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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Odhiambo
Washington [mailto:odhiambo@gmail.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 06, 2008
5:24 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> H. Karanja Kairo<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy
Discussions<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] M-PESA for
E-Commerce</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 4:24 PM, H. Karanja Kairo <<a
href="mailto:kairo@softlaw.co.ke">kairo@softlaw.co.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I'm
trying to use M-PESA for settling online purchases but I haven't yet found a
way to do it through a one-step process. My best attempt so far is to:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Have someone M-PESA a certain amount to my
phone.</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ask them to SMS the first 7 characters of the
response they receive from M-PESA for verification (this is to get their
phone number as M-PESA does not provide this)</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Credit their online account (identified through
their phone number) with the funds.</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Okay, and what is the question?:-)<br>
<br>
Seriously though, I know Safaricom have got an R&D unit, who you can
talk to regarding this. I know one or two guys there although I am not
sure they are allowed/willing to work with you on this as I already see
security issues coming up.<br>
Good luck!<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nairobi</st1:place></st1:City>,KE<br>
+254733744121/+254722743223<br>
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