On 1/7/2011 9:16 PM, John Gitau wrote:
kalahari.net is another site with a nice integration using safaricom's paybill via MPESA.
JGitau
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 9:14 PM, John Gitau<jgitau@gmail.com> wrote:
I think as you all write and chat about it, the guys on the link above have squarely nailed it (for me), they are working it, some sites are live with it (www.umba.co.ke) - and for all intents and purpose, it works.
I see they make heavy use of joomla/virtuemat but they give you an API which I imagine most guys here wouldn't have an issue with. their site doesnt say how much they charge per transaction but I get the feeling we're finally headed in the right direction.
I have been wondering how to process local payments without having to develop/pay to develop a similar gateway, I had to think about it again this morning and we're definately going to give them a try if:
- they have an active development team and an office to speak of. - they listen to my complains/ideas - I have a long list of requirements:-)
JGitau
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 8:33 PM, erick opiyo<e.osoro.net@gmail.com> wrote:
Processing payments online is easy but problem comes when one wants to do a withdrawal. safaricom doesnt provided an api to do so its all a closed source, everything must be initiated from the sim card as opposed to payment
On Jan 5, 2011 2:21 PM, "Kebaya Mwamba"<humphreykebaya@gmail.com> wrote:
@ Webmaster : we said!!
I think Zain aka Airtel are more open to try . Even )range.
on a road less travelled
On 5 January 2011 17:13, Webmaster<webmaster@kenyanlyrics.com> wrote:
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John, sorry to burst your bubble, but Paybill, and other MPESA online integrations so far are complete JUNK when it comes to simple transactions. Like the Paybill name says, it is only good for paying bills. Take for example Pewahewa.com. To buy a song, you have to first go to the site, select your song on your computer, click click click, then you will receive a receipt, the content of which you have to memorize, and ALSO memorize their paybill number, open your phone, go to your MPESA menu, type in all those details, get yet another receipt, memorize the content of THAT receipt, transfer it's content back to your computer, and receive the songs you selected. ANOTHER caveat is that each song is 40 bob, hence you must buy at least 3 songs at a go in order to bypass Safaricom's 100bob transaction limit. Now what developers are crying out for is that we must have a system that enables IMPULSE BUYING. Yaani naona bidhaa nataka, naweka phone number na MPESA PIN, na bidhaa ni yangu, PAP!