@Paul, thank you for the feedback. I think to put the issue into some views, if you know, please share the data: - How many registrars are online and mpesa based? - How many registrars are not online & mpesa based, and what would be reason? - For a startup registrar in say Kitale , how would they make such a system work and offer the service to someone in Mombasa? Your thots are welcome. Rgds. On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Paul M <jpaulmuseeh@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Aki,

Currently, M-pesa payment is available to all KENIC registrars; the process is fully automated and credits registrar's account immediately. Some registrars even allow their clients to pay directly to KENIC using our paybill number.

In regard to end-user to registrar automation, KENIC has provided materials for EPP integration (ftp://regsys.kenic.or.ke) and some of the registrars have actually automated their domain registration processes. Registrars can also use any other EPP client of their choice to enable their end-users to connect to the registry.

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