Merit
Merit is an innovative verified identity platform aimed at becoming the leading authority on trust between organizations and individuals across various sectors. When Clearview began collaborating with Merit, our task was to create a prototype, essentially a proof of concept for a product utilizing Merit’s newly developed API. This initiative aimed to enhance the value of the Merit platform while also testing the API itself, allowing us to evaluate Merit’s design approach. Being involved from the outset enabled us to give substantial feedback on this early version of the API. Rather than just achieving predefined milestones, we collaborated with Merit to address more significant questions regarding the API's functionality, the interaction between products and the platform, and how to manage complex use cases. In response to our feedback, Merit ultimately reconstructed their API, replacing the original with a more robust, efficient version featuring an improved data structure. Importantly, this rebuild occurred before the initial API became too entrenched, avoiding excessive dependencies on the original design. This collaborative setup aligns perfectly with our working style, providing us with detailed insights into the needs of organizations, current and future use cases, and the exciting possibilities for development on the platform. This knowledge not only benefits us but also positions us to support third-party developers eager to work with the platform. Consequently, this collaboration optimizes Merit's resources, accelerates their growth, and enhances the expanding scope of their platform and associated products. Our relationship evolved from a minor contract focused on developing a web application to a long-term, scalable partnership, with about a dozen team members from Clearview collaborating closely with Merit on their core and supplementary products.