Method and system for providing a transient virtual shop

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive a transaction request, from a mobile device, for a virtual merchant service;
• determine contextual information relating to the mobile device, initiate communication with a merchant system configured to facilitate a transaction associated with the merchant service,
• retrieve transaction data from the merchant system based on the determined contextual information,
• initiate transmission of the transaction data to the mobile device for presentation, wherein the presentation includes projecting a graphical user interface to represent the transaction data, wherein the graphical user interface supports gesture-based input, and
• receive user input, via the graphical user interface, corresponding to the transaction.

A method comprising:

• generating, at a mobile device, a transaction request for transmission to a service provider system, wherein the transaction request relates to a virtual merchant service and specifies contextual information relating to the mobile device;
• receiving, by a processor, transaction data from a merchant system based on the contextual information;
• and
• projecting a graphical user interface to represent the transaction data, wherein the graphical user interface supports gesture-based input.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• generate, at a mobile device, a transaction request for transmission to a service provider system, wherein the transaction request relates to a virtual merchant service and specifies contextual information relating to the mobile device,
• receive transaction data from a merchant system based on the contextual information, and
• project a graphical user interface to represent the transaction data, wherein the graphical user interface supports gesture-based input.