A tale of two revenue collection paths: Rwanda's EBMs vs Kenya's paybills

An electronic billing machine.

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The digital revolution has provided governments with new tools to efficiently collect revenue and combat tax evasion. In East Africa, Rwanda and Kenya have taken different technological routes to modernising their revenue collection systems.

Rwanda's journey towards a cashless economy has been bolstered by the mandatory use of purchase codes and electronic billing machines (EBMs).

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