[kictanet] Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open

[Andrea Bohnstedt]

Safaricom/Visa co-operation was launched in early 2011, so shop away in
Helsinki!

On 6 August 2013 15:50, Edwin Onchari <eonchari at lynxbits.com> wrote:

> As many have pointed out, opening up Mpesa will benefit Safcom in the long
> run. As some have quoted the case of AT&T, if Safcom were to open up Mpesa,
> and may I suggest even setup Mpesa as a separate organization, the growth
> will enormous. I can foresee a scenario where the platform will penetrate
> the market segments that have eluded other electronic money transfer
> providers such as Visa/Mastercard- or even have collaborations with them.
> Imagine having someone deposit money into my Mpesa account in Nyamira-
> Kenya
> and be able to use my visa card at a shop in Helsinki! I only see benefits
> accruing to Safcom on this
>
> Kind regards,
> Edwin
>
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>    1. Re: [ISOC_KE] Fwd: [IRPCoalition] will happen - IGF Bali
>       (Ali Hussein)
>    2. Re: Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open (Ali Hussein)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 12:27:49 +0300
> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> To: "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu at gmail.com>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>,
>         "isoc at orion.my.co.ke" <isoc at orion.my.co.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] [ISOC_KE] Fwd: [IRPCoalition] will happen -
>         IGF Bali
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> :)
>
> Thanks
>
> Ali Hussein
> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>
> +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375
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> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
>
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Aug 6, 2013, at 9:29 AM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thats Indonesian (I think)
> > You can get it translated on Google Translate...but the gist of it is
> that
> the local organising committee has confirmed that IGF will happen as
> scheduled.
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> > 2013/8/5 Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> >> Yawa Grace! :)
> >>
> >> Na hio ni lugha gain?
> >>
> >> Ali Hussein
> >> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
> >> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
> >>
> >> +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375
> >>
> >> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPad
> >>
> >> On Aug 5, 2013, at 3:55 PM, "Grace Mutung'u (Bomu)" <nmutungu at gmail.com
> >
> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Forwarded Message:
> >>>
> >>> Just got this news from a friend that its now official that IGF Bali
> will be organized as planned.
> >>>
> >>> http://m.kominfo.go.id/berita/detail/4095/Siaran+Pers+No.+61-PIH-KOM
> >>> INFO-8-2013+tentang+Indonesia+Bersama+Komunitas+Internet+Multi-Stake
> >>> holder+Global+Siap+Menjadi+Tuan+Rumah+IGF+2013+-+Bali
> >>>
> >>> Congratulations everyone, who have been working very hard behind the
> scenes to make it happen.
> >>>
> >>> More power to you all,
> >>>
> >>> Best wishes and regards
> >>> Shahzad
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Carolina Rossini
> >>> Project Director, Latin America Resource Center Open Technology
> >>> Institute New America Foundation // http://carolinarossini.net/
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> Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2013 12:46:31 +0300
> From: Ali Hussein <ali at hussein.me.ke>
> To: James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com>
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Equity says M-Pesa lines should be open
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> James ad all
>
> Well put. The difference though is that industry's open up themselves for
> open standards. Rarely do companies.
>
> Its incumbent upon TESPOK to convince Safaricom to open up its Mpesa system
> 'fully' as many listers have suggested. The fact is that the Safaricom
> chaps
> are clever enough to see this coming (and if they are not unfortunately
> they
> will go the way of Telkom Kenya).
>
> Rarely has government intervention in open standards helped the people they
> are supposed to help. Even the Banking sector clearing house is run by
> Bankers with the hawkish eyes of central bankers looking on.
>
> Safaricom will open up Mpesa fully - when they are good and ready and not a
> moment sooner. That's my take.
>
> Ali Hussein
> CEO | 3mice interactive media Ltd
> Principal | Telemedia Africa Ltd
>
> +254 713 601113/ 0770 906375
>
> "The future belongs to him who knows how to wait." - Russian Proverb
>
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Aug 6, 2013, at 11:15 AM, James Mbugua <jgmbugua at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Openness
> >
> > I have always felt very strongly about this issue and I agree M-PESA
> should be open. I used to barge Michael Joseph relentlessly about this.
> Open
> first in the sense that third parties can interface their products on their
> API but secondly and more importantly, open to talk to other platforms the
> way banks talk to each other. I can withdraw money from Pesa Point or
> another non-Barclays quite easily.
> >
> > The fact is we cannot let platforms that stifle innovation continue to
> prosper. AT&T was finally split up in 1984 not because of its overwhelming
> market dominance, but that IT WAS REFUSING TO ALLOW NEW INNOVATIONS TO WORK
> ON ITS PLATFORMS thus overall stifling technology.
> >
> > In the same way, this is not a sustainable position for M-PESA if it
> projects its medium to long-term horizon, surely it must see that even the
> government will not be comfortable constantly hearing that this % of our
> GDP
> passes through M-PESA.
> >
> > If I was Safaricom I would be strategizing on how to open up the platform
> as painlessly as possible before the combination of disruptive market
> forces
> and government national security interests converge.
> >
> > Already I can deposit money into my bank account with M-PESA and withdraw
> it with Airtel Money. Surely, you don't need to be a genius to see that you
> don't need that middle man called the bank if the demand for the service is
> there.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > James
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Mark Mwangi <mwangy at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> In my opinion what Equity is asking for is for a common platform aka a
> common account that can be credited and debited by airtel money, yu cash
> orange money, tangaza etc in the manner that a visa credit card is open
> game
> for any merchant, bank etc. This way M-pesa becomes a platform and not a
> safaricom product.
> >>
> >> I actually don't see how Safaricom looses in this scenario.
> Exponentially
> more transaction fee collections, Increased dependence by industry players,
> maintain the intellectual property and ownership of the platform etc.
> >>
> >> Maybe they are reluctant due to technological immaturity. I also
> wouldn't
> want to embarrass myself after being feted worldwide.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Kivuva <Kivuva at transworldafrica.com>
> wrote:
> >>> @areba, what Equity wants, if I'm not wrong is the ability for you
> >>> to setup a club within MPESA where you can use the platform to
> >>> transfer funds without them passing through Safaricom.
> >>>
> >>> The MPESA platform becomes  an enabler.  Unless anybody else has a
> >>> better understanding.
> >>>
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> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Mark Mwangi
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