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Posted on September 28, 2011entropay: Our site is back online and users can log into their accounts. We're very sorry for any inconvenience that our downtime might have caused.
entropay: Our site is back online and users can log into their accounts. We're very sorry for any inconvenience that our downtime might have caused.
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Posted on September 28, 2011entropay: The EntroPay site is currently down. We are working to address the problem as quickly as possible. We'll tweet again to provide an update.
entropay: The EntroPay site is currently down. We are working to address the problem as quickly as possible. We'll tweet again to provide an update.
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Posted on September 26, 2011Accel's Ryan Sweeney on Payments.
Accel's Ryan Sweeney has been paying close attention to the payments space for a while now. He has some interesting things to say about what a Payments 2.0 company needs to look at to stay relevant in today's shifting landscape (spolier: Ryan thinks we're on the right track). We thought you'd enjoy his recent article on Forbes.com.
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Posted on September 26, 2011The Dial M for Money Contest gets a Winner
The Dial M for Money Contest started on August 24 on the official Obopay facebook page. It was launched with the intention of gauging just how open you are to letting mobile payments into your daily life. We were hopeful of getting varied responses touching upon every aspect of a mobile users experience; and we werent disappointed! You made sure to overwhelm us with your entries.
Entries received for the contest talk about users wanting capability to shop without limit, to book airline ticket at the last minute and even capability to play unlimited games. There was even an outlandish entry talking about using the phone to enter the house and to start the car. It was positively encouraging to see users getting creative with their responses. Rest assured there are more such contests on the way for our supporters, followers and mobile money enthusiasts.
We have chosen our winners!!
Winners of the Dial M for Money contest (leg August 24, 2011 September 22, 2011):
A proud winner of the prize worth 100 USD from Facebook: Leah D’Souza
A proud winner of the prize worth 100 USD from Twitter: David Gerbino
Congratulations!
They dialed M for Money and became W for Winners!
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Posted on September 15, 2011Credit Card Problems Plague NFL During Pre-Season
If you are a Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan, and went to last week's opening game against the Detroit Lions, you probably got more of a show than you expected, and I am not referring to the Fly-over, 911 tribute, or salute to the first and greatest Buccanneer, Mr. Leroy Selmon.
A Bucs pre-season game caused major grumbling with tremendously long concession lines and very poor quality food. To make things worst, after waiting in these lines, fans were told that the credit card machines were not functioning. Imagine waiting in a food line for 45 minutes to find out that the cashless society was not welcome at this game. No cash...no food. Talk radio was a abuzz. "They had 9 months to prepare and make sure everything at Raymond James was ready." The stadium was less than half full. Imagine if a big crowd showed up. Levy foods, the concessionaire, took full blame for the fiasco. The Buccaneers responded by offering HALF OFF on all concessions for the opening day game.
If you are not familiar with Tampa, FL in late August and early September (October, November, too), the word HOT is an understatement. The heat in a stadium is considerably more unbearable as the temperature on the field can be well over 100 degrees. How do the players deal with the heat? Lots of Water, Gatorade, and even IV's to rehydrate. How do the fans deal with the heat? BEER...and that's where the trouble starts!
Most everyone knows that beer, while the commercials make it seem refreshing, is NOT a method of rehydrating your body. That takes water...and plenty of it. While most parents teach their kids the importance of drinking lots of water and staying hydraded in the heat, thousands of those parents seem to forget about it during game time, at the stadium. You can become dehydrated in just minutes while sitting in a 100 plus degree stadium, screaming, and expending lots of energy. There were numerous reports of faintings and heat related illnesses. While standing at a concession stand, the man next to me grabbed his female companion as her legs buckled beneath her. We sat her down, fanned her, and gave her small sips of water (Not Miller Lite) while waiting for the paramedics. While the football teams may have done the most running, the paramedic and support staff ran a very close 2nd assisting the many who got ill. During the game, Vendors carrying their boxes filled with beverages were up and down the aisles. While they had several varieties of ice cold beer...NO WATER! "Sorry, I'm Out", was what I kept hearing. Truth is, they don't want to sell you water. These guys and gals are working for tips and lets face it, they can sell a $4 bottle of water or $9+ bottle of beer. Beer customers will always tip better, too. So, they keep stocked with beer and skip the water, doing the fans a MAJOR dis-service.
The most troubling thing to me, is much of this could have been easily prevented. The NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Organization, and Food Vendors need to work together on a strategy to reduce or prevent this from happening.
- During the summer and early fall games, especially a 1pm kickoff, WATER SHOULD BE FREE! Yes...FREE! Fans need to keep hydrated and it is brutally hot, even in the breezeways and concession areas. Rather than hand you a complimentary eye glass cloth, or other promo item, EVERYONE WALKING IN THE STADIUM SHOULD BE HANDED A BOTTLE OF WATER, FREE. That is the first step towards fan safety.
- Next, provide HYDRATION STATIONS, like the colleges do, so you can re-fill the bottles with COLD water throughout the day. Refilling stations reduce the waste from plastic bottles as they promote re-use. If the stadium can't provide refilling stations, water should be free at all concession areas on game day.
- Signs should clearly posted throughout the stadiums warning of the possiblity of heat related health issues, showing where first aid stations are provided, and detailing possible warning signs to get help early to those becoming ill.
- All Concession vendors working the stadium rows selling beverages should be required to carry plenty of water.
- Finally, while it's wonderful that this is America and everyone deserves to profit, how about NOT profiting on something like WATER. Fans have already paid hefty prices to attend the games. What is so terrible about charging $1 for a bottle of water? Why should we EVER have to pay $3 - $5 for WATER?? Charge $20 for a beer! Charge $100 for a hot dog! Don't rip off your own customers for something we need to EXIST!
