I am working on a Mobile POS integration with Verifone E315. I am relatively new to this payment processing industry, so i don't know the nuances and how things work. Following are my questions -
I would like to know if Verifone E315 is just a card reader or will also take care of payment processing.
Also, can we integrate other payment gateways by just using the Verifone E315 as a card reader?
Is there any sample code available to read card data with Verifone E315?
How does Apple Pay integration works with Verifone E315?
Any help would appreciated.
payworks offers a SDK to do transactions with the E315.
Disclosure: I am a software engineer at payworks
I have worked with all sorts of VeriFone terminals from Tranz/Zon to Omni 3200, to Verix/VerixV and eVo (3740/3750, 3730/510, 570, and 520). Unfortunately, I am not familiar with the E315, but I suspect my answer will apply to it as much as it would to the other platforms (you may want to follow up with a VeriFone rep to make sure--I'm sure he/she would be very happy to discuss it with you if there is a chance you may be buying some more of their hardware).
All VeriFone terminals I have ever worked with are just empty hardware--you have to provide all the software in order to make it work. There are various companies (and I think VeriFone is one of them) that have already developed software for the terminals that will handle credit card processing and/or check processing. I have never done this, but I've seen them in use in in many stores. Alternately, you can write your own program which will include all user prompts, all communication to a remote server that will do the actual processing, all the code for printing receipts, etc. (this is what I do). Obviously, this is a lot more work, but it gives you all the flexibility you could want.
That really depends on what you are trying to do, but probably. We actually do something like this--we read card data on the terminal and then send that card data to a server which in turn connects with one of a variety of other platforms we have integrated with and it all works swimmingly.
Again, I'm not familiar with the E315 or its platform, but the SDKs for the other models have all come with lots of documentation including, in some cases, sample code here and there. Again, contact a VeriFone rep and see what you need to do to get access to their developer's web site, "DevNet".
Sorry--I'm afraid I don't know anything about Apple Pay.
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I am developing a system which has both Tablet & Website.
It's a tool and now more and more professional come to register on my system.
I want to do ads on the system. Both website and Tablet(iPad for now but will support android).
I searched a lot and MoPub seems a good option. I did utilize the MoPub SDK to iOS and website. it works good except, it's for mobile only.(Said by MoPub official, I feel sad because it meet every my requirement except this one. I need do ads on website also, even on PC browser.)
I want find an alternative of MoPub, but seems there is not much options.
Is there any one who knows this and give me some suggestion?
My requirement is:
As the system admin, I can create Ads order for customer, I can define the Ads content&layout displayed on both iPad & website. I can put link on ads and the link should works on both Tablet App and PC website.
As developer who integrate the Ads platform. I can utilize the SDK to request Ads based on customer keywords I defined.
I can see a lot of reports for the revenue, daily, monthly, single ads, multiple ads.
The very basic Ads configuration
Well formed SDK on iOS and android. so that I can integrate quickly.
Thanks!!!
hey man) you’re asking and trying to compare different things: you ask about MoPub Alternative and one of your requirements is that the solution should support both Web and Mobile. MoPub is for mobile platforms (ios/android) only. Frankly speaking both web and mobile ads have own features and nuances, that’s why most of current solutions are focused either on mobile or web. Not sure I can provide lots of info about platforms for web, but this article might be useful for you https://www.adpushup.com/blog/the-best-ad-networks-for-publishers-2015-edition-moving-beyond-adsense/
Mopub is a really good platform, but if you’re still thinking about alternative (i’m speaking about mobile) take a look at mediation solutions. there are lots of them: AdMob Mediation, Heyzap, Fyber, Appodeal and many others. all of them have pros and cons. if you like manual customization and settings give a try to the first three, i’ve heared lots of good things and positive reviews about HeyZap and Fyber, though im not a big fan of "handjob" =). this way you’ll just have to create accounts in networks you’d like to use in mediation. but i personally think that its slightly a longer way, at least for me, because the performance of each network depends on your app and it need to be understood. so you’ll need to analyze which ad networks perform better for you. i’m not a big fan of everyday analysis and comparisons, so i stick to programmatic services, like Appodeal for instanse. the point is that it works out of the box, automatically, without manual settings for each network and account, that helped me to save a lot of time for working on other projects. i’m pretty much sure that you won’t get a 100% right answer, because each developer has own priorities and aims. I suppose that the best way it to collect info on forums like stackoverflow, reddit, and make your own research accordin to your needs. good luck
I am looking for a billing platform that I can integrate into my Web Application(MVC).
