Let's build an Electronic Payment Solution!
A couple of weeks ago, and a few months before that I talked about a payment solution for developers, basically a system where developers can receive payments from clients. Rad! had started the topic I commented on a few weeks ago. I believe that it's a great time now for us developers to do something about it. There are lots of great guys making great apps, especially mobile apps, but the methods that exist for them to receive payments are cumbersome for the client or the revenue share would not make business sense for the developer unless they are selling in the 10s or 100s of thousands. As I commented on Rad!'s thread, the payment solution is in-deed the last mile for us developers. With such a solution one can confidently build an app and plan for it's sale. I'm therefore putting the request out to all parties/developers interested. Is anyone willing to contribute to develop such a system. I belive we have some of the best developers spread out in our lists. We have the Security Guru's, the UI Gurus, Database Gurus, Software Architects, Designers and Programmers among others. And I'm sure those people know other people internationaly who can provide expert help. If we archieve this we could have a great open platform for payments. I had in mind a simple platform. It works the same way one would buy Mobile credit from the retail chains. It will be electronic. One purchases the amount they need, they send a request to the servers, through the Application (website, PC or mobile App). The application on the server deducts the amounts as they are used by the subscriber. I believe this system can generate enough revenue to sustain itself. The retail chain can pocket their 10 %, the system (and whoever is maintaining it) pocket another 10% and 70%-80% goes to the developer. Apple's Appstore pockets 30% while developer pockets 70%, that is great. One developer might have a client base of 5,000 for their app, but with 20 developers that goes up to 100,000. A developer would have access to the API to embed the payment solution in a website, mobile app, or PC app. I'm starting this thread for discussion into this venture. If the discussions are successful, let's make this a reality! If not, then I'll repost and repost until this idea makes sense, coz I'm yet to see how it doesn't. O_O
Wesley, NairobiNet is already at an advanced development stage of similar system due to be launched 1st of October 2009. We can discuss more of this with you or your colleagues whenever is convenient for you. Regards Sammy On 9/15/09 12:45 PM, "wesley kirinya" <[email protected]> wrote:
A couple of weeks ago, and a few months before that I talked about a payment solution for developers, basically a system where developers can receive payments from clients. Rad! had started the topic I commented on a few weeks ago.
I believe that it's a great time now for us developers to do something about it. There are lots of great guys making great apps, especially mobile apps, but the methods that exist for them to receive payments are cumbersome for the client or the revenue share would not make business sense for the developer unless they are selling in the 10s or 100s of thousands.
As I commented on Rad!'s thread, the payment solution is in-deed the last mile for us developers. With such a solution one can confidently build an app and plan for it's sale.
I'm therefore putting the request out to all parties/developers interested. Is anyone willing to contribute to develop such a system. I belive we have some of the best developers spread out in our lists. We have the Security Guru's, the UI Gurus, Database Gurus, Software Architects, Designers and Programmers among others. And I'm sure those people know other people internationaly who can provide expert help. If we archieve this we could have a great open platform for payments.
I had in mind a simple platform. It works the same way one would buy Mobile credit from the retail chains. It will be electronic. One purchases the amount they need, they send a request to the servers, through the Application (website, PC or mobile App). The application on the server deducts the amounts as they are used by the subscriber.
I believe this system can generate enough revenue to sustain itself. The retail chain can pocket their 10 %, the system (and whoever is maintaining it) pocket another 10% and 70%-80% goes to the developer. Apple's Appstore pockets 30% while developer pockets 70%, that is great. One developer might have a client base of 5,000 for their app, but with 20 developers that goes up to 100,000.
A developer would have access to the API to embed the payment solution in a website, mobile app, or PC app.
I'm starting this thread for discussion into this venture. If the discussions are successful, let's make this a reality! If not, then I'll repost and repost until this idea makes sense, coz I'm yet to see how it doesn't.
O_O
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Thanks for the extra link Mwende. Th eone I gave in the morning is also working. Waudo On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:28 +0300, "mwende njiraini" <[email protected]> wrote: Real time captioning of the event is available at: [1]http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=IGF regards Mwende On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 12:14 PM, waudo siganga <[2][email protected]> wrote: Dear All - the IGF Open Consultations are going on right now at the European Broadcasting Union in Geneva. There is a lot of mention and interest in the just concluded EA-IGF and other regional initiatives. YOU can participate as follows: Webcast The proceedings of the planning meeting are Webcast in the realmedia format, which requires the [3]realplayer. The Webcast can be accessed through the following link: [4]http://www.ebu.ch/en/tools/webcam/ [The latest version of [5]VLC player may also work by opening the following link: rtsp://[6]real1.ebu.ch/encoder/room_a.rm with the vlc player] Making Interventions Remotely Remote participants may send in interventions through the following: * Email: \n --> [7][email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it * Skype: ebumetting_montreux * Phone: +41227172030 Instructions With skype please send a skype chat message first with your request for an intervention and then we will indicate when you can call in. With the phone number please phone in and your call will be answered, please state that you would like to make an intervention and at an appropriate time you will be transfered to the floor. Please note the skype and phone line are not for listening in they are specifically for making interventions. The process is not automatic and some delay will occur. NB: Verbatim transcripts will not be provided after this meeting but the audio record will be made available. _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list [8][email protected] [9]http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet This message was sent to: [10][email protected] Unsubscribe or change your options at [11]http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwend e.njiraini%40gmail.com References 1. http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=IGF 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/content/article/434-remot... 4. http://www.ebu.ch/en/tools/webcam/ 5. http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/index.php/component/content/article/434-remot... 6. http://real1.ebu.ch/encoder/room_a.rm 7. mailto:[email protected] 8. mailto:[email protected] 9. http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet 10. mailto:[email protected] 11. http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/mwende.njiraini%40gmail...
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mwende njiraini -
Sammy Buruchara -
waudo siganga -
wesley kirinya