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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==


The [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Payment_Request_API Payment Request API] makes online purchases easier without having to fill in all of the personal and payment information over and over again. Together with the [[Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill|form autofill feature]], it saves user's time and effort when making online purchases by storing their personal and payment information in Firefox to be used when a merchant requests payment.  The Payment Request UI provides consistency across merchant sites.
The [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Payment_Request_API Payment Request API] makes online purchases easier without having to manually fill personal and payment information for every purchase. Together with the [[Firefox/Features/Form_Autofill|form autofill feature]], it saves user's time and effort when making online purchases by storing their personal and payment information in Firefox to be used when a merchant requests payment.  The Payment Request UI provides consistency across merchant sites.


The overall objective is to increase user engagement, satisfaction, and retention for frequent online shoppers. We believe this can be achieved by enabling users to complete forms and “check out” in e-commerce flows as quickly and securely as possible.
The [https://www.w3.org/TR/payment-handler/ Payment Handler API] builds upon Payment Request by providing a pluggable protocol (based on service workers) which facilitates purchasing through third party payment providers. Payment Handlers allows web-based payment applications to act as Payment Request payment methods which can be integrated into merchant websites.
 
The [https://www.w3.org/TR/payment-request/ W3C Payment Request API] is a Candidate Recommendation and has already been implemented in other major web browsers. The API is extensible to any payment method without requiring the browser to be Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliant.


=== Related Project Pages ===
=== Related Project Pages ===

Revision as of 14:44, 9 July 2020

Introduction

The Payment Request API makes online purchases easier without having to manually fill personal and payment information for every purchase. Together with the form autofill feature, it saves user's time and effort when making online purchases by storing their personal and payment information in Firefox to be used when a merchant requests payment. The Payment Request UI provides consistency across merchant sites.

The Payment Handler API builds upon Payment Request by providing a pluggable protocol (based on service workers) which facilitates purchasing through third party payment providers. Payment Handlers allows web-based payment applications to act as Payment Request payment methods which can be integrated into merchant websites.

Related Project Pages

Mana

Wiki

Development

Front-end

DOM

Debugging Tips

Preference: dom.payments.request.enabled

Discussion

References

  • Product/Project
  • User Experience

Historical

Payment Request was originally developed in 2017 and 2018. Development was halted prior to shipping. Below are links to some of the resources associated with that project.

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