REQUIRES_ACTION → PROCESSING → SUCCEEDED | FAILED | CANCELLED (absorbing). */
+  @Column({
+    name: "status",
+    type: "varchar",
+    length: 24,
+    default: ProviderPaymentStatus.REQUIRES_ACTION,
+  })
+  status!: ProviderPaymentStatus;
+
+  /** Redirect/launch payload returned to the app for the user to complete payment. */
+  @Column({ name: "client_action", type: "jsonb", nullable: true })
+  clientAction?: ClientAction | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "failure_code", type: "varchar", length: 64, nullable: true })
+  failureCode?: string | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "failure_message", type: "text", nullable: true })
+  failureMessage?: string | null;
+
+  /** Caller-supplied initiate dedupe key (in addition to the per-reference upsert). */
+  @Column({
+    name: "idempotency_key",
+    type: "varchar",
+    length: 128,
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  idempotencyKey?: string | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "expires_at", type: "timestamptz", nullable: true })
+  expiresAt?: Date | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "paid_at", type: "timestamptz", nullable: true })
+  paidAt?: Date | null;
+
+  /** Audit copy of the provider initiation request/response (secrets redacted upstream). */
+  @Column({ name: "raw_initiation", type: "jsonb", nullable: true })
+  rawInitiation?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+}
+
+/** Statuses that keep the per-reference unique index "active" (block a new intent). */
+export const ACTIVE_INTENT_STATUSES = [
+  ProviderPaymentStatus.REQUIRES_ACTION,
+  ProviderPaymentStatus.PROCESSING,
+  ProviderPaymentStatus.SUCCEEDED,
+] as const;
+
+export const TERMINAL_INTENT_STATUSES = [
+  ProviderPaymentStatus.SUCCEEDED,
+  ProviderPaymentStatus.FAILED,
+  ProviderPaymentStatus.CANCELLED,
+] as const;
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.controller.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..858ad3bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import {
+  Body,
+  Controller,
+  Get,
+  Param,
+  ParseUUIDPipe,
+  Post,
+  Query,
+  UseGuards,
+} from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ApiOperation, ApiTags } from "@nestjs/swagger";
+import { PaymentIntentSnapshot } from "@edr/types";
+import { ServiceAuthGuard } from "../../common/guards/service-auth.guard";
+import {
+  InitiatePaymentRequestDto,
+  IntentReferenceQueryDto,
+} from "./dto/initiate-payment.dto";
+import { IntentsService } from "./intents.service";
+
+/**
+ * Internal surface — called only by the domain apps (service-authenticated), never by
+ * browsers. Domain validation ("is this booking payable", authoritative amount) has already
+ * happened in the calling app.
+ */
+@ApiTags("Payments (internal)")
+@UseGuards(ServiceAuthGuard)
+@Controller("payments")
+export class IntentsController {
+  constructor(private readonly intentsService: IntentsService) {}
+
+  @Post("initiate")
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary:
+      "Create (or idempotently reuse) a payment intent and open a provider session",
+    description:
+      "One active intent per (service, referenceType, referenceId). Re-initiating a non-terminal intent returns the existing clientAction.",
+  })
+  async initiate(
+    @Body() dto: InitiatePaymentRequestDto,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntentSnapshot> {
+    return this.intentsService.initiate(dto);
+  }
+
+  @Get("intents/:id")
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: "Intent status by id (pull/reconcile)",
+    description:
+      "Stale non-terminal intents trigger a provider status query before returning.",
+  })
+  async getIntent(
+    @Param("id", ParseUUIDPipe) id: string,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntentSnapshot> {
+    return this.intentsService.getIntent(id);
+  }
+
+  @Get("intents")
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: "Active intent status by domain reference (pull/reconcile)",
+  })
+  async getIntentByReference(
+    @Query() query: IntentReferenceQueryDto,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntentSnapshot> {
+    return this.intentsService.getIntentByReference(
+      query.service,
+      query.referenceType,
+      query.referenceId,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.module.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e9774ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { TypeOrmModule } from "@nestjs/typeorm";
+import { ProvidersModule } from "../providers/providers.module";
+import { NotificationOutbox } from "../outbox/entities/notification-outbox.entity";
+import { PaymentIntent } from "./entities/payment-intent.entity";
+import { IntentsController } from "./intents.controller";
+import { IntentsRepository } from "./intents.repository";
+import { IntentsService } from "./intents.service";
+
+@Module({
+  // NotificationOutbox is registered here because terminal transitions insert outbox rows
+  // inside the intent-finalizing transaction (transactional outbox).
+  imports: [
+    TypeOrmModule.forFeature([PaymentIntent, NotificationOutbox]),
+    ProvidersModule,
+  ],
+  controllers: [IntentsController],
+  providers: [IntentsService, IntentsRepository],
+  exports: [IntentsService, IntentsRepository],
+})
+export class IntentsModule {}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.repository.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.repository.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a17407069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.repository.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { InjectRepository } from "@nestjs/typeorm";
+import { In, LessThan, Not, Repository } from "typeorm";
+import { BaseRepository } from "@edr/api-common";
+import {
+  PaymentReferenceType,
+  PaymentService,
+  ProviderPaymentStatus,
+} from "@edr/types";
+import { PaymentIntent } from "./entities/payment-intent.entity";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class IntentsRepository extends BaseRepository<PaymentIntent> {
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(PaymentIntent)
+    repository: Repository<PaymentIntent>,
+  ) {
+    super(repository);
+  }
+
+  /** The single non-FAILED/CANCELLED intent for a domain order (matches the partial unique index). */
+  async findActiveByReference(
+    service: PaymentService,
+    referenceType: PaymentReferenceType,
+    referenceId: string,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntent | null> {
+    return this.repository.findOne({
+      where: {
+        service,
+        referenceType,
+        referenceId,
+        status: Not(
+          In([ProviderPaymentStatus.FAILED, ProviderPaymentStatus.CANCELLED]),
+        ),
+      },
+      order: { createdAt: "DESC" },
+    });
+  }
+
+  async findByMerchantOrderId(
+    merchantOrderId: string,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntent | null> {
+    return this.repository.findOne({ where: { merchantOrderId } });
+  }
+
+  async findByIdempotencyKey(
+    service: PaymentService,
+    idempotencyKey: string,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntent | null> {
+    return this.repository.findOne({
+      where: { service, idempotencyKey },
+      order: { createdAt: "DESC" },
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Non-terminal intents untouched since `updatedBefore` — input for the reconciliation sweep. */
+  async findStale(
+    updatedBefore: Date,
+    limit: number,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntent[]> {
+    return this.repository.find({
+      where: {
+        status: In([
+          ProviderPaymentStatus.REQUIRES_ACTION,
+          ProviderPaymentStatus.PROCESSING,
+        ]),
+        updatedAt: LessThan(updatedBefore),
+      },
+      order: { updatedAt: "ASC" },
+      take: limit,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..faec489f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/intents/intents.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,342 @@
+import {
+  BadRequestException,
+  Inject,
+  Injectable,
+  Logger,
+  NotFoundException,
+} from "@nestjs/common";
+import { DataSource, QueryFailedError } from "typeorm";
+import { createMerchantOrderId } from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import {
+  InitiatePaymentRequest,
+  MERCHANT_ORDER_PREFIX,
+  PaymentIntentSnapshot,
+  PaymentReferenceType,
+  PaymentService,
+  ProviderPaymentStatus,
+  ProviderStatus,
+} from "@edr/types";
+import {
+  PAYMENT_PROVIDER_MAP,
+  PaymentProviderMap,
+} from "../providers/providers.module";
+import { NotificationOutbox } from "../outbox/entities/notification-outbox.entity";
+import { buildOutboxRow } from "../outbox/payment-event.factory";
+import {
+  PaymentIntent,
+  TERMINAL_INTENT_STATUSES,
+} from "./entities/payment-intent.entity";
+import { IntentsRepository } from "./intents.repository";
+
+const PG_UNIQUE_VIOLATION = "23505";
+/** Don't hit the provider again if the intent was refreshed this recently. */
+const REFRESH_MIN_AGE_MS = 5_000;
+
+/** Result of a provider signal (webhook or status query) applied to the state machine. */
+export interface ProviderResultInput {
+  status: ProviderPaymentStatus;
+  providerTxnId?: string;
+  paidAt?: Date;
+  confirmedAmountMinor?: number;
+  failureCode?: string;
+  failureMessage?: string;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class IntentsService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(IntentsService.name);
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly intentsRepository: IntentsRepository,
+    // DataSource is used only for the finalize transaction (intent update + outbox insert
+    // must commit atomically); routine access still goes through the custom repository.
