diff --git a/packages/payments-engine/package.json b/packages/payments-engine/package.json
index fcac874..f4920ab 100644
--- a/packages/payments-engine/package.json
+++ b/packages/payments-engine/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsup src/index.ts --format cjs,esm --dts --clean",
     "dev": "tsup src/index.ts --format cjs,esm --watch --dts",
-    "lint": "eslint \"src/**/*.ts\""
+    "lint": "eslint \"src/**/*.ts\"",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "tsup": "^8.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/payments-engine/src/index.ts b/packages/payments-engine/src/index.ts
index f56bb36..8e2735a 100644
--- a/packages/payments-engine/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/payments-engine/src/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
+export interface PaymentIntentType {
+  id: string;
+  amount: number;
+  currency: string;
+  status: 'pending' | 'completed' | 'failed';
+  createdAt: Date;
+  updatedAt: Date;
+}
 export * from './stellar.service';
diff --git a/packages/payments-engine/tsconfig.json b/packages/payments-engine/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9328a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/payments-engine/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "extends": "../../tsconfig.json",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "./dist",
+    "rootDir": "./src"
+  },
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "dist"]
+}
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