Nigeria e-payment grows

Nigeria is making steady progress towards becoming a cashless society, as the value of electronic payment in the country in 2006 stood at 360 billion naira (US$2.81 billion), reports People's Daily Online.

As the e-payment solutions become more available to consumers, e-commerce has now gained more acceptance in Nigeria, as a result of awareness of new and advanced security features of cards.

The Nigerian government is working to curb the menace of cyber crime by the institution of the Nigerian Cyber Crime Working Group, creating a legal and institutional framework for securing computer systems and networks in Nigeria and protecting critical information infrastructures in the country.

Common Sense has developed a new tool for e-mail marketing designed to ensure e-mail communications are relevant to recipients and minimise the amount of spam the user receives, according to Business Wire.

"We don't like losing time cleaning out junk in our e-mail boxes anymore than anyone else. We want to help bring excitement and relevancy to e-mail users," says Cesar D'Onofrio, CEO of Common Sense.

Doppler provides both direct services to clients and also creates e-marketing solutions for advertising agencies.

Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty requested that the state makes an effort to create a uniform electronic billing and coding system for healthcare, reports GovTech News.

The legislature accepted the proposal, and the state will be combining the system with the implementation of e-prescribing for state employees and their dependents through a new prescription benefits manager.

Pawlenty says paper claims and eligibility transactions can no longer be submitted in Minnesota after 15 January 2009.