+    private readonly dataSource: DataSource,
+    @Inject(PAYMENT_PROVIDER_MAP)
+    private readonly providers: PaymentProviderMap,
+  ) {}
+
+  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ initiate */
+
+  async initiate(
+    request: InitiatePaymentRequest,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntentSnapshot> {
+    if (request.idempotencyKey) {
+      const byKey = await this.intentsRepository.findByIdempotencyKey(
+        request.service,
+        request.idempotencyKey,
+      );
+      if (byKey) return this.toSnapshot(byKey);
+    }
+
+    const existing = await this.intentsRepository.findActiveByReference(
+      request.service,
+      request.referenceType,
+      request.referenceId,
+    );
+    if (existing) {
+      const reusable = await this.reuseOrRetire(existing);
+      if (reusable) return this.toSnapshot(reusable);
+    }
+
+    const provider = this.providers.get(request.provider);
+    if (!provider) {
+      throw new BadRequestException(
+        `Unsupported payment provider: ${request.provider}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const merchantOrderId = `${MERCHANT_ORDER_PREFIX[request.service]}${createMerchantOrderId()}`;
+    const result = await provider.initiate({
+      merchantOrderId,
+      orderRef: request.orderRef ?? request.referenceId,
+      amountMinor: request.amountMinor,
+      currency: request.currency,
+      platform: request.platform,
+      payerAccount: request.payerAccount,
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const intent = await this.intentsRepository.create({
+        service: request.service,
+        referenceType: request.referenceType,
+        referenceId: request.referenceId,
+        merchantOrderId,
+        provider: request.provider,
+        providerOrderId: result.providerOrderId,
+        amountMinor: request.amountMinor,
+        currency: request.currency,
+        status: ProviderPaymentStatus.REQUIRES_ACTION,
+        clientAction: result.clientAction,
+        idempotencyKey: request.idempotencyKey ?? null,
+        expiresAt: result.expiresAt,
+        rawInitiation: result.rawInitiation,
+      });
+      this.logger.log(
+        `intent ${intent.id} created: ${request.service}/${request.referenceType}/${request.referenceId} via ${request.provider} (${merchantOrderId})`,
+      );
+      return this.toSnapshot(intent);
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Concurrent initiate for the same reference lost the partial-unique race — return the
+      // winner's intent. The provider session we just opened is simply abandoned.
+      if (
+        err instanceof QueryFailedError &&
+        (err.driverError as { code?: string })?.code === PG_UNIQUE_VIOLATION
+      ) {
+        const winner = await this.intentsRepository.findActiveByReference(
+          request.service,
+          request.referenceType,
+          request.referenceId,
+        );
+        if (winner) return this.toSnapshot(winner);
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Decide whether an existing active intent can be returned as-is. An expired
+   * REQUIRES_ACTION intent is retired (CANCELLED, no notification — nothing was paid)
+   * so a fresh provider session can be opened.
+   */
+  private async reuseOrRetire(
+    intent: PaymentIntent,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntent | null> {
+    const expired =
+      intent.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.REQUIRES_ACTION &&
+      intent.expiresAt != null &&
+      intent.expiresAt.getTime() < Date.now();
+    if (!expired) return intent;
+
+    await this.intentsRepository.update(intent.id, {
+      status: ProviderPaymentStatus.CANCELLED,
+      failureCode: "EXPIRED",
+      failureMessage: "Provider session expired before the payer acted",
+    });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ lookups */
+
+  async getIntent(id: string): Promise<PaymentIntentSnapshot> {
+    const intent = await this.intentsRepository.findById(id);
+    if (!intent) throw new NotFoundException("PaymentIntent not found");
+    return this.toSnapshot(await this.refreshIfStale(intent));
+  }
+
+  async getIntentByReference(
+    service: PaymentService,
+    referenceType: PaymentReferenceType,
+    referenceId: string,
+  ): Promise<PaymentIntentSnapshot> {
+    const intent = await this.intentsRepository.findActiveByReference(
+      service,
+      referenceType,
+      referenceId,
+    );
+    if (!intent) throw new NotFoundException("PaymentIntent not found");
+    return this.toSnapshot(await this.refreshIfStale(intent));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Pull-side reconciliation: when a polled intent is non-terminal and stale, ask the
+   * provider for the truth and run the answer through the state machine. The browser
+   * redirect never confirms payment — this query (or a webhook) does.
+   */
+  private async refreshIfStale(intent: PaymentIntent): Promise<PaymentIntent> {
+    const refreshable =
+      intent.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.REQUIRES_ACTION ||
+      intent.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.PROCESSING;
+    const stale = intent.updatedAt.getTime() < Date.now() - REFRESH_MIN_AGE_MS;
+    const provider = this.providers.get(intent.provider);
+    if (!refreshable || !stale || !provider) return intent;
+
+    try {
+      const status = await provider.queryStatus(intent.merchantOrderId);
+      await this.applyProviderResult(
+        intent.id,
+        this.fromProviderStatus(status),
+      );
+      return (await this.intentsRepository.findById(intent.id)) ?? intent;
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `queryStatus failed for intent ${intent.id}: ${message}; returning cached`,
+      );
+      return intent;
+    }
+  }
+
+  fromProviderStatus(status: ProviderStatus): ProviderResultInput {
+    return {
+      status: status.status,
+      providerTxnId: status.providerTxnId,
+      failureCode: status.failureCode,
+      failureMessage: status.failureMessage,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ state machine */
+
+  /**
+   * Advance the intent state machine with a verified provider signal. Terminal states are
+   * absorbing; a terminal transition writes the notification_outbox row IN THE SAME
+   * TRANSACTION as the intent update (transactional outbox — architecture.md §8).
+   */
+  async applyProviderResult(
+    intentId: string,
+    result: ProviderResultInput,
+  ): Promise<{ alreadyTerminal: boolean }> {
+    return this.dataSource.transaction(async (manager) => {
+      const intent = await manager
+        .getRepository(PaymentIntent)
+        .createQueryBuilder("intent")
+        .setLock("pessimistic_write")
+        .where("intent.id = :intentId", { intentId })
+        .getOne();
+      if (!intent) throw new NotFoundException("PaymentIntent not found");
+
+      if (
+        (TERMINAL_INTENT_STATUSES as readonly ProviderPaymentStatus[]).includes(
+          intent.status,
+        )
+      ) {
+        return { alreadyTerminal: true };
+      }
+
+      if (result.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.SUCCEEDED) {
+        const paidAt = result.paidAt ?? new Date();
+        intent.status = ProviderPaymentStatus.SUCCEEDED;
+        intent.providerTxnId = result.providerTxnId ?? intent.providerTxnId;
+        intent.paidAt = paidAt;
+        intent.confirmedAmountMinor =
+          result.confirmedAmountMinor ?? intent.confirmedAmountMinor;
+        intent.failureCode = null;
+        intent.failureMessage = null;
+        await manager.save(intent);
+        await manager.getRepository(NotificationOutbox).save(
+          buildOutboxRow(intent, {
+            eventType: "payment.succeeded",
+            providerTxnId: intent.providerTxnId ?? undefined,
+            paidAt,
+          }),
+        );
+        if (
+          result.confirmedAmountMinor != null &&
+          result.confirmedAmountMinor !== intent.amountMinor
+        ) {
+          this.logger.error(
+            `intent ${intent.id} amount mismatch: asserted=${intent.amountMinor} confirmed=${result.confirmedAmountMinor}`,
+          );
+        }
+        this.logger.log(
+          `intent ${intent.id} SUCCEEDED (txn=${intent.providerTxnId ?? "n/a"})`,
+        );
+        return { alreadyTerminal: false };
+      }
+
+      if (
+        result.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.FAILED ||
+        result.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.CANCELLED
+      ) {
+        intent.status = result.status;
+        intent.providerTxnId = result.providerTxnId ?? intent.providerTxnId;
+        intent.failureCode = result.failureCode ?? null;
+        intent.failureMessage = result.failureMessage ?? null;
+        await manager.save(intent);
+        await manager.getRepository(NotificationOutbox).save(
+          buildOutboxRow(intent, {
+            eventType: "payment.failed",
+            failureCode: result.failureCode,
+            failureMessage: result.failureMessage,
+          }),
+        );
+        this.logger.log(
+          `intent ${intent.id} ${result.status} (${result.failureCode ?? "n/a"})`,
+        );
+        return { alreadyTerminal: false };
+      }
+
+      // Non-terminal: REQUIRES_ACTION may move to PROCESSING; never the reverse.
