they should issue prepaid cards for online transactions like kcb Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"Ali Hussein via kictanet" <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> Date:Wed, 7 Oct, 2015 at 5:20 Subject:[kictanet] I&M suspends online card transactions Listers Interesting story about the pitfalls of ECommerce payments. http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/I-M-Bank-suspends-online-c... As one of the few acquirers (The others are Barclays and KCB, soon to be followed by Chase Bank) this doesn't auger well for online card payments in the country. Fortunately for us we have other payment gateways we can use. I'm curious to know what impact this will have on eCommerce in the country. Anyone can share insights? Ali Hussein Principal Hussein & Associates +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/awatila%40yahoo.co.uk The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.