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Posted on September 10, 2011Mobile Bloggers Meet-Up
On August 19, 2011 Obopay India was host to a group of mobile bloggers at our Mumbai office. The meet was aimed at showcasing the Obopay services to the blogging community. Attending the meet were Obopay CEO Deepak Chandnani and Obopay Executive Vice President – Global Alliances, Aditya Menon
The list of attendees included prominent mobile bloggers. Mobile commerce being the most prominent technological advancement it has been the buzz word in blogosphere recently. These particular bloggers were invited for their inclination towards the same.
@unitechy
@gauravh1
@sanjaybafna
@kunalgangar
@Antwush
@aatifsumar
@whizkidd
@rohitsaneMr. Chandnani began the discussion with a quick overview of Obopay and its journey. Further, he delved into the market growth of mobile payment in India and other countries. The presentation was followed by a demonstration of the Obopay mobile payment services.
Following the demonstration the floor was thrown open for a Q&A round. @unitchy and @gauravh1, began the questions with inquiry on how security of private data is handled by Obopay. Mr. Aditya Menon walked all through the entire process. Here’s the link where you can find answers to all questions about Obopay security
@aatifsumar had questions regarding service charges. He was informed about different charges levied by different providers. Questions about the SMS-driven payment mechanism for non-Obopay users were on everyone’s mind.
Below you can find the tweets exchanged during the entire discussion.
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Posted on September 9, 2011Dial M for Money and C for Contest
To note the rapid growth and massive adoption of Obopay Mobile Payment Services, we are presenting the Dial M for Money Contest. The contest is being hosted on the official Obopay facebook page and will be running for a span of two weeks.
What are we to do, you ask?
We are interested in knowing how open you are to let mobile payments into your life. Obopay has a service whose application is limited only by your imagination. You can tell us the many possibilities in your life where a mobile payment facility would make things easier for you. We are all ears to see how innovative and how practical the ultimate beneficiaries (you) of M-Commerce can be.
- Buy books on the go
- Tickets at the last minute
- Make quick donationsIt can be absolutely anything!!
Now why will I be participating, you ask?Well, there’s a 100 USD prize to be won.
As an appreciation of your effort and helping us understand you better we will be giving away prizes worth the above mentioned amount to every winner.We are looking at being surprised by your responses and the prizes you win will be a surprise to you as well.
So, if you have had a nagging feeling that your phone can do more for you and if you think you have the one winning suggestion we are looking for click here to participate.
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Posted on September 7, 2011Keep The Look & Feel Of Your Site
e-Path is pleased to announce the availability of a customised payment gateway service, available for all existing and future payment gateway customers effective immediately.
Residing securely within e-Path's PCI compliant and THAWTE SSL protected secure server environment, your exclusive gateway system can now resemble the look and feel of your own website.
Unlike other payment gateway systems where you are forced to send your customers to one generic location/URL where everything is shared by everyone, with e-Path you have the tremendous security advantage of operating with your own exclusive, unique and secure gateway service/location. Your own secure URL to your own secure gateway which has been set up to handle only your own customers ... and nobody else!
This one fundamental, which is another factor that further separates e-Path from all other payment gateways, means we can now allow you to design and develop your own payment gateway pages for your own customers. For many developers and website owners it is important to maintain branding and keep the look and feel of the source website through the payment process. This is now achievable.
As you would expect there are some limitations due to security, for example, all content (graphics, images etc.) needs to reside within your own gateway on our secure server.
If you would like to learn more about the new customisable payment gateway option, please contact e-Path.
... just a thought
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Posted on August 12, 2011TotalMerchantServices.com
Totalmerchantservices.com is one of the emerging credit card merchant card acquirers in the nation. Merchants who accept payments via credit cards for their goods and services choose Totalmerchantservices because it is cost effective and has innovative solutions.
TotalMerchantServices.com Merchant Daily Deposit
Totalmerchantservices provides certain additional services, which gives it an edge over other companies. By purchasing a online credit card terminal from TotalMerchantServices.com can accept checks just as credit cards. They do not have to worry about going to the bank daily and depositing those checks. They even do not have to worry about the checks being good. With the check guarantee service we assure merchants that they will receive the payment.
TotalMerchantServices.com Web Based Virtual Terminal
Turn the credit card terminal machine into a money making machine through the gift and loyalty card program. It will increase the merchant’s repeat business and you will earn more revenue without even spending a penny or expanding your business. Totalmerchantservices.com gives you a chance to increase your revenue by using a virtual terminal. This terminal acts the same way as a physical credit card terminal. It helps to accept orders online. By using a secure website via the internet the merchants can accept transactions and view all the details from any computer in the world.
Another amazing service offered by Totalmerchantservices.com is that the merchants can use their existing terminal equipment. All that needs to be done is to reprogram the terminal so that the merchants can use it with their new Totalmerchantservices merchant account. This way the merchants can obviously save money on purchasing a brand new Virtual Terminal and time to train their staff on how to use the new terminal.
Cash Advance Merchant Account
Totalmerchantservices.com also provides the merchant with a great opportunity to expand their business. Expanding business means that funds are required and keeping in mind the economical crunch every one is out of money. So to combat the crunch, Totalmerchantservices.com can provide the merchant with a cash advance. The funds are just a phone call away. There is no fixed loan repayment, the advance is based on the merchant’s future sales and is paid back according to the agreed small fixed percentage of the merchant’s daily credit card sales. Totalmerchantservices has the best Payment Solutions to your business.
