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M-Pesa Paybill Integration
msahle
#1 Posted : Thursday, January 15, 2015 11:40:07 AM
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Hello Wazuans,

I need a Paybill Till integrated into my opencart site.
Who has the skills and how much will it cost me?
Dia
#2 Posted : Thursday, January 15, 2015 12:29:59 PM
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quicksand
#3 Posted : Thursday, January 15, 2015 12:49:14 PM
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msahle wrote:
Hello Wazuans,

I need a Paybill Till integrated into my opencart site.
Who has the skills and how much will it cost me?


I can only give you pointers. I am familiar with one method of doing it, perhaps there are others and you will make the appropriate choice after doing research.
There is already a notification system in place. Your paybill is configured on it, and you get a small app which you install on your server. The app (service) is a listener, once someone sends money to your paybill, a transaction is posted to your service. Obviously, some integration is necessary to join the cart side and the payment arriving to complete the transaction -that really shouldn't be too difficult but I will consider it out of scope of my post.

A VPN needs to be setup between the network hosting your server and mpesa's. Also, some sort of license applies I think, since you get the receiving service already made. Give a ring to Safaricom and ask for the Financial Services people, they will furnish all the details.
All the best.
bird_man
#4 Posted : Friday, January 16, 2015 7:35:33 AM
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quicksand wrote:
msahle wrote:
Hello Wazuans,

I need a Paybill Till integrated into my opencart site.
Who has the skills and how much will it cost me?


I can only give you pointers. I am familiar with one method of doing it, perhaps there are others and you will make the appropriate choice after doing research.
There is already a notification system in place. Your paybill is configured on it, and you get a small app which you install on your server. The app (service) is a listener, once someone sends money to your paybill, a transaction is posted to your service. Obviously, some integration is necessary to join the cart side and the payment arriving to complete the transaction -that really shouldn't be too difficult but I will consider it out of scope of my post.

A VPN needs to be setup between the network hosting your server and mpesa's. Also, some sort of license applies I think, since you get the receiving service already made. Give a ring to Safaricom and ask for the Financial Services people, they will furnish all the details.
All the best.

@quicksand nice summary.The second option is expensive & it will take ages to get Safcom approval.
Go for first option...an app (service/robot) that sits between your dbase & the paybill site.It polls the Paybill address every n seconds & posts any new complete transaction.
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