Week 14 – Core Authentication & Categorization

Martín

✅ Completed transaction-categorization automation: new rules engine tags 95% of transactions correctly.

✅ Built unit tests for categorization logic and integrated into CI pipeline.

❗ Challenge: Edge cases around merchant name variations still slip through.

📌 Plan: Expand merchant-alias list and refine matching regex patterns by Friday.

Alberto

✅ Implemented “Forgot Password” / Recovery email templates and URL flows.

✅ Configured Django’s password-reset views with custom templates and success pages.

❗ Challenge: SMTP credentials intermittently failing in staging.

📌 Plan: Switch to dedicated transactional email service (SendGrid/Mailgun) next week.