Vortex Release Version (August 2, 2026)

• Enhanced payment request logging to use structured, searchable log data instead of serialized text, improving observability and enabling field-level filtering in monitoring tools. This update also introduces centralized payload sanitization to exclude sensitive payment information from logs while preserving the diagnostic data required for troubleshooting and security monitoring.

• Updated SMS Settled reporting to calculate totals and summary values using settlement amounts instead of transaction amounts. This ensures consistency between Settled and Clearing reports while improving the accuracy of batch reporting, transaction summaries, billing, and financial reporting.

• Enhanced funding file processing to support SMS settlement and funding files across all supported merchant processors. Successfully processed files are now automatically moved to the completed directory, improving the reliability and consistency of the funding workflow.

• Updated refund tracking to automatically adjust the original transaction's refunded amount when a refund is voided. This ensures refunded totals remain accurate for both full and partial refund reversals while preventing refunded amounts from becoming negative.

Impact

These updates improve platform observability, reporting accuracy, and payment processing reliability. Structured logging and centralized payload sanitization provide more effective monitoring while protecting sensitive payment data. Enhancements to SMS settlement reporting and funding file processing deliver more accurate financial reporting and a more reliable settlement workflow. Refund tracking improvements ensure refund balances remain accurate throughout the payment lifecycle.