Tried: PayPal and Braintree
PayPal: They dont seem to support South Africa.
BrainTree: I got a Sandbox working, test transactions work well and could change to ZAR, but their FAQ states the countries you need to live in to use Braintree and South Africa doesnt fall in any of them.
Tried: I have contacted a local company that has come sort of billing platform, but no one is replying...typical.
Looking for: I am looking for a billing platform that I can integrate into my Web Application that I can use running from South Africa, and later international traffic, that can allow one or all of the following: Once-off Credit card Debits, monthly recurring debits, debits allowed via bank details.
I appreciate any help in the right direction..
Thanks!
I have found a billing platform that seems will work : PayGate.
Regarding stack overflow, I have been very disappointed with how this forum operates and will no longer make use of it. Posting questions gets more negative comments than people actually helping, which is very unfortunate. I have asked some questions in a manner that is not always 100% correct, but I have tried many different ways of asking my questions and followed others recommendations, but the result is always the same. Take this question as an example - Sure, the question might not have fitted the standard 100%, but not one comment that was made was to try help with my actual question, but rather on how wrong I asked it. Guys, this isnt how it is supposed to be. In any case, I will most probably also receive harsh and negative feedback for this, but, that will just prove my point even more. Good luck to those who are seeking help on this forum. Cheers
All,
Apologies in advance - this question might be too open-ended for SO.
Anyway... A friend of mine (an engineer and entrepreneur) is in the process of building a high-tech piece of lab equipment. He's asked me about the feasibility of building an iPhone/iPad/iPod application that would allow users to control the device via Bluetooth, so I'm helping him gather some information. I'm hoping to get a few pointers on how to get started. Specifically:
Would this require a native app, or could this be accomplished with HTML5 (with or without something like PhoneGap?)
Can you point me to a good primer on bluetooth networking? Everything I've found assumed a VERY high level of pre-existing knowledge.
What are the basics on how something like this is accomplished? Is there a single, established protocol for how one device "controls" another, or is bluetooth more like SSL - just a pipe that allows you to convey any type of message?
I realize this question is incredibly broad and detailed - so I'm not really looking for specifics. But obvious Google searches don't turn up much, and I'm otherwise having a hard time finding a good starting point.
Thanks in advance.
You can communicate via bluetooth in two ways: One is using the Low Energy Bluetooth capabilities of iOS 5 and newer iPhone/ipads.
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/CoreBluetooth/Reference/CoreBluetooth_Framework/_index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40011295
Unfortunately the documentation is sparse and will require some hacking away. If you choose this route I would consider starting here and learning as much as you can about how the protocols work before hacking into the framework:
http://developer.bluetooth.org/gatt/services/Pages/ServicesHome.aspx
The limitations of this route are that it might not be best for sending a lot of data. I have only built stuff that sent simple commands which it does work great for.
The other option is the external accessory framework. This will require you to get an mfi license from apple (not fun). You will also need to pay royalties. But it will do what you want. You won't need to concern yourself much with underlying protocols if you use this, the framework provides a friendly api for processing streams.
