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cardway.finance - A payment gateway
Current Project Status
Unfunded
Amount
Received
$0
Amount
Requested
$146,872
Percentage
Received
0.00%
Solution

Development of a dApp for merchants to receive payment in ADA, allowing automatic conversion to stablecoin or fiat currency.

Problem

For merchants from developing countries it is not practical to accept ADA as a means of payment. Therefore, restricting mass adoption.

Addresses Challenge
Feasibility
Auditability

LATAM Cardano Community

1 member

cardway.finance - A payment gateway

1 Project Manager [To be hired]

1 Development Leader

Ático Mismana - Software Development Technician (SENAI CIMATEC) and Interdisciplinary Bachelor in Science and Technology (UFBA), has been a software developer since 2009, having worked with the following programming languages: Delphi, Java, Python, JavaScript, C# .NET and C++, he is currently a programmer in innovation projects in the robotics area and is operator of the Cardanistas stake pool.

1 Smart Contracts Developer (Plutus Language) [To be hired]

1 Mobile Platform Developer [To be hired]

1 Full Stack Web Platform Developer [To be hired]

1 DevOps Specialist [To be hired]

1 Marketing and Community Manager [To be hired]

1 Graphic Designer [To be hired]

1 Social Media Moderator [To be hired]

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Long term plan

* Audit;

* Continuous development of the solution, implementing improvements and innovations;

* Creation of DAO through governance token;

* Integration with Atala Prisma;

* Marketing actions focused on expanding the audience and massive adoption of dApp;

* And more…

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Risk

* Scalability issues at Cardano and delayed launch of Ouroboros Hydra;

* Regulatory risks that make adoption unfeasible.

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Cost

Total: US$ 146871,95 (8151,95+1920+57600+57600+19200+2400)

- Detailing:

-> Management

1 domain "cardway.finance" (1 year) = US$26.95.

1 scalable application server (6 months) = $6400.

1 web server (6 months) = $500.

App publishing to Google Play Store = $25.

Marketing: $200/month * 6 months = $1200.

= US$ 8151.95

-> Advisor

2h/week == 8h/month == 48h/semester

US$ 40 * 48h = US$ 1920

-> Project Manager and Development Leader

40h/week == 160h/month == 960h/semester

US$ 30 * 960h = US$ 28800

* 2 = US$ 57600

-> Developers and DevOps Specialist

20h/week == 80h/month == 480h/semester

US$ 30 * 480h = US$ 14400

* 4 = US$ 57600

-> Graphic Designer and Marketing Manager

320h/quarter (16 weeks * 20h)

US$ 30 * 320h = US$ 9600

* 2 = US$ 19200

-> Social Media Moderator

$400/month * 6 month = US$ 2400

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MILESTONES

* Roadmap Phase 1 activities carried out: Specification and Prototyping (2 months);

* Roadmap Phase 2 activities carried out: Development (3 months);

* Roadmap Phase 3 activities carried out: Field Testing, Documentation and Implementation (1 month).

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IP

All material produced (documentation and source codes from GitHub) is open source under the Creative Commons "BY" license.

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Metrics

- Targets for the 6 months following launch:

* Number of registered users: 50 thousand

* Number of merchants using the platform daily: 1 thousand;

* Number of transactions carried out in the smart contract per month: 500 thousand;

* Number of completed p2p operations: 150 thousand.

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