Project 3: LetGo In-App Payments Feature

LetGo is a mobile application that allows people to buy and sell used items. Users can take on the role as both buyer and seller if they wish. Sellers can easily upload photos of what they want to sell onto the app, and buyers that are geographically close can browse and make offers on those items.

Objective

At this time, LetGo’s transactions are solely on the shoulders of the buyers and sellers. It is up to both parties to coordinate a physical transaction, and many users are not familiar with the best practices for safely making monetary transactions. To allow for a safer process, Team KEN (that is Kim, Eileen, and Nico) was asked to facilitate these face-to-face interactions by allowing for the option of in-app payments between the buyers and the sellers.

Conditions and Constraints:

• Buyers should have an option for non-cash payment method.
• Sellers should be able to digitally accept payment once received by buyer.
• LetGo should receive a small service fee for each transaction.

My Role

I expressed my interest in being the Project Manager and created a Trello board based on tasks needed to implement an in-app payment feature for LetGo. I also determined our team schedule based on how much…