+      if (
+        result.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.PROCESSING &&
+        intent.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.REQUIRES_ACTION
+      ) {
+        intent.status = ProviderPaymentStatus.PROCESSING;
+      }
+      intent.providerTxnId = result.providerTxnId ?? intent.providerTxnId;
+      await manager.save(intent);
+      return { alreadyTerminal: false };
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** Expire an abandoned intent (reconciliation sweep) — CANCELLED + payment.failed event. */
+  async expireIntent(intentId: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.applyProviderResult(intentId, {
+      status: ProviderPaymentStatus.CANCELLED,
+      failureCode: "EXPIRED",
+      failureMessage: "Payment session expired before completion",
+    });
+  }
+
+  /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ mapping */
+
+  toSnapshot(intent: PaymentIntent): PaymentIntentSnapshot {
+    return {
+      intentId: intent.id,
+      service: intent.service,
+      referenceType: intent.referenceType,
+      referenceId: intent.referenceId,
+      merchantOrderId: intent.merchantOrderId,
+      provider: intent.provider,
+      status: intent.status,
+      amountMinor: intent.amountMinor,
+      currency: intent.currency,
+      clientAction: intent.clientAction ?? undefined,
+      providerTxnId: intent.providerTxnId ?? undefined,
+      paidAt: intent.paidAt?.toISOString(),
+      failureCode: intent.failureCode ?? undefined,
+      failureMessage: intent.failureMessage ?? undefined,
+      expiresAt: intent.expiresAt?.toISOString(),
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/entities/notification-outbox.entity.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/entities/notification-outbox.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..55b34e968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/entities/notification-outbox.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { Column, Entity, Index } from "typeorm";
+import { BaseEntity } from "@edr/api-common";
+import {
+  PaymentEvent,
+  PaymentEventType,
+  PaymentReferenceType,
+  PaymentService,
+} from "@edr/types";
+
+export type OutboxStatus = "PENDING" | "SENT" | "FAILED";
+
+/**
+ * Transactional outbox: a row is inserted in the SAME transaction that finalizes an intent,
+ * so "payment succeeded" and "a notification is owed" commit or roll back together. The relay
+ * drains PENDING rows and retries until acked (at-least-once delivery; consumers are idempotent).
+ */
+@Entity({ name: "notification_outbox" })
+@Index("idx_notification_outbox_relay", ["status", "nextRetryAt"])
+export class NotificationOutbox extends BaseEntity {
+  @Column({ name: "event_type", type: "varchar", length: 32 })
+  eventType!: PaymentEventType;
+
+  /** Routing discriminator — which app's mark-paid endpoint the relay delivers to. */
+  @Column({ name: "service", type: "varchar", length: 16 })
+  service!: PaymentService;
+
+  @Index("idx_notification_outbox_intent")
+  @Column({ name: "intent_id", type: "uuid" })
+  intentId!: string;
+
+  @Column({ name: "reference_type", type: "varchar", length: 16 })
+  referenceType!: PaymentReferenceType;
+
+  @Column({ name: "reference_id", type: "varchar", length: 64 })
+  referenceId!: string;
+
+  /** The full versioned event envelope delivered verbatim to the consumer. */
+  @Column({ name: "payload", type: "jsonb" })
+  payload!: PaymentEvent;
+
+  @Column({ name: "status", type: "varchar", length: 16, default: "PENDING" })
+  status!: OutboxStatus;
+
+  @Column({ name: "attempts", type: "integer", default: 0 })
+  attempts!: number;
+
+  @Column({ name: "next_retry_at", type: "timestamptz", nullable: true })
+  nextRetryAt?: Date | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "last_error", type: "text", nullable: true })
+  lastError?: string | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "sent_at", type: "timestamptz", nullable: true })
+  sentAt?: Date | null;
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox-relay.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox-relay.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1d8076a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox-relay.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import {
+  Inject,
+  Injectable,
+  Logger,
+  OnModuleDestroy,
+  OnModuleInit,
+} from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ConfigService } from "@nestjs/config";
+import { SchedulerRegistry } from "@nestjs/schedule";
+import { NotificationOutbox } from "./entities/notification-outbox.entity";
+import { OutboxRepository } from "./outbox.repository";
+import {
+  PAYMENT_EVENT_PUBLISHER,
+  PaymentEventPublisher,
+} from "./publisher/payment-event-publisher";
+
+const RELAY_INTERVAL_NAME = "outbox-relay";
+/** Retry backoff: base doubles per attempt, capped. */
+const BACKOFF_BASE_MS = 10_000;
+const BACKOFF_CAP_MS = 10 * 60_000;
+
+/**
+ * Drains the transactional outbox: PENDING rows are published (HTTP now, RabbitMQ later),
+ * marked SENT on ack, retried with exponential backoff on failure, and flagged FAILED after
+ * OUTBOX_MAX_ATTEMPTS (an alertable condition — delivery is at-least-once, never dropped
+ * silently). A crash between commit and publish only delays delivery.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class OutboxRelayService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(OutboxRelayService.name);
+  private readonly intervalMs: number;
+  private readonly maxAttempts: number;
+  private readonly batchSize: number;
+  private draining = false;
+
+  constructor(
+    config: ConfigService,
+    private readonly outboxRepository: OutboxRepository,
+    private readonly schedulerRegistry: SchedulerRegistry,
+    @Inject(PAYMENT_EVENT_PUBLISHER)
+    private readonly publisher: PaymentEventPublisher,
+  ) {
+    this.intervalMs = config.get<number>("notifier.relayIntervalMs") ?? 5_000;
+    this.maxAttempts = config.get<number>("notifier.maxAttempts") ?? 10;
+    this.batchSize = config.get<number>("notifier.relayBatchSize") ?? 20;
+  }
+
+  onModuleInit(): void {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => void this.drain(), this.intervalMs);
+    this.schedulerRegistry.addInterval(RELAY_INTERVAL_NAME, interval);
+  }
+
+  onModuleDestroy(): void {
+    if (this.schedulerRegistry.doesExist("interval", RELAY_INTERVAL_NAME)) {
+      this.schedulerRegistry.deleteInterval(RELAY_INTERVAL_NAME);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** One relay pass; re-entrant ticks are skipped so slow deliveries don't overlap. */
+  async drain(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.draining) return;
+    this.draining = true;
+    try {
+      const due = await this.outboxRepository.findDue(this.batchSize);
+      for (const row of due) {
+        await this.deliver(row);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `relay pass failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      );
+    } finally {
+      this.draining = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async deliver(row: NotificationOutbox): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await this.publisher.publish(row.payload);
+      await this.outboxRepository.markSent(row.id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = this.describeError(err);
+      const attempts = row.attempts + 1;
+      const exhausted = attempts >= this.maxAttempts;
+      const backoffMs = Math.min(
+        BACKOFF_BASE_MS * 2 ** row.attempts,
+        BACKOFF_CAP_MS,
+      );
+      await this.outboxRepository.markAttemptFailed(
+        row,
+        message,
+        exhausted ? null : new Date(Date.now() + backoffMs),
+        exhausted,
+      );
+      if (exhausted) {
+        // ALERT: a paid order may not be confirmed in the owning app — needs operator action.
+        this.logger.error(
+          `outbox ${row.id} (${row.eventType} intent=${row.intentId}) FAILED after ${attempts} attempts: ${message}`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        this.logger.warn(
+          `outbox ${row.id} delivery attempt ${attempts} failed (retry in ${backoffMs}ms): ${message}`,
+        );
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Connection failures surface as AggregateError with an empty message — dig out the code. */
+  private describeError(err: unknown): string {
+    if (err instanceof Error) {
+      if (err.message) return err.message;
+      const code = (err as { code?: string }).code;
+      if (code) return code;
+      const inner = (err as { errors?: unknown[] }).errors?.[0];
+      if (inner instanceof Error && inner.message) return inner.message;
+    }
+    return String(err);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox.module.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85f464afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { HttpModule } from "@nestjs/axios";
+import { TypeOrmModule } from "@nestjs/typeorm";
+import { NotificationOutbox } from "./entities/notification-outbox.entity";
+import { OutboxRelayService } from "./outbox-relay.service";
+import { OutboxRepository } from "./outbox.repository";
+import { HttpPaymentEventPublisher } from "./publisher/http-payment-event-publisher";
+import { PAYMENT_EVENT_PUBLISHER } from "./publisher/payment-event-publisher";
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [TypeOrmModule.forFeature([NotificationOutbox]), HttpModule],
+  providers: [
+    OutboxRepository,
+    OutboxRelayService,
+    // Swap to RabbitPaymentEventPublisher here when the broker lands — nothing else changes.
+    { provide: PAYMENT_EVENT_PUBLISHER, useClass: HttpPaymentEventPublisher },
+  ],
+  exports: [OutboxRepository],
+})
+export class OutboxModule {}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox.repository.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox.repository.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20000d9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/outbox.repository.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { InjectRepository } from "@nestjs/typeorm";
+import { Repository } from "typeorm";
+import { BaseRepository } from "@edr/api-common";
+import { NotificationOutbox } from "./entities/notification-outbox.entity";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class OutboxRepository extends BaseRepository<NotificationOutbox> {
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(NotificationOutbox)
+    repository: Repository<NotificationOutbox>,
+  ) {
+    super(repository);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * PENDING rows whose retry time has come, oldest first. The relay runs as a single
+   * non-overlapping loop per instance; with multiple service instances this should move to a
+   * SELECT … FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED claim.
