Features
Nectar© is the only cloud based STS token generator that allows you to begin receiving payment via MPESA for your service before use in minutes. Nectar 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 fees for service providers or customers.
MPESA Integration
Your customers can pay for your service using MPESA and these payments are sent directly to your bank or MPESA account.
Meter included plans
Procure new or use existing IEC 620455-41 (STS) compliant prepayment meters with Nectar©.
Dynamic Tariff Management
Customize your charges for your services at any time using the Nectar© web panel.
Customizable look and feel
Change Nectar© to your company's branding so that your customers receive tokens from the brand they trust
Fast, reliable Token Generation
Nectar© uses the most popular pre-payment standard in the world (IEC62055-41/STS) with 99.99% uptime.
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.
Gallery
Nectar© provides an intuitive interface via web, mobile and USSD to allow both utilities and their customers generate tokens, view expenditure and send status and inquiry messages among many other features.
Plans
Nectar© provides the following plans for water/gas prepaid meters and electricity prepaid sub-meters. Please feel free to reach us at sales@nectar.software for additional pricing details.
Free Plan
KES 0per prepaid meter
- *Free prepaid water, electricity and gas meters
- Free Nectar Portal Account
- 16% /Token value Processing Charge
- 2 Year Support
- * Minimum consumption must be more than KES 1,800 per meter per month
Water/Gas Plan
KES 7,500per prepaid water/gas meter
- KES 7,500 for prepaid water/gas meter
- Free Nectar Portal Account
- KES 11 /Token Processing Charge
- 2 Year Support
- No minimum consumption requirement per meter per month
Electricity Plan
KES 4,500per prepaid electricity meter
- KES 4,500 for prepaid electricity meter
- Free Nectar Portal Account
- KES 11 /Token Processing Charge
- 2 Year Support
- No minimum consumption requirement per meter per month
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 before they can receive payments and generate STS prepaid tokens. In addition, they lack a rich web and USSD platform 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 as a service provider for you and your customers and you are good to go! In addition, Nectar© includes a rich web dashboard as well as payment integration via MPESA. Therefore, for service providers with STS certified prepaid meters, they can begin to use Nectar© immediately and begin receiving payment for their service before use.
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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 with higher volume customers getting lower prices. 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.
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How are payments collected through Nectar© directed to my account as a service provider?
Nectar© using its MPESA integration to receive payments and send these payments to service providers. Service providers therefore, need to add a valid MPESA Safaricom number on their accounts in Nectar© or valid bank account numbers. Currently, only banks in Kenya are supported.
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Can Nectar© be customized to fit my company brand and colors?
Yes, Nectar© can be white-labelled to ensure that any service providers customers see your branding and colors. Please contact us at sales@nectar.software for more details.
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