- From: Anders Rundgren <anders.rundgren.net@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:44:43 +0200
- To: Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
- CC: Web Payments CG <public-webpayments@w3.org>
On 2014-10-20 17:33, Manu Sporny wrote: > On 10/20/2014 10:56 AM, Anders Rundgren wrote: >> Doesn't loyalty credentials have to be provided before the actual >> payment request in order to possibly adjust the price? > > We've been modeling a loyalty card as just another form of credential > (in the Credentials CG sense of the word). So, the buy flow would look > something like this: > > 1. Merchant requests loyalty card credential (if you have one). > 2. Credential is delivered, price is adjusted. > 3. Customer initiates payment. > 4. Digital receipt is delivered to merchant. > > This whole process could be automated w/ a more streamlined buyflow: > > 1. Merchant provides two invoices one with loyalty card and one without. > 2. Customer is notified of a discount opportunity and is prompted to > send loyalty card along with payment. > 3. Payment is made. > 4. Digital receipt, with embedded loyalty card info, is delivered to > merchant. > > There are some other buy flows that are interesting as well, but the > general idea here is that a loyalty card is a type of credential (not a > payment instrument). That was exactly the answer I was hoping for! Anders > > -- manu >
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