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HabariPay’s Squad Launches Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0 for Young Innovators

The social coding event, according to a statement on Sunday, is scheduled to be held on January 19 and 20, 2023.

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In line with its mission of empowering young innovators across Africa, HabariPay's Squad announced launch of its first-ever hackathon, "Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0."

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Markets in Kazakhstan have begun to shun popular mobile payments to avoid a 10 percent sales tax. As of January 1, authorities started tracking mobile transactions in an effort to enforce the tax, which vendors are obliged to pay after more than 100 transactions per month. To avoid the tax, market vendors, shops, and taxis are now insisting on cash only.

Among news stories that may have sneaked under the radar during the holiday season is an interesting partnership announced about a week ago between Vienna Payment Solutions/VIPASO and technology solutions provider Interswitch East Africa (Kenya) Limited.

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