Federated Identity, as discussed yesterday, is about governance and security in commerce workflows but more is required to sufficiently drive the workflows that software companies are building, for their customers. Federated Identity is one element in the equation of governance.  The other key component, which is unique to IP Commerce APIs and Managed Commerce Services [...]

In yesterday’s post, I concluded by mentioning the concept of “governance.”  Governance, as defined by Wikipedia, is: “Governance relates to decisions that define expectations, grant power, or verify performance.” In all software workflows, there is an element of governance.  In the payments industry, this governance is required to ensure a truly holistic software solution is [...]

For those of you not familiar with the term “API”, let’s discuss its meaning. An “Application Programming Interface” is, simply, the interface that allows one piece of software to communicate with another.  In most cases, this interaction between differing pieces software occurs because a developer invests the time and effort to code their software to [...]

One of the benefits of working with a platform company is that you have the ability to see trends occurring in an ecosystem… For the last year or so, many of the discussions I have had with technologists (payments and otherwise) focus on the concept of what I call a “highly-integrated user experience.” These are [...]

One of the things I particularly enjoy about the position of Platform Evangelist is the requirement to keep abreast of industry trends and conversations. One of the simplest, and most compelling, ways* is via monitoring multiple blogs. At present, I monitor 155 feeds daily** and attempt to draw conclusions from the wealth of content they [...]