Prepare For Go-live
Validate technical, operational, and compliance readiness before launching your production integration
This section provides guidance on environment setup, testing, monitoring, webhook configuration, reporting validation, production access, and launch readiness activities.
Production Readiness Validation
Prior to production launch, validate critical end-to-end platform journeys.
Recommended validation scenarios include:
- Participant onboarding
- Payment processing
- Funds allocation
- Payout processing
- Reporting access
- Exception handling
All critical business workflows should be successfully tested prior to go live.
Technical Readiness
APIs
- Authentication configured
- API credentials provisioned
- Production endpoints validated
- Error handling completed
Events & Notifications
- Webhooks configured
- Retry strategy documented
- Monitoring enabled
Testing
- Sandbox testing completed
- End-to-end testing completed
- Negative scenarios tested
- Production readiness review completed
Operational Support Readiness
Ensure operational teams are prepared to support the platform after launch.
Minimum readiness activities include:
- Support ownership defined
- Escalation procedures documented
- Monitoring processes established
- Reporting requirements validated
- Key operational contacts identified
- Issue management process documented
Go-Live Sign-Off Checklist
Prior to production launch, confirm sign-off from all required stakeholders.
Typical stakeholders include:
- Product
- Engineering
- Operations
- Risk & Compliance
- Support
- Implementation Team
Documenting sign-off helps ensure alignment across business and technical teams before launch.