[kictanet] Fwd: MPESA NFC and Ecommerce Payment Automation

Thu May 11 19:35:50 EAT 2017

http://snip.ly/l8nzq#https://techcrunch.com/2016/09/12/messenger-bot-payments/

If you have time watch the video embedded on the link at the end.

Timothy Oriedo

about.me/Timoriedo

On 11 May 2017 15:25, "Timothy- Coach- Oriedo" <timoriedo at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Thank you Kelvin for taking time to explore the product. We appreciate
> your feedback and it's the whole essence of the demo. We have taken note of
> your observation and we shall relook at the security features.
>
> We will actually reimburse the demo fee or  credit it on your first
> subscription service.
>
> Looking forward to more feedback.
>
> Kind regards
>
>
> Timothy Oriedo
>
> www.briskpesa.com
>
>
>
> On 11 May 2017 15:14, "Kelvin Kariuki via kictanet" <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>
> This an awesome idea, I had to test it and I noted the following:
> 1. When registering for the service, the password field is displaying the
> password, this is a security risk (Eaves dropping attack). Kindly consider
> hiding the password with asterisks or dots.
> 2. I visited your website and tried the "Demo" which turned out to be an
> actual transactions and some money (Ksh. 10) :-) was deducted from my
> M-Pesa account. So what exactly have I paid for? And do you term that a
> "Demo"?
>
> Then how have you addressed the security challenges that NFC face? Though
> I have noted that the fact that it relays on the mobile USSD to, may make
> it overcome most security issues, but are they any unforeseen security
> challenges?
>
> All in all, its a great step to making Lipa na M-Pesa efficient. Good work!
>
> On Thu, May 11, 2017 at 2:18 PM, Admin CampusCiti via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
>> I concur Dorcas. Despite Mpesa being 'dominant' it has one of the most
>> tortuous Customer Journeys of any mobile product. For example I count 12
>> steps to make an Mpesa Transaction!!! This will go a long way in increasing
>> 'stickiness'
>>
>> Well done Safaricom. It's a glass half full. :-)
>>
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>> On 11 May 2017, at 12:32 PM, Dorcas Muthoni via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>> My understanding is that Safaricom is creating efficiency in the customer
>> journey by limiting data entry to only the PIN when making payments to
>> merchants.
>>
>> I think it is smart!
>>
>> On May 11, 2017 12:24 PM, "Erick Mwangi via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Morning Listers,
>>>
>>> This is a Cool feature for Mpesa. Personally I don`t hold much faith in
>>> it, since secure elements for NFC are expensive, but I guess we`ll have to
>>> see if they manage to make profit on this and what the uptake is.
>>>
>>> Through an in-house Start-up, we once had implemented an NFC payment
>>> solution with Vodafone a few years ago at our work canteen, it was mainly
>>> used for employees to pay for food and beverages in the in-house facilities
>>> and on the vending machines. No tags involved – we virtualised a secure
>>> element on the NFC enabled SIM card ;)
>>> However, after analysis we concluded that the model had no commercial
>>> future, only for show.
>>>
>>> But I stand to be corrected - Certainly interesting times..
>>>
>>> E Njoroge Mwangi
>>> Technology| FINTECH | Big Data
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>>>
>>> On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Timothy- Coach- Oriedo via kictanet <
>>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Listers,
>>>>
>>>> The long awaited NFC automation for MPESA is finally out.
>>>>
>>>> For all CIOs, developers, digital marketers looking at embedding the
>>>> solution on their existing infrastructure to provide a seamless payment
>>>> experience please check our website www.briskpesa.com and give me a
>>>> call on 0722 816171.
>>>>
>>>> See attached inforgraph and video link below.
>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>>> From: Timothy Oriedo <timothy.oriedo at briskpesa.com>
>>>> Date: Wed, May 10, 2017 at 7:50 PM
>>>> Subject: MPESA NFC and Ecommerce Payment Automation
>>>> To: timoriedo <timoriedo at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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