Merchant's Alias Discovery

[ZorainTooba]

Goal:

As an end user,

I want to know the name of the merchant

so that I can confirm I am paying the right person

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As a Merchant,

I want to have a unique identifier (alias) for my account

so that I can receive a payment

Acceptance Criteria:

• [ ] A Merchant ID or QR Code or Mobile No. (as a Merchant's unique identifier) is generated
• [ ] Merchant's Unique Identifier is known to the end user
• [ ] The alias is resolved via the Oracle to the actual account, that will receive the funds
• [ ] The end user can access Merchant's details upon entering Merchant ID before the payment

Complexity: High > The requirement is similar to creating a central registry

Uncertainty: Low > Essential feature to support USSD & QR code based payments

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Tasks:

• [ ] Merchant ID generation

• [ ] Merchant ID identified as input

• [ ] Return Merchant's details (Alias) as response/output:

• [ ] Details to display:

   1. Alias (Till code/Mobile)
   2. DFSP ID (Payee DFSP)
   3. Merchant DBA (doing business as name)
   4. DFSP assigned ID (e.g Merchant ID)"
  

Done

• [ ] Acceptance Criteria pass
• [ ] Designs are up-to date
• [ ] Unit Tests pass
• [ ] Integration Tests pass
• [ ] Code Style & Coverage meets standards
• [ ] Changes made to config (default.json) are broadcast to team and follow-up tasks added to update helm charts and other deployment config.
• [ ] TBD

Pull Requests:

• [ ] TBD

Follow-up:

• N/A

Dependencies:

• N/A

Accountability:

• Owner: TBC
• QA/Review: TBC

[Karan300666]

Hi, I would like to work on this issue as part of C4GT. kindly assign it to me.

[dipendumahata]

Hello ZorainTooba,

I’m Dipendu Mahata, currently participating in the Code for GovTech DMP program. I came across the Merchant ID/Alias Resolution issue and found it very exciting — especially its relevance to USSD and QR-based payment systems.

I’d love to contribute to this problem! I’m comfortable with JavaScript and backend development, and I’m especially interested in working on:

The logic for Merchant ID generation

The API to resolve aliases to merchant details

Writing unit/integration tests

Please let me know how I can get started and whether any part of the issue is open for contribution. I’m happy to follow any onboarding or setup steps required.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

[harshaprasadreddy13]

Hello @ZorainTooba, Can I please be assigned for this issue.