+   */
+  async findDue(limit: number): Promise<NotificationOutbox[]> {
+    return this.repository
+      .createQueryBuilder("outbox")
+      .where(`outbox.status = 'PENDING'`)
+      .andWhere(
+        "(outbox.next_retry_at IS NULL OR outbox.next_retry_at <= now())",
+      )
+      .orderBy("outbox.created_at", "ASC")
+      .take(limit)
+      .getMany();
+  }
+
+  async markSent(id: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.update(id, {
+      status: "SENT",
+      sentAt: new Date(),
+      lastError: null,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async markAttemptFailed(
+    row: NotificationOutbox,
+    error: string,
+    nextRetryAt: Date | null,
+    exhausted: boolean,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    await this.update(row.id, {
+      attempts: row.attempts + 1,
+      lastError: error,
+      nextRetryAt,
+      status: exhausted ? "FAILED" : "PENDING",
+    });
+  }
+
+  async countBacklog(): Promise<number> {
+    return this.repository.count({ where: { status: "PENDING" } });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/payment-event.factory.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/payment-event.factory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85b67c444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/payment-event.factory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
+import {
+  PaymentEvent,
+  PaymentFailedEvent,
+  PaymentSucceededEvent,
+} from "@edr/types";
+import { PaymentIntent } from "../intents/entities/payment-intent.entity";
+import { NotificationOutbox } from "./entities/notification-outbox.entity";
+
+/**
+ * Build a ready-to-insert outbox row for a terminal intent. Pure (no DI) so the intents
+ * state machine can insert it inside its own DB transaction without a module cycle.
+ * The row id is generated here because the event envelope embeds it as `eventId`.
+ */
+export function buildOutboxRow(
+  intent: PaymentIntent,
+  terminal:
+    | { eventType: "payment.succeeded"; providerTxnId?: string; paidAt: Date }
+    | {
+        eventType: "payment.failed";
+        failureCode?: string;
+        failureMessage?: string;
+      },
+): Partial<NotificationOutbox> {
+  const id = randomUUID();
+  const base = {
+    version: 1 as const,
+    eventId: id,
+    occurredAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+    service: intent.service,
+    intentId: intent.id,
+    referenceType: intent.referenceType,
+    referenceId: intent.referenceId,
+    merchantOrderId: intent.merchantOrderId,
+    provider: intent.provider,
+    amountMinor: intent.amountMinor,
+    currency: intent.currency,
+  };
+
+  const event: PaymentEvent =
+    terminal.eventType === "payment.succeeded"
+      ? ({
+          ...base,
+          eventType: "payment.succeeded",
+          providerTxnId: terminal.providerTxnId,
+          paidAt: terminal.paidAt.toISOString(),
+        } satisfies PaymentSucceededEvent)
+      : ({
+          ...base,
+          eventType: "payment.failed",
+          failureCode: terminal.failureCode,
+          failureMessage: terminal.failureMessage,
+        } satisfies PaymentFailedEvent);
+
+  return {
+    id,
+    eventType: event.eventType,
+    service: intent.service,
+    intentId: intent.id,
+    referenceType: intent.referenceType,
+    referenceId: intent.referenceId,
+    payload: event,
+    status: "PENDING",
+    attempts: 0,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/publisher/http-payment-event-publisher.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/publisher/http-payment-event-publisher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..867119d09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/publisher/http-payment-event-publisher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ConfigService } from "@nestjs/config";
+import { HttpService } from "@nestjs/axios";
+import { firstValueFrom } from "rxjs";
+import { PaymentEvent, PaymentService } from "@edr/types";
+import { PaymentEventPublisher } from "./payment-event-publisher";
+
+/**
+ * Delivers events by POSTing to the owning app's idempotent mark-paid endpoint, routed by
+ * the `service` discriminator. Authenticated with the shared service token (the same secret
+ * the apps use to call /payments/initiate).
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class HttpPaymentEventPublisher implements PaymentEventPublisher {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(HttpPaymentEventPublisher.name);
+  private readonly routes: Record<PaymentService, string>;
+  private readonly timeoutMs: number;
+  private readonly serviceToken: string;
+
+  constructor(
+    config: ConfigService,
+    private readonly http: HttpService,
+  ) {
+    this.routes = {
+      [PaymentService.PASSENGER]:
+        config.get<string>("notifier.passengerUrl") ?? "",
+      [PaymentService.FREIGHT]: config.get<string>("notifier.freightUrl") ?? "",
+    };
+    this.timeoutMs = config.get<number>("notifier.httpTimeoutMs") ?? 10_000;
+    this.serviceToken = config.get<string>("app.serviceAuthToken") ?? "";
+  }
+
+  async publish(event: PaymentEvent): Promise<void> {
+    const url = this.routes[event.service];
+    if (!url) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `No mark-paid URL configured for service ${event.service}`,
+      );
+    }
+
+    const response = await firstValueFrom(
+      this.http.post(url, event, {
+        timeout: this.timeoutMs,
+        headers: this.serviceToken
+          ? { "x-service-token": this.serviceToken }
+          : {},
+      }),
+    );
+    this.logger.log(
+      `delivered ${event.eventType} (${event.eventId}) to ${event.service} — HTTP ${response.status}`,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/publisher/payment-event-publisher.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/publisher/payment-event-publisher.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7586c1509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/outbox/publisher/payment-event-publisher.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { PaymentEvent } from "@edr/types";
+
+/**
+ * Publisher port (architecture.md §12): how a payment event leaves this service.
+ * HTTP implementation now; a RabbitMQ implementation later is a DI swap only — the outbox
+ * and relay stay exactly as they are.
+ */
+export interface PaymentEventPublisher {
+  /** Deliver one event; throw on failure so the relay can retry with backoff. */
+  publish(event: PaymentEvent): Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export const PAYMENT_EVENT_PUBLISHER = Symbol("PAYMENT_EVENT_PUBLISHER");
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/providers/providers.module.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/providers/providers.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..af2983ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/providers/providers.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { HttpModule } from "@nestjs/axios";
+import {
+  CardProvider,
+  CbeBirrProvider,
+  DMoneyProvider,
+  EBirrProvider,
+  PaymentProvider,
+  TelebirrProvider,
+  WaafiProvider,
+} from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import { ProviderMethod } from "@edr/types";
+
+/** Injection token for the Map<ProviderMethod, PaymentProvider> used to select a gateway. */
+export const PAYMENT_PROVIDER_MAP = Symbol("PAYMENT_PROVIDER_MAP");
+
+export type PaymentProviderMap = Map<ProviderMethod, PaymentProvider>;
+
+const providerClasses = [
+  TelebirrProvider,
+  CbeBirrProvider,
+  EBirrProvider,
+  CardProvider,
+  WaafiProvider,
+  DMoneyProvider,
+];
+
+/**
+ * Thin DI wiring around @edr/payment-providers — the exact provider set the passenger app
+ * used to construct, relocated here. After cutover this service is the only consumer of the
+ * provider SDK and of the provider secrets (config/{waafi,telebirr,…}.config.ts).
