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🌟 Inspiration

The inspiration behind CardeB stems from the common challenges individuals face in managing and exchanging business cards, connecting on LinkedIn, and facilitating quick and easy transactions. Traditional business cards can easily be lost or misplaced, making it difficult to retrieve important contact information. Moreover, connecting on professional platforms like LinkedIn can be cumbersome, and making payments seamlessly is often a challenge.

CardeB: The One-Stop Shop for all of your business needs

CardeB aims to address these issues by providing a comprehensive solution that not only facilitates the exchange of business cards but also streamlines the process of connecting on LinkedIn and conducting transactions through a simple tap on the phone.

Introducing Meta Cards, abstract card storage container that can be either traditional media based cards, or action- based. Through our novel idea, you can share almost any "card" or prompt a peer-to-peer interaction with just one tap- connecting on social media, requesting an Apple Pay payment, or sharing digital business cards.

🌐 What it does

CardeB is a Swift application with a Django backend that serves as a unified platform for sharing business cards, LinkedIn profiles, and other social media posts. Additionally, it enables users to make transactions between phones effortlessly by leveraging features like Apple Pay.

Key features of CardeB include:

• Business Card Sharing: Users can easily exchange digital business cards, reducing the risk of losing important contact information.

• Tap-to-Pay: CardeB facilitates transactions between phones through a simple tap, leveraging the convenience of Apple Pay.

Expandable Features:

• LinkedIn Integration: The app seamlessly connects users on LinkedIn, making professional networking more efficient.

• Social Media Sharing: Users can share other social media profiles, enhancing their online presence.

🛠️ How we built it

CardeB is built using Swift for the frontend, creating an intuitive and user-friendly mobile application. The backend is powered by Django, ensuring a robust and scalable server-side architecture. The integration with Apple Pay for tap-to-pay functionality adds a layer of convenience for users.

The development process involves designing a clean and appealing user interface for the app, implementing secure backend functionalities for data storage and retrieval, and integrating seamless communication between devices for tap-to-pay transactions.

🧠 Challenges we ran into

Developing a comprehensive application like CardeB posed several challenges, including:

• Security: Ensuring the security of user data, especially during transactions, was a top priority and required careful implementation.

• Integration with Apple Pay: Incorporating tap-to-pay functionality and integrating it seamlessly with Apple Pay presented technical challenges that needed to be addressed for a smooth user experience.

🚀 Accomplishments that we're proud of

• Successful Tap-to-Pay Implementation: Overcoming the challenges associated with tap-to-pay functionality and achieving a seamless transaction experience.

• Secure Data Handling: Implementing robust security measures to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of user

• User-Friendly Interface: Designing an intuitive and visually appealing user interface that enhances the overall user experience.

✍️ What we learned

Developing CardeB provided valuable learning experiences,

• Mobile App Development: Enhancing skills in Swift and understanding the intricacies of mobile application

• Backend Development with Django: Gaining expertise in building a reliable and scalable backend using Django.

• Payment Gateway Integration: Learning the nuances of integrating payment gateways, specifically Apple Pay, into a mobile application.

🤝 What's next for CardeB

The future roadmap for CardeB includes:

• Expanded Platform Support: Extending the application to other platforms such as Android to reach a wider user base.

• Enhanced Social Media Integration: Adding support for more social media platforms to provide users with diverse sharing options.

• Advanced Networking Features: Introducing features to enhance professional networking, such as event-based connections and industry-specific groups.

• Global Transactions: Exploring the possibility of enabling cross-border transactions to make CardeB a globally applicable solution.

Built With

• django
• python
• swift