Kenya’s eRITS system will track landlords who dodge rental taxes
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has introduced the Electronic Rental Income Tax System (eRITS), a digital platform that lets landlords register prop...
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Lisk’s $15 million fund wants to find Web3 unicorns in emerging markets
Lisk, a Swiss blockchain platform founded in 2016, has launched a $15 million fund to back Web3 founders in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia....
Car washers in South Africa’s biggest cities can now receive instant digital payments
Street Wallet, a South African cashless payment fintech, has partnered with Plush Car Wash, a popular car care brand, to introduce digital payments to...
Her consortium tackled Egypt’s COVID test kit shortages; now they’re taking on Africa’s diagnostic crisis
When Egypt reported its first COVID-19 case on February 14, 2020, the country found itself facing a critical shortage of PCR (polymerase chain reactio...
What developers, startups, and users will gain with Base and Solana bridge
On September 15, Base, the layer-2 (L2) blockchain owned by US crypto firm Coinbase, announced an open-source bridge that connects its network to Sola...
Pesalink eyes premium payments market with Cellulant integration
Pesalink, Kenya’s interbank money transfer platform, is linking its network with Cellulant, a pan-African fintech, through Tingg, its digital paymen...
Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti unveil Cloud9, their next venture after Chpter
Tesh Mbaabu and Mesongo Sibuti, who stepped down from Kenyan social commerce platform Chpter, are launching Cloud9, a digital bank they say will provi...
Mali’s OKO raises fresh capital to protect Africa’s farmers from climate shocks
OKO, a Malian climate and agritech startup that provides climate insurance for African farmers, has raised an undisclosed funding round led by Catalys...
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