+ */
+@Module({
+  imports: [HttpModule.register({ timeout: 10_000 })],
+  providers: [
+    ...providerClasses,
+    {
+      provide: PAYMENT_PROVIDER_MAP,
+      useFactory: (...providers: PaymentProvider[]): PaymentProviderMap =>
+        new Map(providers.map((provider) => [provider.method, provider])),
+      inject: providerClasses,
+    },
+  ],
+  exports: [PAYMENT_PROVIDER_MAP, ...providerClasses],
+})
+export class ProvidersModule {}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/reconciliation/reconciliation.module.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/reconciliation/reconciliation.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b424dcfec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/reconciliation/reconciliation.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { IntentsModule } from "../intents/intents.module";
+import { ProvidersModule } from "../providers/providers.module";
+import { ReconciliationService } from "./reconciliation.service";
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [IntentsModule, ProvidersModule],
+  providers: [ReconciliationService],
+})
+export class ReconciliationModule {}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/reconciliation/reconciliation.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/reconciliation/reconciliation.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5216798f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/reconciliation/reconciliation.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+import {
+  Inject,
+  Injectable,
+  Logger,
+  OnModuleDestroy,
+  OnModuleInit,
+} from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ConfigService } from "@nestjs/config";
+import { SchedulerRegistry } from "@nestjs/schedule";
+import { ProviderPaymentStatus } from "@edr/types";
+import {
+  PAYMENT_PROVIDER_MAP,
+  PaymentProviderMap,
+} from "../providers/providers.module";
+import { PaymentIntent } from "../intents/entities/payment-intent.entity";
+import { IntentsRepository } from "../intents/intents.repository";
+import { IntentsService } from "../intents/intents.service";
+
+const SWEEP_INTERVAL_NAME = "reconciliation-sweep";
+
+/**
+ * Safety net (architecture.md §7.4): webhooks get lost, users abandon hosted pages. The sweep
+ * queries the provider for stale non-terminal intents and feeds the answer through the same
+ * state machine the webhooks use; intents whose provider session expired are CANCELLED.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ReconciliationService implements OnModuleInit, OnModuleDestroy {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(ReconciliationService.name);
+  private readonly intervalMs: number;
+  private readonly staleAfterMs: number;
+  private readonly batchSize: number;
+  private sweeping = false;
+
+  constructor(
+    config: ConfigService,
+    private readonly intentsRepository: IntentsRepository,
+    private readonly intentsService: IntentsService,
+    private readonly schedulerRegistry: SchedulerRegistry,
+    @Inject(PAYMENT_PROVIDER_MAP)
+    private readonly providers: PaymentProviderMap,
+  ) {
+    this.intervalMs =
+      config.get<number>("app.reconciliation.sweepIntervalMs") ?? 60_000;
+    this.staleAfterMs =
+      config.get<number>("app.reconciliation.staleAfterMs") ?? 60_000;
+    this.batchSize = config.get<number>("app.reconciliation.batchSize") ?? 20;
+  }
+
+  onModuleInit(): void {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => void this.sweep(), this.intervalMs);
+    this.schedulerRegistry.addInterval(SWEEP_INTERVAL_NAME, interval);
+  }
+
+  onModuleDestroy(): void {
+    if (this.schedulerRegistry.doesExist("interval", SWEEP_INTERVAL_NAME)) {
+      this.schedulerRegistry.deleteInterval(SWEEP_INTERVAL_NAME);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async sweep(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.sweeping) return;
+    this.sweeping = true;
+    try {
+      const cutoff = new Date(Date.now() - this.staleAfterMs);
+      const stale = await this.intentsRepository.findStale(
+        cutoff,
+        this.batchSize,
+      );
+      for (const intent of stale) {
+        await this.reconcileIntent(intent);
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `sweep failed: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      );
+    } finally {
+      this.sweeping = false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async reconcileIntent(intent: PaymentIntent): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const provider = this.providers.get(intent.provider);
+      if (provider) {
+        const status = await provider.queryStatus(intent.merchantOrderId);
+        const result = this.intentsService.fromProviderStatus(status);
+        if (result.status !== intent.status || result.providerTxnId) {
+          await this.intentsService.applyProviderResult(intent.id, result);
+        }
+        if (
+          result.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.SUCCEEDED ||
+          result.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.FAILED ||
+          result.status === ProviderPaymentStatus.CANCELLED
+        ) {
+          this.logger.log(`reconciled intent ${intent.id} → ${result.status}`);
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Provider still says pending (or is unknown): expire only once the session is dead.
+      if (intent.expiresAt && intent.expiresAt.getTime() < Date.now()) {
+        await this.intentsService.expireIntent(intent.id);
+        this.logger.log(
+          `expired abandoned intent ${intent.id} (${intent.merchantOrderId})`,
+        );
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      // Per-intent failures must not stall the sweep; the row stays stale and is retried.
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `reconcile failed for intent ${intent.id}: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/entities/payment-webhook-event.entity.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/entities/payment-webhook-event.entity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e104bf17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/entities/payment-webhook-event.entity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { Column, Entity, Index } from "typeorm";
+import { BaseEntity } from "@edr/api-common";
+import { ProviderMethod } from "@edr/types";
+
+/**
+ * Idempotency + audit record for every inbound provider webhook. The unique
+ * (provider, external_event_id) pair is the dedupe key: a duplicate insert hits the unique
+ * violation and the handler short-circuits with a 200 ack.
+ */
+@Entity({ name: "payment_webhook_event" })
+@Index("uq_payment_webhook_event_external", ["provider", "externalEventId"], {
+  unique: true,
+})
+export class PaymentWebhookEvent extends BaseEntity {
+  @Column({ name: "provider", type: "varchar", length: 16 })
+  provider!: ProviderMethod;
+
+  /** Provider event id when given (e.g. Waafi X-Webhook-Event-Id), else derived from the payload. */
+  @Column({ name: "external_event_id", type: "varchar", length: 191 })
+  externalEventId!: string;
+
+  @Column({
+    name: "merchant_order_id",
+    type: "varchar",
+    length: 64,
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  merchantOrderId?: string | null;
+
+  @Column({
+    name: "provider_txn_id",
+    type: "varchar",
+    length: 128,
+    nullable: true,
+  })
+  providerTxnId?: string | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "signature_valid", type: "boolean", default: false })
+  signatureValid!: boolean;
+
+  /** Raw provider status string as sent (pre-mapping). */
+  @Column({ name: "status", type: "varchar", length: 64, nullable: true })
+  status?: string | null;
+
+  /** Full webhook body — hostile input, stored verbatim for audit/replay analysis. */
+  @Column({ name: "payload", type: "jsonb" })
+  payload!: Record<string, unknown>;
+
+  @Column({ name: "received_at", type: "timestamptz", default: () => "now()" })
+  receivedAt!: Date;
+
+  @Column({ name: "processed_at", type: "timestamptz", nullable: true })
+  processedAt?: Date | null;
+
+  @Column({ name: "processing_error", type: "text", nullable: true })
+  processingError?: string | null;
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/card-webhook.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/card-webhook.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f9c9a9ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/card-webhook.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { CardProvider, CardWebhookPayload } from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import { WebhookProcessorService } from "../webhook-processor.service";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class CardWebhookService {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly provider: CardProvider,
+    private readonly processor: WebhookProcessorService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async handle(payload: CardWebhookPayload, signature: string): Promise<void> {
+    const signatureValid = this.provider.verifyWebhookSignature(
+      payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+      signature,
+    );
+    const object = payload.data.object;
+    const mapped = this.provider.mapWebhookStatus(object.status);
+
+    await this.processor.process({
+      provider: this.provider.method,
+      externalEventId: `${payload.id}_${payload.type}`,
+      merchantOrderId: object.metadata.merchantOrderId,
+      providerTxnId: object.transaction_id,
+      signatureValid,
+      rawStatus: object.status,
+      payload: payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+      result: {
+        status: mapped,
+        providerTxnId: object.transaction_id,
+        failureCode: object.status,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/cbe-birr-webhook.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/cbe-birr-webhook.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6621aa3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/cbe-birr-webhook.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { CbeBirrProvider, CbeBirrWebhookPayload } from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import { WebhookProcessorService } from "../webhook-processor.service";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class CbeBirrWebhookService {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly provider: CbeBirrProvider,
+    private readonly processor: WebhookProcessorService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async handle(payload: CbeBirrWebhookPayload): Promise<void> {
+    const signatureValid = this.provider.verifyWebhookSignature(
+      payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+    );
+    const mapped = this.provider.mapWebhookStatus(payload.status);
+    const providerTxnId = payload.transactionId ?? payload.orderId;
+
+    await this.processor.process({
+      provider: this.provider.method,
+      externalEventId: `${payload.orderId}_${payload.status}`,
+      merchantOrderId: payload.merchantOrderId,
+      providerTxnId,
+      signatureValid,
+      rawStatus: payload.status,
+      payload: payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+      result: { status: mapped, providerTxnId, failureCode: payload.status },
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/dmoney-webhook.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/dmoney-webhook.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51937dee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/dmoney-webhook.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { DMoneyProvider, DMoneyWebhookPayload } from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import { WebhookProcessorService } from "../webhook-processor.service";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class DMoneyWebhookService {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly provider: DMoneyProvider,
+    private readonly processor: WebhookProcessorService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async handle(payload: DMoneyWebhookPayload): Promise<void> {
+    const signatureValid = this.provider.verifyWebhookSignature(
+      payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+    );
+    const mapped = this.provider.mapWebhookStatus(payload.status);
+
+    await this.processor.process({
+      provider: this.provider.method,
+      externalEventId: `${payload.orderId}_${payload.status}`,
+      merchantOrderId: payload.merchantOrderId,
+      providerTxnId: payload.transactionId,
+      signatureValid,
+      rawStatus: payload.status,
+      payload: payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+      result: {
+        status: mapped,
+        providerTxnId: payload.transactionId,
+        paidAt: payload.paidAt ? new Date(payload.paidAt) : undefined,
+        failureCode: payload.status,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/ebirr-webhook.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/ebirr-webhook.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f8b923cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/ebirr-webhook.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { EBirrProvider, EBirrWebhookPayload } from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import { WebhookProcessorService } from "../webhook-processor.service";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class EBirrWebhookService {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly provider: EBirrProvider,
+    private readonly processor: WebhookProcessorService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async handle(payload: EBirrWebhookPayload): Promise<void> {
+    const signatureValid = this.provider.verifyWebhookSignature(
+      payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+    );
+    const mapped = this.provider.mapWebhookStatus(payload.tradeStatus);
+
+    await this.processor.process({
+      provider: this.provider.method,
+      externalEventId: `${payload.orderNo}_${payload.tradeStatus}_${payload.timestamp}`,
+      merchantOrderId: payload.orderNo,
+      providerTxnId: payload.tradeNo,
+      signatureValid,
+      rawStatus: payload.tradeStatus,
+      payload: payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+      result: {
+        status: mapped,
+        providerTxnId: payload.tradeNo,
+        failureCode: payload.tradeStatus,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/telebirr-webhook.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/telebirr-webhook.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e207e1d21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/telebirr-webhook.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
+import {
+  TelebirrProvider,
+  TelebirrWebhookPayload,
+} from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import { WebhookProcessorService } from "../webhook-processor.service";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class TelebirrWebhookService {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly provider: TelebirrProvider,
+    private readonly processor: WebhookProcessorService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async handle(payload: TelebirrWebhookPayload): Promise<void> {
+    // TODO: re-enable Telebirr public-key signature verification — skipped for now
+    // (carried over from the passenger handler; see telebirr.provider verifyWebhookSignature).
