This workshop brings together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss the potential for standards covering Web payments with a view to making it easier for service providers to monetize Web applications, and provide an effective alternative to the native app ecosystem.

We would like to improve the end user experience and give users greater freedom in how they pay, to reduce the burden on developers and merchants, and to create a level playing field for payment solutions providers.

We are expecting broad participation from financial institutions, governments, mobile network operators, payment solution providers, technology companies, retailers, and content creators. The workshop will seek to establish a broad roadmap for work on open standards for Web payments, along with some concrete proposals for initial steps along the road.

The workshop is organised by the World Wide Web Consortium to explore the potential for defining open standards for Web payments that enable end-users to pick the means of payment from the solutions installed in their wallet or device. The event is free of charge although a statement of interest or position paper is needed.