Features
Nectar© is a cloud based STS tokens generator that allows you to begin generating tokens for your customers via the Nectar© API in minutes. Conect your Prism HSM to Nectar© or use Nectar's© virtual HSM to create an STS configuration. Nectar's© virtual HSM is IEC62055-41:2018 (STS) compliant and supports DES (DKGA02) and KDF-HMAC-SHA-256 (DKGA04) as well as STA (EA07) and MISTY1 (EA11).
FREE Set Up Cost
No set up fees or equipment installation required. No registration or maintenance charged. Simply buy the desired number of Nectar© credits.
HSM Support
Nectar© allows the use of its own secure virtual HSM to create any desired STS configurations. Alternatively, Nectar© can be configured to use a Prism HSM.
Multiple reports and views
From token generation reports to meter reports, Nectar© has a host of reports to monitor your utility's token generation.
Secure token generation
Access to Nectar's© web panel and its REST API is secure. This REST API can be accessed via the endpoint https://api.nectar.software or by using Nectar© SDKs.
Cloud based & cost effective
Nectar© is cloud based with 99.9999% uptime. Utilities using Nectar© do not need to buy computing infrastructure or maintain data centers.
Fast, reliable Token Generation
Nectar© uses the most popular pre-payment standard in the world (IEC62055-41/STS) with 99.99% uptime and can generate upto 15,000 tokens a minute.
Nectar API
Nectar© API is a cloud-based, publicly accessible, STS token generator that allows utilities and service providers to generate prepaid STS tokens for their networks and grids securely and reliably in just a few easy steps. Nectar© API is IEC62055-41:2018 (STS Ed2/STS 6) compliant.
Easy Quick Setup
No set up fees or equipment installation required. Simply encrypt and upload your STS credentials into the Nectar API portal and begin generating tokens in minutes. Try it out.
Latest STS standard support
The Nectar API supports KDF-HMAC-SHA-256 (DKGA04) decoder key generation algorithms and STA (EA07) and MISTY1 (EA11) for token generation.
Nectar API Portal
The Nectar API portal offers a web based HES for service providers to manage multiple STS configurations, view token generation trends and buy credits.
SDK Support
To ease integration with the Nectar API for token generation, Java, Python and PHP SDKs are available here.
Documentation
Full Nectar API documentation is available with additional first time set up guides added to the blog to make integration easy and seamless.
Fast, Secure and Reliable Token Generation
Secure STS configurations management via a virtual HSM, coupled with 99.99% uptime and a distributed architecture.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below you will find the most common questions we get asked when using prepayment in general, and the advantages Nectar© has over traditional prepayment software.
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What is prepayment and how can it help me as a service provider?
Prepayment is a mode of payment where you as a service provider receive payment for your service before consumption. Using Nectar©, you as a service provider offering electricity, water or gas, no longer have to chase for payment. Instead, your customers pay for your services before use, based on rates that you set using the Nectar© Dashboard. They then receive tokens (20 digits numbers) via the web and SMS for a volume commensurate to their payment. Your customers then enter these tokens a prepaid meter that monitors consumption until the volume procured is exhausted, after which your customers have to procure additional tokens again. Nectar© supports the latest version the most pervasive prepayment standard in the world called the STS standard (IEC 62055-41:2018).
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How is Nectar© different from other token generation software?
Other token generation system are large, expensive enterprise applications that require a data center, hardware security modules and 3rd party payment gateways to generate STS prepaid tokens. In addition, they lack a rich web platform or API through which the utility and their customers can procure tokens and monitor consumption. Nectar© however, is a cloud based application that requires no set up to begin using prepayment. Simply create an account for your utility, connect your Prism HSM, if necessary, and you are good to go! In addition, Nectar© includes a rich web dashboard. Therefore, for service providers with STS certified prepaid meters, they can begin to use Nectar© immediately.
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How can I get prepaid meters and why are they more expensive than traditional post paid meters?
Nectar© provides electricity, water and gas prepaid meters as a subsidized price to service providers. However, Nectar© works with meters from any of the over 50 manufacturers worldwide who manufacturer STS certified prepaid meters. Prepayment has been in use since 1999 and is growing exponentially to allow cheaper, good quality meters to be developed. Contact us at sales@nectar.software to find out how you can get STS certified prepaid meters.
Contact
At Nectar©, we are always happy to hear from you. Please feel free to reach us on any of our contacts below or using the contact form and we'll get back to you.
Address
P.O. Box,
7276-00100 G.P.O. Nairobi
Call Us
+254 703 133 896
Email Us
info@nectar.software
sales@nectar.software
Working Hours
Mon - Fri: 8AM to 5PM
Sunday: 9AM to 1PM