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Deep dives into details around building digital commerce technology in Africa

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The Decline and Revival of B2B Ecommerce in East Africa

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Focus on applications where you maximize the benefits while minimizing the problems

The Credit Scoring Conundrum in Sub-Saharan Africa

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USSD Menus are a Public Utility

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Price Transparency in Informal Markets

Knowing the price is not so easy

Don't Listen to Your Customer: Behavior Change in the Informal African Retail Sector

When we launched Sarafu, a B2B commerce app that allows retail FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) shops to place orders for their supplies on a smartphone, most of the retail shop owners we approached in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania were hesitant about the idea.