On 20/09/2009, Murigi Muraya <
mmskunkworks@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 2:35 PM, wesley kirinya
> <
kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> LOL. I thought that title was taking it abit too far. I believe it's a
>> news
>> article that 'baptised' him. Some journalists tend to stretch stuff...
>> Well,
>> so long as it doesn't hurt him...
>>
>> 8~D
>>
>>
>
> Wesley,
>
> Have you accepted the proposal to be the PM? If so, arrange a meeting to
> discuss objectives and design specs. You can supervise the Java project
> while Conrad ( who brought up the payments system API topic in the first
> place) supervises the .Net project (or port).
>
> There are two issues / ideas - a Payment Gateway (API) and an App Store. The
> following lengthy comments have to do with building a Payment Gateway
> (Software or Service?)
>
> What kind of license should the project go with? GPL, MIT, BSD or ...?
> Whoever shows up for the meetings to discuss the design specs should vote on
> the license to be used. Those who are absent can forever hold their peace.
> Alex Gakuru can explain what these licenses mean .
>
> Will the project be software to be utilized by various Application Service
> Providers (meeting Banking Act physical security standards and regulations)
> or will it be a (Payment Gateway) service offered by one entity? Me thinks
> the project should be software offered to Application Service Providers
> (registered Legal entities). The community of developers can then provide
> support, installation, configuaration and maintenance services for the
> ASP's.
>
> Which major financial services are running on a FOSS DB? Please note this is
> not a social network so before Facebook and Twitter Yuppies ...
>
> E-Bay - Paypal uses Oracle DB Technology
>
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/devadathan-gopinathan-unnithan/6/650/404
>
> Maybe Google / Oracle can help with the Java side of the project and
> Microsoft can contribute to the .Net side of the project. (?? $$??)
>
> Cybersource / Authorize.Net possibly the biggest payment gateway in the USA
> uses MS SQL Technology.
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tjay-belt/0/636/1b6
>
> Contacted Cybersource over 15 months ago. They replied but failed to say
> anything about setting up a payment gateway here. All the more reason why
> like the Chinese, we need to build our own payment gateway software /
> solutions for domestic internet services.
>
http://www.ivanwalsh.com/2009/07/alipay-overtakes-paypal-as-the-worlds-biggest-third-party-online-payment-platform-200-million-users/
>
> Registering a society or whatever to build this software or service MUST
> come into play now.
> There will obviously be divisions (software and service forks) but we have
> to start somewhere. Market (and possibly government) forces will eventually
> lead to consolidation.
>
> Someone from VISA International could attend to educate us more about issues
> concerning payment gateways. How many of us use credit cards outside major
> sites like Amazon.com? Will we need PoS (client) software or hardware or
> whatever to make fraud more difficult?
>
> There was a meeting last Saturday at the Alliance Francaise (French Cultural
> Center - Jardin de Paris Cafe) with PS Ndemo, Seacom, KDN and Mworia
> (African Pixel). The setting and timing (1.30 pm to 4.30pm) seemed quite
> appropriate for more serious types. Me thinks it is a great place to meet
> though attendees should be ready to spend something for juice or coffee.
>
> MM
>