Mozilla Wants To Integrate Payment System Into Firefox OS

Draws inspiration from Google’s One Pass.

With the impending launch of Firefox OS, it looks like Mozilla is working on a new payment system API, which aims to simply and secure the process.

By modifying Google Wallet’s in-app purchase API, they have built a system where a payment will start and finish in the client but any further processing and notifications happen server side, which means that the payment side does not know about the product that the user has purchased.

As Mozilla explains, “When a web app invokes navigator.mozPay() in Firefox OS, the device shows a secure window with a concise UI. After authenticating, the user can easily charge the payment to her mobile carrier bill or credit card. When completed, the app delivers the product. Repeat purchases are quick and easy.”

As you might guess, the API is in experimental stage although you will be able to process live payments on the first Firefox OS phones when they launch later this year.