The Payment Request API and the Payment Handler API are a set of new W3C web standard being introduced to make payments easier on a website. It is aimed at standardizing and providing a consistent user experience for payments for both end-users and for merchants. By Deepu K Sasidharan, Developer Advocate, Adyen.
In this article authors look at what exactly the APIs are, what are its advantages and how we can use them in a web application:
- What is Payment Request API
- Advantages of Payment
- Example application
- What is Payment Handler API
While the Web Payment APIs and not mature enough to replace the client-side components provided by PSPs, I do see a bright future once the APIs are implemented by all major browsers, especially the Payment Handler APIs. You will also get code examples and links to required reading. Nice one!
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