[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Idea

[Gakuru Alex]

True Wesley,

Recalling that over 75% of global financial transactions take place
over the internet.

Alex

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:08 PM, wesley kirinya<kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Interesting! If KDN has an intergrated payment solution then that's great.
> I believe there are lots of great apps that would benefit from a payment
> platform with an API for developers to plug into, and a reasonable revenue
> share between the platform provider and the developer.
> That is the last mile for developers. Developers can now reach the
> increasing number of consumers getting online, thanks to the fibre and its
> good tidings, but they can't get money from the consumers! A platform that
> allows a consumer to click 'Buy Now' from a webpage, a computer application
> or a mobile application and the necessary money transfer is done would be
> indeed awesome.
> Hopefully KDN, Access Kenya or some large ICT company will set up such a
> payment platform. Developers (and businesses they serve) will worship you
> for months and years to come, and so will consumers (indirectly)! Kenyans
> from abroad can purchase local stuff for their loved ones in Kenya, ...
> I believe this is the next thing past the money transfer solutions offered
> by our Telcos.
> O_O
>
>
>
> --- On Thu, 9/3/09, kai wulff <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke> wrote:
>
> From: kai wulff <kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Idea
> To: kiriinya2000 at yahoo.com
> Cc: "'KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions'" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 4:45 PM
>
> This portal exists. Please contact KDN.
>
>
>
> Kai
>
>
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> From: kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke
> [mailto:kictanet-bounces+kai.wulff=kdn.co.ke at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf
> Of Rad!
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 15:58
> To: kai.wulff at kdn.co.ke
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Subject: [kictanet] Idea
>
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>
> Here's a thought.
>
> Most Kenyans labour under the mistaken impression that to succeed you have
> to do it using the one-big-deal-that-sorts-you-out-for-life.
>
> Not true.
>
> I wonder if Safaricom, Orange , Zain & Yu would consider setting up
> application portals -- something like the apple app store. Local developers
> would submit applications that would be vetted and if approved, availed on
> the portals for download to their customers. There would then be revenue
> share between developers and the telcos. Everyone wins. Jobs created.
> Innovation fostered. Telcos make money.
>
> Pipe dream?