+    const signatureValid = true;
+
+    const mapped = this.provider.mapWebhookTradeStatus(payload.trade_status);
+    const providerTxnId = payload.trans_id ?? payload.payment_order_id;
+
+    await this.processor.process({
+      provider: this.provider.method,
+      externalEventId: `${payload.payment_order_id}_${payload.trade_status}`,
+      merchantOrderId: payload.merch_order_id,
+      providerTxnId,
+      signatureValid,
+      rawStatus: payload.trade_status,
+      payload: payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+      result: {
+        status: mapped,
+        providerTxnId,
+        paidAt: this.parseEpochSeconds(payload.trans_end_time),
+        failureCode: payload.trade_status,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  private parseEpochSeconds(raw: string | undefined): Date | undefined {
+    if (!raw) return undefined;
+    const n = parseInt(raw, 10);
+    if (Number.isNaN(n)) return undefined;
+    return new Date(n * 1000);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/waafi-webhook.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/waafi-webhook.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..232957f79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/handlers/waafi-webhook.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger } from "@nestjs/common";
+import {
+  WaafiProvider,
+  WaafiWebhookHeaders,
+  WaafiWebhookPayload,
+} from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import { WebhookProcessorService } from "../webhook-processor.service";
+
+/** Reject webhooks whose timestamp is older than this (replay protection). */
+const WAAFI_REPLAY_WINDOW_SECONDS = 300;
+
+@Injectable()
+export class WaafiWebhookService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(WaafiWebhookService.name);
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly provider: WaafiProvider,
+    private readonly processor: WebhookProcessorService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async handle(
+    payload: WaafiWebhookPayload,
+    rawBody: string,
+    headers: WaafiWebhookHeaders,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    // Unsigned validation ping sent on registration — acknowledge without verifying or persisting.
+    if (payload.event === "webhook.test") {
+      this.logger.log("Waafi webhook.test ping received");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { payment } = payload;
+    const eventId = headers["x-webhook-event-id"];
+    const timestamp = headers["x-webhook-timestamp"];
+    const signature = headers["x-webhook-signature"];
+
+    const signatureValid =
+      this.isFresh(timestamp) &&
+      this.provider.verifyWebhookSignature(
+        rawBody,
+        signature,
+        timestamp,
+        eventId,
+      );
+
+    const mapped = this.provider.mapWebhookStatus(payment.status);
+
+    await this.processor.process({
+      provider: this.provider.method,
+      // X-Webhook-Event-Id is unique per event; fall back to a derived id if absent.
+      externalEventId: eventId ?? `${payment.transaction_id}_${payment.status}`,
+      merchantOrderId: payment.reference_id,
+      providerTxnId: payment.transaction_id,
+      signatureValid,
+      rawStatus: payment.status,
+      payload: payload as unknown as Record<string, unknown>,
+      result: {
+        status: mapped,
+        providerTxnId: payment.transaction_id,
+        paidAt: this.parseDate(payment.date),
+        failureCode: payment.status,
+        failureMessage: payment.description,
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  /** True when the webhook timestamp (unix seconds) is within the replay window. */
+  private isFresh(timestamp: string | undefined): boolean {
+    if (!timestamp) return false;
+    const ts = parseInt(timestamp, 10);
+    if (Number.isNaN(ts)) return false;
+    const now = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
+    return Math.abs(now - ts) <= WAAFI_REPLAY_WINDOW_SECONDS;
+  }
+
+  /** Parse Waafi's "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss" payment date; undefined when unparseable. */
+  private parseDate(raw: string | undefined): Date | undefined {
+    if (!raw) return undefined;
+    const d = new Date(raw);
+    return Number.isNaN(d.getTime()) ? undefined : d;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhook-events.repository.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhook-events.repository.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d4aeff95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhook-events.repository.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Injectable } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { InjectRepository } from "@nestjs/typeorm";
+import { QueryFailedError, Repository } from "typeorm";
+import { BaseRepository } from "@edr/api-common";
+import { PaymentWebhookEvent } from "./entities/payment-webhook-event.entity";
+
+const PG_UNIQUE_VIOLATION = "23505";
+
+@Injectable()
+export class WebhookEventsRepository extends BaseRepository<PaymentWebhookEvent> {
+  constructor(
+    @InjectRepository(PaymentWebhookEvent)
+    repository: Repository<PaymentWebhookEvent>,
+  ) {
+    super(repository);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Insert the event, relying on the unique (provider, external_event_id) index for dedupe.
+   * Returns null when the event was already recorded (duplicate delivery / provider replay).
+   */
+  async createDeduped(
+    data: Partial<PaymentWebhookEvent>,
+  ): Promise<PaymentWebhookEvent | null> {
+    try {
+      return await this.create(data);
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (
+        err instanceof QueryFailedError &&
+        (err.driverError as { code?: string })?.code === PG_UNIQUE_VIOLATION
+      ) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async markProcessed(id: string, processingError?: string): Promise<void> {
+    await this.update(id, {
+      processedAt: new Date(),
+      processingError: processingError ?? null,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhook-processor.service.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhook-processor.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6be66b705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhook-processor.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+import { Injectable, Logger } from "@nestjs/common";
+import {
+  MERCHANT_ORDER_PREFIX,
+  PaymentService,
+  ProviderMethod,
+} from "@edr/types";
+import { IntentsRepository } from "../intents/intents.repository";
+import {
+  IntentsService,
+  ProviderResultInput,
+} from "../intents/intents.service";
+import { WebhookEventsRepository } from "./webhook-events.repository";
+
+/** A provider webhook reduced to the fields the shared pipeline needs. */
+export interface NormalizedWebhook {
+  provider: ProviderMethod;
+  /** Provider event id (or a deterministic derivation) — the dedupe key. */
+  externalEventId: string;
+  merchantOrderId: string;
+  providerTxnId?: string;
+  signatureValid: boolean;
+  /** Raw provider status string, stored for audit. */
+  rawStatus: string;
+  payload: Record<string, unknown>;
+  /** Mapped outcome to feed the intent state machine. */
+  result: ProviderResultInput;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The shared webhook pipeline every provider handler funnels into:
+ * persist+dedupe → signature gate → intent lookup → prefix/service cross-check →
+ * state machine → mark processed. Always returns (never throws) so controllers can
+ * ack 200 fast — providers like Waafi time out at 5s and do not retry.
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class WebhookProcessorService {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(WebhookProcessorService.name);
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly webhookEvents: WebhookEventsRepository,
+    private readonly intentsRepository: IntentsRepository,
+    private readonly intentsService: IntentsService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async process(webhook: NormalizedWebhook): Promise<void> {
+    const { provider, merchantOrderId } = webhook;
+
+    const eventRow = await this.webhookEvents.createDeduped({
+      provider,
+      externalEventId: webhook.externalEventId,
+      merchantOrderId,
+      providerTxnId: webhook.providerTxnId ?? null,
+      signatureValid: webhook.signatureValid,
+      status: webhook.rawStatus,
+      payload: webhook.payload,
+    });
+    if (!eventRow) {
+      this.logger.log(
+        `${provider} webhook duplicate: ${webhook.externalEventId} — short-circuit OK`,
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!webhook.signatureValid) {
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `${provider} webhook signature invalid/stale for ref=${merchantOrderId}`,
+      );
+      await this.webhookEvents.markProcessed(eventRow.id, "signature-invalid");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const intent =
+      await this.intentsRepository.findByMerchantOrderId(merchantOrderId);
+    if (!intent) {
+      // Tolerated: webhook may have raced the intent commit, or the reference is foreign.
+      // The provider gets a 200; retry/poll/reconciliation converges later.
