prapi deployment faq

Status: This is a draft document. It may be incorrect and does not represent consensus. Questions? Contact Ian Jacobs <ij@w3.org>.

The purpose of this FAQ is to help merchants and service providers understand the status of Payment Request API deployment as of the end of 2018, and to provide practical guidance on the use of the API for some payment methods.

Which browsers support Payment Request API?

See caniuse.com information about Payment Request API.

What are the benefits and limitations of accepting Basic Card through Payment Request?

• The primary benefit is a streamlined and faster user experience. Users quickly reuse cards stored in the browser. Major browsers support it already (or will support it) except for Safari.
• Because basic card data is not tokenized or encrypted when it leaves the browsers, merchants and PSPs need to take into account PCI-DSS as they would if they were accepting the same data through a Web form.

How do I use Apple Pay ALONE with Payment Request?

• See Apple Pay on the Web

How do I use Google Pay ALONE with Payment Request?

• See Deep Dive into the Payment Request API

How do I use Microsoft Pay ALONE with Payment Request?

• See Simplify payments with the Payment Request API