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Technology can help countries with high levels of informal workers build stronger tax systems, if there are strong foundations and the right incentives.
Ghana is dropping its mobile tax at a time when other countries are trying to introduce one.
Coverage is celebratory and offers limited cautionary and critical reporting to the public and to policymakers.
The outcomes of increased financial inclusion in Ghana have been mixed
More Nigerians are using mobile money but it is fraught with inherent dangers that must be tackled.
Nigeria’s Central Bank didn’t have an adoption strategy for its digital currency. It was a missed opportunity.
Domestic resource mobilisation cannot be achieved by over-taxing the livelihoods of the most vulnerable workers in the informal sector.
The tax on electronic transactions has not generated as much revenue as the government of Ghana expected.
E-payments make it easy for banks to keep trail of transactions because they are recorded in real time.
The introduction of these technologies in Ghana has created an enabling platform for consumers to use their mobile phones to pay for goods and services
A levy on electronic transactions in Ghana makes sense if the government gets the architecture for it right
Mobile money service providers are on the path to find new ways of growing their customer base and keeping them.
Taxing electronic payments is key to raising revenue form the informal sector
The FinTech ecosystem in Ghana provided the basis for understanding how various actors work together to shape financial inclusion.
An attempt to prevent fraud in Ghana’s burgeoning mobile money sector could be a setback for access to financial services.
South Africa needs some serious structural reforms before its moribund economy can come to life.
Stringent restrictions could stifle innovation among mobile money operators and hinder access to financial services.
Mobile loan platforms have given Kenyans access to easy loans, but they come at a high price.
Plenty of Western officials and media outlets have criticized Libra – but it’s not meant for them.
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Associate Professor in FinTech & Information Systems, University of Southampton
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Senior Research Associate, One Earth Future Foundation
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Associate Professor, Rhodes University
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Acting Director, Institutional Advancement, University of Ghana, University of Ghana
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Associate Professor & Director, Centre for Social Policy Studies, University of Ghana
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Professor in Information Systems, The University of Queensland
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Presbyterian University College
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PhD Candidate, University of Professional Studies Accra
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Invited User, Presbyterian University College
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Postgraduate researcher, University of Leeds
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Researcher, International Growth Centre
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Lecturer, Management Studies, AAM University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Bard College Berlin; Bayreuth University