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `${provider} webhook: no PaymentIntent for ref=${merchantOrderId}`,
+      );
+      await this.webhookEvents.markProcessed(eventRow.id, "intent-not-found");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Integrity guard (§10): the stateless prefix and the stored discriminator must agree.
+    const expectedPrefix =
+      MERCHANT_ORDER_PREFIX[intent.service as PaymentService];
+    if (expectedPrefix && !merchantOrderId.startsWith(expectedPrefix)) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `${provider} webhook: merchantOrderId ${merchantOrderId} prefix does not match stored service ${intent.service} — refusing to process`,
+      );
+      await this.webhookEvents.markProcessed(
+        eventRow.id,
+        "service-prefix-mismatch",
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      await this.intentsService.applyProviderResult(intent.id, webhook.result);
+      await this.webhookEvents.markProcessed(eventRow.id);
+    } catch (err) {
+      const message = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+      this.logger.error(
+        `${provider} webhook processing failed for ${merchantOrderId}: ${message}`,
+      );
+      await this.webhookEvents.markProcessed(
+        eventRow.id,
+        `processing-error: ${message}`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhooks.controller.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhooks.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95ca51adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhooks.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import {
+  All,
+  Body,
+  Controller,
+  Headers,
+  HttpCode,
+  HttpStatus,
+  Logger,
+  Post,
+  Req,
+} from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ApiOperation, ApiTags } from "@nestjs/swagger";
+import {
+  CardWebhookPayload,
+  CbeBirrWebhookPayload,
+  DMoneyWebhookPayload,
+  EBirrWebhookPayload,
+  TelebirrWebhookPayload,
+  WaafiWebhookHeaders,
+  WaafiWebhookPayload,
+} from "@edr/payment-providers";
+import { TelebirrWebhookService } from "./handlers/telebirr-webhook.service";
+import { CbeBirrWebhookService } from "./handlers/cbe-birr-webhook.service";
+import { EBirrWebhookService } from "./handlers/ebirr-webhook.service";
+import { CardWebhookService } from "./handlers/card-webhook.service";
+import { WaafiWebhookService } from "./handlers/waafi-webhook.service";
+import { DMoneyWebhookService } from "./handlers/dmoney-webhook.service";
+
+/**
+ * The ONLY public surface of the payment service — the single registered webhook URL per
+ * provider for the whole platform. No service auth here (provider-facing); trust comes from
+ * signature verification inside each handler. Every route acks 2xx fast and never rethrows:
+ * Waafi times out at 5s and does NOT retry.
+ */
+@ApiTags("Provider Webhooks")
+@Controller("webhooks")
+export class WebhooksController {
+  private readonly logger = new Logger(WebhooksController.name);
+
+  constructor(
+    private readonly telebirr: TelebirrWebhookService,
+    private readonly cbeBirr: CbeBirrWebhookService,
+    private readonly eBirr: EBirrWebhookService,
+    private readonly card: CardWebhookService,
+    private readonly waafi: WaafiWebhookService,
+    private readonly dMoney: DMoneyWebhookService,
+  ) {}
+
+  @All("telebirr")
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: "Telebirr payment notification callback (Ethiopia)",
+  })
+  async receiveTelebirr(@Body() payload: TelebirrWebhookPayload) {
+    this.logger.log("Telebirr webhook called");
+    try {
+      await this.telebirr.handle(payload);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(`Telebirr webhook handler threw: ${this.message(err)}`);
+    }
+    return { code: "0", message: "OK" };
+  }
+
+  @Post("cbe-birr")
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: "CBE Birr payment notification callback (Ethiopia)",
+  })
+  async receiveCbeBirr(@Body() payload: CbeBirrWebhookPayload) {
+    try {
+      await this.cbeBirr.handle(payload);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(`CBE Birr webhook handler threw: ${this.message(err)}`);
+    }
+    return { success: true };
+  }
+
+  @Post("ebirr")
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
+  @ApiOperation({ summary: "eBirr payment notification callback (Ethiopia)" })
+  async receiveEBirr(@Body() payload: EBirrWebhookPayload) {
+    try {
+      await this.eBirr.handle(payload);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(`eBirr webhook handler threw: ${this.message(err)}`);
+    }
+    return { code: "0000", message: "success" };
+  }
+
+  @Post("card")
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
+  @ApiOperation({
+    summary: "Card payment notification callback (International)",
+  })
+  async receiveCard(
+    @Body() payload: CardWebhookPayload,
+    @Headers("stripe-signature") signature: string,
+  ) {
+    try {
+      await this.card.handle(payload, signature);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(`Card webhook handler threw: ${this.message(err)}`);
+    }
+    return { received: true };
+  }
+
+  @Post("waafi")
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
+  @ApiOperation({ summary: "Waafi payment notification callback (Djibouti)" })
+  async receiveWaafi(
+    @Body() payload: WaafiWebhookPayload,
+    @Headers() headers: WaafiWebhookHeaders,
+    @Req() req: { rawBody?: Buffer },
+  ) {
+    this.logger.log(
+      `Waafi webhook hit: event=${payload?.event ?? "unknown"} eventId=${headers["x-webhook-event-id"] ?? "n/a"}`,
+    );
+    try {
+      // HMAC verification must sign over the exact raw bytes Waafi sent, not re-serialized JSON.
+      const rawBody = req.rawBody?.toString("utf8") ?? "";
+      await this.waafi.handle(payload, rawBody, headers);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(`Waafi webhook handler threw: ${this.message(err)}`);
+    }
+    return { responseCode: "2001", responseMsg: "Success" };
+  }
+
+  @Post("dmoney")
+  @HttpCode(HttpStatus.OK)
+  @ApiOperation({ summary: "D-Money payment notification callback (Djibouti)" })
+  async receiveDMoney(@Body() payload: DMoneyWebhookPayload) {
+    try {
+      await this.dMoney.handle(payload);
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.logger.error(`D-Money webhook handler threw: ${this.message(err)}`);
+    }
+    return { success: true };
+  }
+
+  private message(err: unknown): string {
+    return err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhooks.module.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhooks.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86b94032b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/modules/webhooks/webhooks.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { TypeOrmModule } from "@nestjs/typeorm";
+import { IntentsModule } from "../intents/intents.module";
+import { ProvidersModule } from "../providers/providers.module";
+import { PaymentWebhookEvent } from "./entities/payment-webhook-event.entity";
+import { WebhookEventsRepository } from "./webhook-events.repository";
+import { WebhookProcessorService } from "./webhook-processor.service";
+import { WebhooksController } from "./webhooks.controller";
+import { TelebirrWebhookService } from "./handlers/telebirr-webhook.service";
+import { CbeBirrWebhookService } from "./handlers/cbe-birr-webhook.service";
+import { EBirrWebhookService } from "./handlers/ebirr-webhook.service";
+import { CardWebhookService } from "./handlers/card-webhook.service";
+import { WaafiWebhookService } from "./handlers/waafi-webhook.service";
+import { DMoneyWebhookService } from "./handlers/dmoney-webhook.service";
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [
+    TypeOrmModule.forFeature([PaymentWebhookEvent]),
+    IntentsModule,
+    ProvidersModule,
+  ],
+  controllers: [WebhooksController],
+  providers: [
+    WebhookEventsRepository,
+    WebhookProcessorService,
+    TelebirrWebhookService,
+    CbeBirrWebhookService,
+    EBirrWebhookService,
+    CardWebhookService,
+    WaafiWebhookService,
+    DMoneyWebhookService,
+  ],
+})
+export class WebhooksModule {}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/scripts/migrate-revert.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/scripts/migrate-revert.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88b1500e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/scripts/migrate-revert.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
+import { AppDataSource } from "../data-source";
+
+/** `pnpm --filter @edr/payment-api migration:revert` — undo the most recent migration. */
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  await AppDataSource.initialize();
+  try {
+    await AppDataSource.undoLastMigration();
+    console.log("reverted last migration");
+  } finally {
+    await AppDataSource.destroy();
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/scripts/migrate.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/scripts/migrate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05f59f1b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/scripts/migrate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
+import { AppDataSource } from "../data-source";
+import { ensurePaymentSchema } from "../config/ensure-schema";
+
+/** `pnpm --filter @edr/payment-api migration:run` — ensure schema, then run pending migrations. */
+async function main(): Promise<void> {
+  await ensurePaymentSchema();
+  await AppDataSource.initialize();
+  try {
+    const applied = await AppDataSource.runMigrations();
+    for (const migration of applied) {
+      console.log(`applied: ${migration.name}`);
+    }
+    if (applied.length === 0) console.log("no pending migrations");
+  } finally {
+    await AppDataSource.destroy();
+  }
+}
+
+main().catch((err) => {
+  console.error(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/tsconfig.build.json b/apps/edr-payment-api/tsconfig.build.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64f86c6bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "test", "dist", "**/*spec.ts"]
+}
diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/tsconfig.json b/apps/edr-payment-api/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..467c474ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@edr/tsconfig/nestjs.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "baseUrl": "./",
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "rootDir": "./src",
+    "noEmit": false,
+    "incremental": true,
+    "tsBuildInfoFile": "./.tsbuildinfo",
+    "module": "node16",
+    "moduleResolution": "node16"
+  },
+  "include": ["src"]
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 399ded0bf..575de8c41 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     "dev": "turbo run dev",
     "dev:freight": "turbo run dev --filter=@edr/freight-api... --filter=@edr/freight-portal... --filter=@edr/freight-backoffice... --filter=@edr/ui-common...",
     "dev:passenger": "turbo run dev --filter=@edr/passenger-api... --filter=@edr/passenger-portal... --filter=@edr/passenger-backoffice...",
+    "dev:payment": "turbo run dev --filter=@edr/payment-api...",
     "build": "turbo run build",
     "build:freight": "turbo run build --filter=@edr/freight-api... --filter=@edr/freight-portal... --filter=@edr/freight-backoffice...",
     "build:passenger": "turbo run build --filter=@edr/passenger-api... --filter=@edr/passenger-portal... --filter=@edr/passenger-backoffice...",
diff --git a/packages/types/src/common/payments.ts b/packages/types/src/common/payments.ts
index 18fbfc8b1..0cf2174c3 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/common/payments.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/common/payments.ts
@@ -74,3 +74,98 @@ export interface PaymentProvider {
   initiate(input: ProviderInitiationInput): Promise<ProviderInitiationResult>;
   queryStatus(merchantOrderId: string): Promise<ProviderStatus>;
 }
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Payment microservice contracts (docs/payment-service)
+ *
+ * Shared shapes exchanged between the payment microservice (apps/edr-payment-api) and the
+ * domain apps (passenger/freight). Both sides import these so the wire format cannot drift.
