Operational data and payment handling were still separated, which limited the ability to move toward a more connected transaction workflow. At the same time, the integration area introduced new technical unknowns because this was the first time I was building this kind of payment-related flow in the BRIX context.
The solution has been to approach the work iteratively: research the payment gateway requirements, map the operational data relationship carefully, then build backend integration logic in stages so the transaction flow can become more connected without rushing into unsafe assumptions.