Re: Web Payments status update

Excerpts from Manu Sporny's message of 2013-07-19 19:16:34 +0000:
> A quick update on where we are with the Web Payments work.
> 
> We are now having regular weekly telecons[1]. We've had Mozilla, Joyent,
> Digital Bazaar, a few anonymous banks, GSMA, a big crypto company,
> Google, and a number of other independents joining the calls. We're
> actively working on a Web Commerce API[2] (based on MozPay API),
> PaySwarm[3], HTTP Signatures[4], Web Keys[5], and a number of other
> supporting specs for the Web Payments work. We're making good progress
> and getting more aligned on what the goals of the group should be over
> the next couple of years.
> 
> I'm booked for at least 10 different events during the next 6 months to
> talk about the Web Payments work happening at W3C during these industry
> events:
> 
>  * Inside Bitcoins[6]
>  * SIBOS 2013[7] (the world banking/financial services conference)
>  * Edge[8] (Conference put on by Financial Times / Google)
>  * Open Financial (Los Angeles financial services forum)
>  * Mozilla / Google (tech talks)
>  * Internet Governance Forum[9] (United Nations)
>  * W3C TPAC 2013[10] (need to coordinate more with W3C on this)
> 
> My main goal during these presentations is to recruit more people into
> the Web Payments work, focusing on companies that have typically not had
> a presence at W3C (mostly financial services companies). If any of you
> want me to touch on specific points during these conferences, please let
> me know what those should be.
> 
> -- manu
> 
> [1] https://payswarm.com/minutes/
> [2] http://web-payments.github.io/browser-payments/
> [3] https://payswarm.com/specs/source/web-payments/
> [4] https://payswarm.com/specs/source/http-signatures/
> [5] https://payswarm.com/specs/source/web-keys/
> [6] http://www.mediabistro.com/insidebitcoins/
> [7] http://www.sibos.com/
> [8] http://edgeconf.com/
> [9] http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/
> [10] http://www.w3.org/2013/11/TPAC/
> 

all sounds great Manu!

would you consider posting similar update on http://www.w3.org/community/webpayments which might make it easier to share on social media...

keep up da good work ya all :)

Received on Saturday, 20 July 2013 02:20:23 UTC