Design of a secure unified e-payment system in Nigeria: A case study

Ayo, C. K. and Ukpere, W. I. (2010) Design of a secure unified e-payment system in Nigeria: A case study. African Journal of Business Management, 4 (9). pp. 1753-1760. ISSN 1993-8233

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Abstract

The automatic teller machine (ATM) is the most widely used e-Payment instrument in Nigeria. It is responsible for about 89% (in volume) of all e-Payment instruments since 2006 to 2008. Some customers have at least two ATM cards depending on the number of accounts operated by them and they represent the active users of the ATM cards. Furthermore, identity theft has been identified as one of the most prominent problems hindering the wider adoption of e-Business, particularly e-Banking, hence the need for a more secure platform of operation. Therefore, in this paper we propose a unified (single) smart card-based ATM card with biometric-based cash dispenser for all banking transactions. This is to reduce the number of ATM cards carried by an individual and the biometric facility is to introduce another level of security in addition to the PIN which is currently being used. A set of questionnaire was designed to evaluate the acceptability of this concept among users and the architecture of the proposed system is presented.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Electronics and Computer Science
Depositing User:	Mr Adewole Adewumi
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2012 23:29
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2012 23:29
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/858

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