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Bluefin software kit meant to help developers add mobile payment processing

Published

Aug. 28, 2013

Bluefin Payment Systems, a provider of integrated payment solutions for software vendors, has released a mobile payments software development kit for Apple's iOS mobile operating system.

The QuickSwipe kit lets third-party developers use Bluefin's PayConex platform in their own mobile payment applications, the company said. PayConex secures merchant transactions with features such as tokenization and transparent redirection, while providing debit card/credit card/ACH processing and recurring billing.

"Our partners are developing their mobile apps at a rapid clip, and we wanted to give them a tool that would make the addition of PayConex into their mobile app very quick and simple," Bluefin CTO Tim Barnett said in a news release. "The overall value of adding our payment processing engine is that our partners' clients never have to leave the app to pay, which enhances the overall customer experience."

According to a report released in June by the research firm Gartner Inc., worldwide mobile payment transaction values are expected to reach $235.4 billion this year, a 44-percent increase from 2012. Additionally, there were 200.8 million mobile payment users globally in 2012, a number that is expected to reach 245.2 million in 2013.

"Consumers want to conduct business on their phones and on their tablets — and payments are an integral component of conducting business," Ruston Miles, Bluefin senior vice president and chief of product innovation, said in the release. "But mobile app developers don't necessarily have the time to create a custom payment application. That's why we've published our QuickSwipe SDK, to greatly minimize the development time for adding mobile payment processing."

The SDK interfaces with the IDTECH-encrypted Shuttle Mobile Magstripe Reader, helping developers comply with PCI data security standards. Additionally, the SDK includes test accounts for the development and testing of applications, and full documentation and code samples for the iOS mobile operating systems.

The SDK is available for download on the Bluefin Payment Systems' developer page.

In early October, Bluefin will introduce its stand-alone QuickSwipe mobile payment application for software vendors and merchants.

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