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Ask HN: what's a good way to do escrow in a web app?

5 pointsby jasongullicksonover 13 years ago
I'm building a new app that needs to authorize and reserves funds from a user to be collected much later (perhaps a month), similar to Kickstarter.<p>What is the best way to do this from a web app?

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neuromancer2600over 13 years ago
You might want to have a look at Amazon's Flexible Payment System (FPS): <a href="https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/business?sn=devfps/o" rel="nofollow">https://payments.amazon.com/sdui/sdui/business?sn=devfps/o</a>