MSc Web Technology Student in the University of Southampton.
Finally, we presented QuidLink yesterday in the Dragons Den Pitch Event and we got good feedback from the dragons. They had some concerns at the beginning when they heard that it is a payment system but they complimented how we covered the security part which eleminated those concerns.
The great part was that the panel decided to invest in QuidLink.
The convenience of Electronic Payment Systems was the main reason behind their widely spread and success. However, current electronic payment systems concentrated on economic and legal aspects but lacked a very essential recent aspect, sociability. The idea behind our proposed system “QuidLink Social Payment System” was to solve the problem of social payments between family and friends. The current electronic… Read more →
The ability of sharing the transaction with one or more user as shown : Option to ask for permissions before execution, this particularly will help the users who have public Facebook pages or whom afraid the link will be clicked by someone whom they don’t know. This feature will notify the money requester with the details of the payer, if… Read more →
As the security is very important for any online payment system, we propose to use bank grade security levels to protect the users sensitive data like credit card numbers and personal details. Therefore we will use the following: System Security 256bit SSL encryption to handle the details while it is transmitted between the client and the server. This will prevent… Read more →
In order for QuidLink Social Payment System to do the connection between the system and the banks it needs to go through payment gateway. A payment gateway is a secure online link between the business and the acquiring bank. It is responsible of validating the customer’s card details, before collecting payment and send it to the business account. Example of a… Read more →
PCI DSS is a security standard that is used worldwide to protect cardholders’ personal information. This standard is applicable to QuidLink Social Payment System since it stores and processes the cardholder information. This standard includes requirements for security management, network architecture, software design, security policies and procedures, and other protection of customer account data. QuidLink will be use this standard… Read more →
The following info graphic shows how people in UK are accepting the use of e-commerce businesses , therefore the idea of social payment system can be highly accepted.
When choosing the best hosting provider, we kept in mind looking for an ISO standard in Information Security Management which we found in CWCS hosting company. This security standard has the following benefits: “is the best-known standard in the family providing requirements for an information security management system (ISMS)” iso.org Proven to help win and retain business Suitable to all… Read more →
Communication between group members was not limited to meetings. We had many discussions in our Facebook group. Here you can find some snapshots about some of these discussions.
Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server (where the payment is taken) and a browser (where the payment information is entered). In our proposed social payment system (QuidLink) we need the users to feel safe and secure while using our service by taking the required steps in providing sensitive data… Read more →