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+/** Which domain app owns the order being paid for. Routing discriminator on every intent. */
+export enum PaymentService {
+  PASSENGER = "PASSENGER",
+  FREIGHT = "FREIGHT",
+}
+
+/** What kind of domain order the intent references (soft reference — never a cross-schema FK). */
+export enum PaymentReferenceType {
+  BOOKING = "BOOKING",
+  SHIPMENT = "SHIPMENT",
+}
+
+/** `merchant_order_id` prefix per owning service — lets a webhook be routed before a DB lookup. */
+export const MERCHANT_ORDER_PREFIX: Record<PaymentService, string> = {
+  [PaymentService.PASSENGER]: "PSG-",
+  [PaymentService.FREIGHT]: "FRT-",
+};
+
+/** Body of `POST /payments/initiate` on the payment service (internal, service-authenticated). */
+export interface InitiatePaymentRequest {
+  service: PaymentService;
+  referenceType: PaymentReferenceType;
+  /** Domain order id (booking/shipment id). Soft reference; the app has already validated it. */
+  referenceId: string;
+  /** Human-readable order ref (e.g. booking ref) shown on provider pages. Defaults to referenceId. */
+  orderRef?: string;
+  /** App-asserted authoritative amount in minor units (computed server-side by the domain app). */
+  amountMinor: number;
+  currency: string;
+  provider: ProviderMethod;
+  platform?: PaymentPlatform;
+  payerAccount?: string;
+  /** Optional caller key to dedupe retried initiations beyond the per-reference upsert. */
+  idempotencyKey?: string;
+}
+
+/** Response of `POST /payments/initiate` and shape of intent lookups. */
+export interface PaymentIntentSnapshot {
+  intentId: string;
+  service: PaymentService;
+  referenceType: PaymentReferenceType;
+  referenceId: string;
+  merchantOrderId: string;
+  provider: ProviderMethod;
+  status: ProviderPaymentStatus;
+  amountMinor: number;
+  currency: string;
+  clientAction?: ClientAction;
+  providerTxnId?: string;
+  paidAt?: string;
+  failureCode?: string;
+  failureMessage?: string;
+  expiresAt?: string;
+}
+
+export type PaymentEventType = "payment.succeeded" | "payment.failed";
+
+/** Versioned envelope delivered (at-least-once) to the owning app's mark-paid consumer. */
+interface PaymentEventBase {
+  version: 1;
+  /** Outbox row id — stable across redeliveries; consumers may use it as a dedupe key. */
+  eventId: string;
+  eventType: PaymentEventType;
+  occurredAt: string;
+  service: PaymentService;
+  intentId: string;
+  referenceType: PaymentReferenceType;
+  referenceId: string;
+  merchantOrderId: string;
+  provider: ProviderMethod;
+  amountMinor: number;
+  currency: string;
+}
+
+export interface PaymentSucceededEvent extends PaymentEventBase {
+  eventType: "payment.succeeded";
+  providerTxnId?: string;
+  paidAt: string;
+}
+
+export interface PaymentFailedEvent extends PaymentEventBase {
+  eventType: "payment.failed";
+  failureCode?: string;
+  failureMessage?: string;
+}
+
+export type PaymentEvent = PaymentSucceededEvent | PaymentFailedEvent;
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 9b91c2013..3d4aa9a32 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -672,6 +672,112 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^5.5.4
         version: 5.9.3
 
+  apps/edr-payment-api:
+    dependencies:
+      '@edr/api-common':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/api-common
+      '@edr/payment-providers':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/payment-providers
+      '@edr/types':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/types
+      '@nestjs/axios':
+        specifier: ^4.0.1
+        version: 4.0.1(@nestjs/common@11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2))(axios@1.17.0)(rxjs@7.8.2)
+      '@nestjs/common':
+        specifier: ^11.0.0
+        version: 11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2)
+      '@nestjs/config':
+        specifier: ^4.0.0
+        version: 4.0.4(@nestjs/common@11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2))(rxjs@7.8.2)
+      '@nestjs/core':
+        specifier: ^11.0.0
+        version: 11.1.24(@nestjs/common@11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2))(@nestjs/microservices@11.1.24)(@nestjs/platform-express@11.1.24)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2)
+      '@nestjs/platform-express':
+        specifier: ^11.0.0
+        version: 11.1.24(@nestjs/common@11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2))(@nestjs/core@11.1.24)
+      '@nestjs/schedule':
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+        version: 6.1.3(@nestjs/common@11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2))(@nestjs/core@11.1.24)
+      '@nestjs/swagger':
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+        version: 11.4.4(@nestjs/common@11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2))(@nestjs/core@11.1.24)(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)
+      '@nestjs/typeorm':
+        specifier: ^11.0.1
+        version: 11.0.1(@nestjs/common@11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2))(@nestjs/core@11.1.24)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2)(typeorm@0.3.30(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(pg@8.21.0)(ts-node@10.9.2(@types/node@20.19.42)(typescript@5.9.3)))
+      axios:
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+        version: 1.17.0
+      class-transformer:
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+        version: 0.5.1
+      class-validator:
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+        version: 0.14.4
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+        version: 17.4.2
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+        version: 8.21.0
+      reflect-metadata:
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+        version: 0.2.2
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+        version: 7.8.2
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+        version: 0.3.30(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(pg@8.21.0)(ts-node@10.9.2(@types/node@20.19.42)(typescript@5.9.3))
+    devDependencies:
+      '@edr/eslint-config':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/config/eslint-config
+      '@edr/tsconfig':
+        specifier: workspace:*
+        version: link:../../packages/config/tsconfig
+      '@nestjs/cli':
+        specifier: ^11.0.0
+        version: 11.0.21(@types/node@20.19.42)(prettier@3.8.3)
+      '@nestjs/schematics':
+        specifier: ^11.0.0
+        version: 11.1.0(chokidar@4.0.3)(prettier@3.8.3)(typescript@5.9.3)
+      '@nestjs/testing':
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+        version: 11.1.24(@nestjs/common@11.1.24(class-transformer@0.5.1)(class-validator@0.14.4)(reflect-metadata@0.2.2)(rxjs@7.8.2))(@nestjs/core@11.1.24)(@nestjs/microservices@11.1.24)(@nestjs/platform-express@11.1.24)
+      '@types/express':
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+        version: 5.0.6
+      '@types/jest':
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+        version: 29.5.14
+      '@types/node':
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+        version: 20.19.42
+      '@types/pg':
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+        version: 8.20.0
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+        version: 29.7.0(@types/node@20.19.42)(babel-plugin-macros@3.1.0)(ts-node@10.9.2(@types/node@20.19.42)(typescript@5.9.3))
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+      ts-loader:
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+        version: 9.6.0(loader-utils@1.4.2)(typescript@5.9.3)(webpack@5.106.0)
+      ts-node:
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+        version: 10.9.2(@types/node@20.19.42)(typescript@5.9.3)
+      tsconfig-paths:
+        specifier: ^4.2.0
+        version: 4.2.0
+      typescript:
+        specifier: ^5.5.4
+        version: 5.9.3
+
   packages/api-common:
     dependencies:
       '@edr/types':