[kictanet] M-PESA for E-Commerce

[Alex Gakuru]

This is exactly what I was afraid of. Safaricom
interest in that functionality becoming "another
product" belonging to Safaricom. Of course they may
"not encourage" competitors on their network!

Private monopolies just keep getting bigger everyday.

Thanks Bill,
 
--- Bill Kagai <mediacorp.research at mediacorp.co.ke>
wrote:

> Been having the same problem..but these guys seem to
> be on top of things and
> might be useful in getting a solution for you.
> ++++++++++++
> from    Pauline Vaughan <pvaughan at safaricom.co.ke>
> to    billkagai at gmail.com,
> Joseck Mudiri <JMudiri at safaricom.co.ke>,
> cc    Betty Mwangi <bmwangi1 at safaricom.co.ke>,
> date    Fri, Dec 21, 2007 at 1:10 PM
> subject    RE: MPESA Query
> mailed-by    safaricom.co.ke
> 
> 
> 
> Reply
> 
> 
> Dear Bill,
> 
> My name is Pauline Vaughan, I head up the M-PESA
> department at Safaricom
> and Michael has forwarded me your mail to follow-up
> with you.
> 
> >From the email it seems that some of your customers
> are having a
> challenge paying for your product using M-PESA.
> Currently the M-PESA
> proposition is directed at customers; I assume you
> are offering your
> customers a mobile phone number registered to an
> individual to send
> money to as payment for your report - which you
> email them once you have
> their payment. This is a standard 'send money'
> transaction; the agent's
> involvement in this is limited to processing a
> deposit transaction for
> the customer. We will soon be offering bill payment
> facility to
> organizations as an M-PESA feature & when this is
> available our Agents
> will be trained on the same. If you are interested
> in utilizing this
> functionality as a business, please don't hesitate
> to get in touch with
> myself or Joseck Mudiri - the M-PESA Business
> Development Manager.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Pauline Vaughan
> 
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 5:45 PM, H. Karanja Kairo
> <kairo at softlaw.co.ke>
> wrote:
> 
>     Thanks Washington and oops sorry I forgot to
> frame my question.
> 
> 
> 
>     I wanted to know if anyone has succeeded in
> using M-PESA for E-Commerce
> through a one-step process (like PayPal, or Credit
> Cards)
> 
> 
> 
>     With Kind Regards,
> 
>     Harrison Karanja Kairo n Director n SoftLaw
> Limited n Genius Executive
> Centre n 15th Floor View Park Towers  n Utalii Lane
> n Nairobi CBD n Tel:
> +254-20-342225
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