Japanese video-hosting: Billing system
The system unveils possibility for subscribing to paid (premium) features of Japanese video hosting service, allowing users to pay using credit cards.
Core Features
- Integration with Japanese payment provider.
- Ability to perform periodical(recurrent) billing without requiring users to enter their credit card data every time.
- Administration UI for user account management and transaction tracking.
- Tracks history of every billing-related administrative action.
- Provides set of financial reports for tracking revenues on daily/monthly basis.
The release of paid subscription service was accompanied by numerous new features targeted to premium users:
- Priviledged video traffic served from dedicated servers
- Ability to download full-size movies (DivX)
- Access to iPhone, iPad and mobile video content (DoCoMo, AU, Softbank)
Hereafter it is planned to use the system as a platform for accepting micropayments.
Technologies
- PHP
- Python
- Linux
- PostgreSQL