Roles and Responsibilities

The Nano Lending—Interswitch and LightWay Finance Project brought together a cross-functional team with clearly defined roles to ensure smooth execution from planning to go-live.

1. Project Leadership

Project Sponsor (Interswitch & LightWay Executives)

• Provide overall strategic direction and funding

• Approve project scope, budget, and timelines

• Ensure alignment with organizational objectives

Project Manager (LightWay PMO Lead – Demi)

• Oversee planning, coordination, and delivery of project tasks

• Manage project milestones, timelines, and risks (RAID log)

• Facilitate communication between LightWay and Interswitch stakeholders

• Ensure documentation and reporting standards are followed

Technical Lead (LightWay – Taofeeq)

• Own system architecture and technical solution design

• Lead integration with Interswitch APIs (sandbox & production)

• Guide development team on services (offer orchestration, acceptance, repayment notifications)

• Ensure security, compliance, and scalability of the solution

2. Technical & Development Team

• Developers (LightWay Engineering Team)

  • Build and configure microservices (eligibility, offer, repayment)

  • Implement API consumption and callback endpoints

  • Conduct unit and integration testing before deployment

• QA/Test Engineers

  • Design and execute test plans for sandbox and production

  • Validate loan lifecycle flows (offer → acceptance → repayment)

  • Document defects and ensure timely resolution

  • Conduct regression testing after fixes

• Infrastructure/DevOps

  • Set up and maintain sandbox and production environments

  • Manage CI/CD pipelines for deployment

  • Ensure system availability, monitoring, and rollback procedures.

3. Business & Operations

• Business Analysts

  • Translate requirements into functional and technical specifications

  • Work with Interswitch to clarify APIs, business rules, and eligibility logic

  • Document user stories and acceptance criteria

• Operations & Support Team

  • Handle repayment reconciliations and exception management

  • Monitor fraud alerts, compliance, and AML/KYC checks

  • Provide first-line support to end-users and escalate technical issues

• Finance & Compliance Officers

  • Ensure loan disbursement, repayment, and fees are correctly posted to GL

  • Confirm adherence to CBN regulations, AML, and audit requirements

  • Provide inputs for reporting and regulatory compliance.

4. Interswitch

• API Product Owners (Interswitch)

  • Provide sandbox and production API documentation and access

  • Support Lightway during integration and testing

  • Validate compliance with ILS (Interswitch Lending Service) requirements

• Interswitch Technical Support

  • Assist with troubleshooting during sandbox and production integration

  • Guide error handling, security keys, and production onboarding

  • Approve go-live readiness after a successful pilot.