On 8 February 2011 19:42, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:

@Timothy - my point is where is the big plus with the I&M arrangement?
Just not having an account is not a big plus to make someone like me
who has Mpesa & a Co-op bank account to ditch my arrangement and opt
for this one.

./Ok3ch

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Timothy Mutugi <timothymutugi@gmail.com> wrote:
> @Ok3ch
>
> I think in the case of Co-op Bank you must have an account with them,
> but in the case of I&M you do not need an account to get a pre-paid
> visa card with them.
>
> As for KCB, I understand you do not need to have an account with them
> so as to get their pre-paid card. And the other thing is that I
> believe you cannot transfer m-pesa directly into your KCB pre-paid
> card. (someone on this list who has the KCB prepaid card can confirm
> or deny)
>
> Timo.
>
> On 2/8/11, Okechukwu <okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I need to know how different is this from what KCB & Co-op Bank
>> already do? They allow you to transfer money from your MPesa to your
>> account, and your account has a VISA debit card which you can use for
>> online shopping.
>>
>> ./Ok3ch
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Eliud Ngugi <elkingsparxxes@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> KCB should have done this long time ago, they have Mpesa to bank and vice
>>> versa plus their Visa General Purpose Card works with paypal.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Timothy Mutugi <timothymutugi@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> wow! Now we are talking...this is good news!
>>>>
>>>> On 2/8/11, [Brainiac] <arebacollins@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> > ill blame it on the journalists if it is a hoax. they have a habit of
>>>> > delivering flawed data...
>>>> >
>>>> > On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 5:49 PM, Kiti Chigiri <kiti.chigiri@gmail.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> >> Interesting news indeed..
>>>> >>
>>>> >> <quote>
>>>> >> “Users of this service will enjoy the convenience of online shopping
>>>> >> as
>>>> >> they can easily pay using the Pre-Paid Visa cards and also access
>>>> >> their
>>>> >> accounts via the internet,” said I&M Bank chief executive officer Arun
>>>> >> Mathur.
>>>> >> </quote>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/M-Pesa%20clients%20to%20access%20Visa%20ATMs/-/1006/1103698/-/dxft2dz/-/index.html
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