Tech

Over 800 Million Women Need to Adopt Mobile Internet to Close Digital Gender Gap by 2030

A new report from the GSMA reveals that over 800 million women will need to adopt mobile internet in order to close the digital gender gap by 2030 across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The report, titled “The Mobile Gender Gap Report 2023,” found that women in LMICs are 19% less likely than men to […]

09/05/2023
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Tech, Tech News

SC Ventures Launches B2B Agritech Marketplace Tawi to Support Farmers

SC Ventures has launched Tawi, a B2B agritech marketplace that will support e-commerce transactions for smallholder farmers in Kenya. Tawi aims to provide farmers with a viable and consistent market, price transparency, and efficient supply chain management. The platform will source fresh produce directly from farmers and aggregate demand from commercial clients, such as commercial […]

04/05/2023
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Cryptocurrency, Tech

Mastercard Launches Music Pass NFT to Support Artists in Web3 Era

Mastercard has announced the release of the limited Mastercard Music Pass NFT, which provides access to Mastercard Artist Accelerator program. The groundbreaking initiative equips five emerging musical artists from around the world with the tools and skills to leverage Web3 technologies in their creative processes and careers. The Mastercard Music Pass NFT is being minted […]

12/01/2023
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Financial & Tech, Tech

Google to introduce 16% VAT on goods & services sold in Kenya

Google is set to introduce a 16% Value Added Tax (VAT) on some of its goods and services sold in Kenya from February 1, 2023. This is following the introduction of a new levy by the Kenyan government through the Digital Marketplace Supply (Amendment) Regulation, 2022. Other international tech companies including Spotify and Netflix have […]