diff --git a/apps/edr-payment-api/src/migrations/1782000000000-AmountToDouble.ts b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/migrations/1782000000000-AmountToDouble.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..39a5cf3e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/edr-payment-api/src/migrations/1782000000000-AmountToDouble.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from "typeorm";
+
+/**
+ * Amounts now carry the real/major price (callers pass e.g. 10.50, not minor units), which may be
+ * fractional. Widen amount_minor / confirmed_amount_minor from integer to double precision so the
+ * decimals are stored instead of silently rounded.
+ */
+export class AmountToDouble1782000000000 implements MigrationInterface {
+  name = "AmountToDouble1782000000000";
+
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    // integer -> double precision is an implicit widening cast (no USING needed).
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "edr_payment"."payment_intent" ALTER COLUMN "amount_minor" TYPE double precision`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "edr_payment"."payment_intent" ALTER COLUMN "confirmed_amount_minor" TYPE double precision`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "edr_payment"."payment_intent" ALTER COLUMN "confirmed_amount_minor" TYPE integer USING round("confirmed_amount_minor")`,
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      `ALTER TABLE "edr_payment"."payment_intent" ALTER COLUMN "amount_minor" TYPE integer USING round("amount_minor")`,
+    );
+  }
+}
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
index 13a2f71a4..a9c8edfea 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {
   IsEnum,
   IsIn,
-  IsInt,
+  IsNumber,
   IsOptional,
   IsPositive,
   IsString,
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ export class InitiatePaymentRequestDto implements InitiatePaymentRequest {
 
   @ApiProperty({
     description:
-      "Authoritative amount in minor units, computed server-side by the app",
+      "Authoritative amount computed server-side by the app. Accepts decimals "
   })
-  @IsInt()
+  @IsNumber()
   @IsPositive()
   amountMinor!: number;
 
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
index 68c519604..84e69a57a 100644
--- 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
@@ -71,12 +71,16 @@ export class PaymentIntent extends BaseEntity {
   })
   providerTxnId?: string | null;
 
-  /** App-asserted authoritative amount in minor units. */
-  @Column({ name: "amount_minor", type: "integer" })
+  /** App-asserted authoritative amount (real/major price; may be fractional, e.g. 10.50). */
+  @Column({ name: "amount_minor", type: "double precision" })
   amountMinor!: number;
 
   /** Provider-reported amount; reconciled against amount_minor (e.g. Waafi truncates decimals). */
-  @Column({ name: "confirmed_amount_minor", type: "integer", nullable: true })
+  @Column({
+    name: "confirmed_amount_minor",
+    type: "double precision",
+    nullable: true,
+  })
   confirmedAmountMinor?: number | null;
 
   @Column({ name: "currency", type: "varchar", length: 8 })