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Sep 10, 2026

Optimizing Product Discovery with AI - Accelerating SaaS Development for Complex Financial Modules

In the competitive landscape of high-pressure SaaS development, launching sophisticated financial platforms under tight deadlines demands a transformation in requirement engineering. During our recent SaaS project, the team was tasked with navigating a rigorous eight-month delivery cycle.To enhance project velocity and maintain high quality, we implemented an agile AI discovery framework. This approach shifts the focus from simple task execution to high-impact user outcomes. Here is how our AI-powered product management workflow functions across four key phases.Step 1: DiscussStep 2: DraftStep 3: CreateStep 4: ReviewMeeting Transcript Clarify Logic Implementation Story  &

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Aug 05, 2026

Voice of the Customer: The Evergreen Engine for Product Development

Hi everyone, I’m Brownie, a Product Manager (PdM) at Money Forward (MFV). I manage payroll product/ payroll system for the Japanese market. My blog covers Product Management practice within MFV, also explores broader industry practices focused on solving genuine user pain points.As a PdM, you wear many hats, but your primary job is simple: keep the product relevant.Have you ever looked at your roadmap and wondered, “Are we actually building what our users want, or are we just building what we think they want?” In Product Management, it’s remarkably easy to get lost in your own assumptions. But a great product isn’t built without improvement. It’s guided by a treasure ma

Jul 13, 2026

Redacting Japanese PII at Production Scale: Securing Long-Context VoC Data for AI Innovation

An inside look at Money Forward's engineering journey to secure long-context Japanese VoC data for AI innovation using an LLM-based PII redaction pipeline.

Jul 01, 2026

Accelerating Feature Development with AI-Driven Context

BackgroundAs our organization integrates AI into the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), our team has narrowed our focus toward one primary objective: AI-assisted coding at the Implementation stage.Currently, we are developing and scaling MFPB*, a high-demand financial platform. Run by a dedicated team of 12 members, the service is already live in production and is actively evolving with new features.Operating in a live, compliance-heavy banking ecosystem means there is zero room for logic gaps or structural mismatches. However, using AI is not as easy as it looks. This post shares our journey, the bottlenecks we faced, and how we redefined AI collaboration by in

Jun 25, 2026

AI-First Culture: Apply AI SDLC To Deliver Value Faster.

At Money Forward Vietnam (MFV), our AI-First strategy goes beyond procuring external tools; it’s a deliberate cultural shift. The company’s vision has empowered our engineers with the autonomy to build proprietary AI Agents that target and resolve deep, systemic workflow friction from the ground up.

Jun 23, 2026

Launching Is Done. Isn’t it?

How many of you believe launching equal a close in your Epic?

Apr 22, 2026

AI HERO AWARD - MEET THE 1ST WINNERS

At Money Forward Vietnam (MFV), we believe that AI-first isn't an empty propaganda; nurturing it requires a culture where engineers are empowered to challenge the status quo. To honor this spirit, we launched the AI Hero Award. Far from being just another corporate trophy, this peer-recognized initiative was created to spotlight the "real-world stories" of our engineers during MFV's transformation into an AI-First organization.

Apr 20, 2026

The Architecture of Information: Context Engineering as the New Frontier of AI Productivity

At Money Forward Vietnam (MFV), being an "AI-first" company means much more than just typing better prompts into a chat interface. We are building AI at the architectural level. While the industry is still fixated on "Prompt Engineering", our engineering teams have already transitioned to a more rigorous, scalable discipline: Context Engineering. In this deep dive, MFV AI Engineer Henry Vo breaks down the architecture of information, the "pathologies" of AI context windows, and how MFV is fundamentally changing the software development lifecycle.Part 1: The Vision - A Cognitive ShiftThe evolution of artificial intelligence from simple chat interfaces to sophisticated, autonomous digital

Apr 03, 2026

Partitioning in MySQL 8

Partitioning is a database optimization technique that allows you to split a large table into smaller, more manageable pieces called partitions. Each partition is stored separately, but still logically represents a single table. This helps improve performance and maintainability, especially for large datasets.

Feb 25, 2026

2H2025 HYAH MVT Winning Team: How We Built a Market-Leading Product in 8 Months

To win the Most Valuable Team (MVT) Award at Money Forward Vietnam, it takes more than just coding skills. It takes a "Product Mindset," a dash of AI innovation, and an obsession with User Focus.

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