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+### Brief description of changes included
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+### A reference to a related GitHub issue (from project repo, preferably)
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+### Checklist before requesting a review
+- [ ] Changes follow approved designs, architecture (for code changes)
+- [ ] Added tests to cover new features
+- [ ] Documentation updated, if applicable
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+@mentions of the person or team responsible for reviewing proposed changes, or contributors involved.
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+For PR titles, please refer to the adopted standard [here](https://docs.mojaloop.io/community/standards/creating-new-features.html#open-a-pull-request-pr).