Glossary entry
Breaking change
A breaking change is a software change that is not backward compatible and requires clients or users to update to avoid failures.
Category
Lending technology
Definition
Common examples
- Removing or renaming API fields
- Changing validation rules that reject previously valid requests
- Changing required authentication scopes
Why it’s risky in lending
Lending operations rely on long-lived integrations. Breaking changes can interrupt application processing and create manual workarounds, delays, and compliance risk.
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