diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-ci-cd.yml
index 5d54b44f6..5cbf28f45 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-ci-cd.yml
@@ -1,33 +1,30 @@
-name: Backend CI/CD Pipeline
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - develop
-      - main
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-    paths:
-      - "backend/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/backend-ci-cd.yml"
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - develop
-      - main
-    paths:
-      - "backend/**"
-
-env:
-  REGISTRY: ghcr.io
-  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}/backend
+name: backend-dist
 
 jobs:
-  # ============================================================================
-  # TEST: Unit Tests
-  # ============================================================================
-  test:
+  e2e:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Test
+    name: E2E
+    needs: build
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: user
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: pass
+          POSTGRES_DB: nestera_test
+        ports:
+          - 5432:5432
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd="pg_isready -U user -d nestera_test"
+          --health-interval=10s
+          --health-timeout=5s
+          --health-retries=5
+
+      redis:
+        image: redis:7
+        ports:
+          - 6379:6379
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
@@ -46,50 +43,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Run unit tests
-        run: cd backend && pnpm run test
-
-      - name: Generate coverage report
-        run: cd backend && pnpm run test:cov
-
-      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
-        with:
-          files: ./backend/coverage/coverage-final.json
-          flags: unittests
-          fail_ci_if_error: false
-
-  # ============================================================================
-  # BUILD: Ensure the NestJS project compiles cleanly
-  # ============================================================================
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    name: Build
-    needs: test
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Setup pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: "20"
-          cache: "pnpm"
-          cache-dependency-path: "**/pnpm-lock.yaml"
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-
-      - name: Build
-        run: cd backend && pnpm run build
-
-      - name: Upload build artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: backend-dist
-          path: backend/dist
-          retention-days: 7
+      - name: Run backend E2E tests
+        env:
+          NODE_ENV: test
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://user:pass@localhost:5432/nestera_test
+          REDIS_URL: redis://localhost:6379
+          JWT_SECRET: super-secret-key-for-testing-purposes-must-be-long-enough
+        run: cd backend && pnpm run test:e2e
diff --git a/backend/docs/E2E_TEST_PLAN.md b/backend/docs/E2E_TEST_PLAN.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05c2b27b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/docs/E2E_TEST_PLAN.md
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Backend E2E Test Plan
+
+Critical E2E paths:
+1. Authentication flow
+2. Wallet linking lifecycle
+3. Savings subscription lifecycle
+4. Withdrawal process
+5. Governance proposal + voting
+6. Transaction processing
+
+## Test environment
+- PostgreSQL test database (`DATABASE_URL`)
+- Redis test instance (`REDIS_URL`)
+- Stellar testnet/soroban endpoints (or mocked adapters)
+
+## Coverage target
+- Minimum 80% of defined critical-path scenarios.
+
+## Implementation notes
+- Reuse `backend/test/factories/e2e.factory.ts` for deterministic test data.
+- Keep tests independent and idempotent.
+- Use database cleanup hooks between suites.
diff --git a/backend/test/factories/e2e.factory.ts b/backend/test/factories/e2e.factory.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3659e0f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/test/factories/e2e.factory.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+export const E2EFactory = {
+  authPayload: () => ({
+    email: `e2e_${Date.now()}@example.com`,
+    password: 'StrongPass123!',
+    firstName: 'E2E',
+    lastName: 'User',
+  }),
+  walletLinkPayload: () => ({
+    address: 'GBRPYHIL2C2YJ7Y3A4YQ7QO6FSVUIZXHTU2JZ5XW5ITQMRWJQN6M5J7N',
+    signature: 'test-signature',
+    nonce: `nonce-${Date.now()}`,
+  }),
+  savingsSubscriptionPayload: (productId: string) => ({ productId, amount: 100 }),
+  withdrawalPayload: (subscriptionId: string) => ({ subscriptionId, amount: 50 }),
+  governanceProposalPayload: () => ({
+    title: 'E2E Governance Proposal',
+    description: 'Proposal created by e2e tests',
+  }),
+  votePayload: () => ({ support: true }),
+};