Mobile Payments Made Easy with MasterCard's Simplify Commerce Application
WWT partnered with MasterCard Worldwide's global initiative "Simplify Commerce" to make accepting mobile commerce payments easier. Software development teams from WWT defined a strategy that produced tested, well-documented SDKs for rapid iOS and Android development that included sample applications that exhibited the end-to-end cart/checkout process.
WWT provides open source tools for merchants to release trusted cart-to-checkout software
The rapid rise of mobility over the past few years has impacted just about every business segment. The credit card industry is no exception. Mobile payments have risen to almost 20 percent of all transactions worldwide, with a projected compound annual growth rate of 35 percent through 2017.
MasterCard Worldwide recently launched a global initiative entitled Simplify Commerce, making it easier to accept e-commerce and mobile commerce payments. MasterCard aims to trump domestic competitors such as Stripe by leveraging their worldwide brand equity, offering the lowest transaction rates available and releasing software libraries that dramatically simplify integration into consumer software.
The Simplify Commerce application helps developers set up merchants to accept online payments. It offers a merchant account and payment gateway in a single, secure package so merchants can concentrate on what really matters to their business.
To meet these objectives, MasterCard searched for an external partner that could support their brand's high standard for security and quality. They needed to produce bulletproof and well-documented SDKs for rapid iOS and Android development.
Software development teams from WWT were able to define a strategy that aligned perfectly with MasterCard's objectives; namely, to produce libraries that they, themselves, would want to use. They are tested, well-documented and contain sample applications that exhibit the end-to-end cart/checkout process.
WWT developers built a graphical component and controller that focused on reliability, security, and stability. The SDKs, built using the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS), had to ensure that the merchant never sees sensitive card data.
By creating robust and well-tested SDKs that wrap around MasterCard's "Simplify Commerce" product, WWT provides open source tools that allow merchants to release trusted cart-to-checkout software faster and easier.