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/ExternalAccessory/Reference/ExternalAccessoryFrameworkReference/_index.html
I've been scouring the SO board and google and can't find any really good recommendations for this. I'm building a Twilio application and the text-to-speech (TTS) engine is way bad. Plus, it's a pain in the ass to test since I have to deploy every time. Is there a significantly better resource out there that could render to a WAV or MP3 file so I can save and use that instead? Maybe there's a great API for this somewhere. I just want to avoid recording 200 MP3 files myself, would rather have this generated programatically...
Things I've seen and rejected:
http://www.yakitome.com/ (I couldn't force myself to give them my email)
http://www2.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php
http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm
http://www.panopreter.com/index.php (on the basis of crappy website)
Thinking of paying for this, but not sure yet: https://ondemand.neospeech.com/
Obviously I'm new to this, if I'm missing something obvious, please point it out...
I am not sure if you have access to a mac computer or not. Mac has pretty advanced tts built into the operating system. Apple spent a lot of money on top engineers to research it. It can easily be controlled and even automated from the command prompt. It also has quite a few built in voices to choose from. That is what I used on a recent phone system I put up. But I realize that this is not an option if you don't have a mac.
Another one you might want to check into is http://cepstral.com/ they have very realistic voices. I think they used to be open source but they are no longer and now you need to pay licensing fees. They are very commonly used for high end commercial applications. And are not so much geared towards the home user that wants their article read to them.
I like the YAKiToMe! website the best. It's free and the voices are top quality. In case you're still worried about giving them your email, they've never spammed me in many years of use and I never got onto any spam lists after signing up with them, so I doubt they sold my email. Anyway, the service is great and has lots of features for turning electronic text into audio files in different languages.
As for the API you're looking for, YAKiToMe! has a well-documented API and it's free to use. You have to register with the site to use it, but that's because it lets you customize pronunciation and voice selection, so it needs to differentiate you from other users.
I've come to a crazy idea to use Google event tracking in Delphi desktop application. I want to track users behaviour workflow to make application better. But it's in javascript.
Is it possible somehow to do it directly from application? Or do I need for example to make a webpage which communicates with Google event tracking API and application sends REST queries to that webpage?
Or maybe I can do it without javascript at all and directly from application?
You should be very careful with this, and warn your users.
Though software running locally is a different thing than software running from a web-site in a browser, the interconnectedness of software is increasing. So is the general feeling in the public on what is right and not to communicate.
For instance, a lot of software 'phones home' to check for the latest version without even asking permission to their users. I can understand that some users have a problem with that, but it indicates the general opinion on this is shifting. The vendors can track usage statistics based on that 'phone home' alone.
I'm not sure if the Google Event Tracking would be the best way to solve usage tracking from a desktop application, but the general idea (collecting usage statistics and error information) can work out very well.
Software from big vendors have been getting usage statistics from their software for years, and they ask their users up-front if sending statistics is OK, and at the time of an error, each time ask them if that is OK too.
In fact the book "Why Software Sucks ... and What Can You Do About It" and presentations from David Platt explains really well how to do this and how to communicate this to your users.
You need to do this in a very anonymous way, and you can because basically you are interested in these things:
what is the largest percentage of errors
what is the largest percentage of features used
what is the smallest percentage of features not used
As long as you communicate percentages, it is clear to explain to your users that the data will be very non-specific.
On the other hand: being able to focus on the actual errors can improve your software a lot.
The errors communicated back to you can contain much detail, so you need to either strip that detail out, or be very upfront with your users indicating which details are being sent to you when communicating individual errors.
--jeroen
I developed my own solution (I called it 'softmeter') to do exactly this. It is a dll that will do all the REST queries to Google Analytics.
There is sample Delphi code that wraps the DLL in a Delphi class so sending an event is simple as
dllSoftMeter.sendEvent('Conversion events', 'Donate clicked', 1);
If you do not mind using 3rd party libraries, you can use it.
In fact I found that most software using it, is Delphi made software.
Here is a more extended sample of the Delphi code for the implementation.
https://www.starmessagesoftware.com/blog/track-delphi-pascal-gui-application-google-analytics
You will need of course to get consent from the end-user.