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+# Payments ADR 001 - Re-scoping of Payments BB
+
+### Decision Title:
+Re-scoping of Payments BB
+
+### Date:
+May 1st, 2026
+
+### Status:
+OPEN
+
+### Decision Statement:
+Payments BB to be split into smaller components to better fit composability and compliance testing under GovStack 2.0+ architecture. The Payments Working Group to discuss and decide which is the new Core and non-core functionalities for these BBs and which ones may be considered extensions
+
+### Responsible Owner(s):
+Vijay Mauree, Payments WG Facilitator
+
+### Supporting References:
+- [Discussion Board of Functionalities and Extensions](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15lP9uKaiuZkWH4ZJWZaPn3Osh5UpHx1JMaO9o8TIVM8/edit?gid=298943032#gid=298943032)
+
+
+### Voting Outcome (if applicable):
+
+## 1. Decision Drivers
+
+
+## 2. Considered options
+
+
+### Comments provided as input:
+
+## 3. Decision outcome