Mauritius
Custom ERP and billing, AI agents, web applications and SaaS for financial services and logistics businesses in Port Louis. Built by Flip Retail in Jaipur, India, and delivered remotely, with working software every two weeks.
01 — Local economy
Global business companies licensed by the Financial Services Commission channel investment into Africa and India, and the banks, management companies and Stock Exchange of Mauritius that serve them are based in Port Louis and nearby Ebene Cybercity. The harbour's freeport and tuna-processing plants handle seafood and re-exports, while textile exporters, sugar estates and tourism round out the island economy.
English, French and Mauritian Creole
02 — Industries
What we would build first for the industries Port Louis is known for.
03 — Compliance
What an ERP, billing system or AI agent has to respect here.
| Indirect tax | VAT, standard rate 15%VAT is 15%, with compulsory registration above MUR 3 million of annual turnover (previously MUR 6 million). From 1 January 2026 foreign suppliers of specified digital or electronic services must register for VAT regardless of turnover. |
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| E-invoicing | Phasing in · MRA e-Invoicing System (fiscalisation via certified Electronic Billing Systems)Real-time fiscalisation of invoices and receipts through MRA-certified Electronic Billing Systems is mandatory in stages by turnover: Large Taxpayer Department businesses (MUR 100m and above) from 15 May 2024, other taxpayers above MUR 100m from 1 August 2025, above MUR 80m from 30 June 2026 and above MUR 40m from 1 September 2026. The Director-General can require any taxpayer to comply, whatever its turnover or VAT status. |
| Data protection | Data Protection Act 2017GDPR-aligned and in force since 15 January 2018: controllers and processors must register with the Data Protection Office (certificates are valid for three years), appoint a DPO, notify breaches within 72 hours, and transfer data abroad only with appropriate safeguards, consent or another legal basis. |
| AI rules | No AI-specific statute; Mauritius has had a national AI Strategy since 2018 (policy, not law), and the Data Protection Act 2017 governs AI processing of personal data. |
| Systems we migrate from or connect to | Sage 50, Sage 300, Xero, QuickBooks, SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, OdooMasters, ledgers, stock and open balances move across and are reconciled before cutover. |
| Payment rails for web apps and SaaS | MCB Juice, MIPS, Peach Payments, blink (Emtel), my.t money, MauCAS |
| Also worth knowing | Billing software must be certified for and onboarded to the MRA e-Invoicing System before businesses in the live turnover bands can issue invoices. Mauritius is a common regional hub for offshore and global business companies, so multi-currency (MUR, USD, EUR) ledgers are standard. |
General information, not legal or tax advice. Last reviewed October 2026. Rules change, so we confirm current requirements during discovery; your tax adviser should confirm anything that affects filings.
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04 — Working together
Jaipur is 1 h 30 min ahead of Port Louis all year. A 09:00 start there is 10:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 7 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
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05 — FAQ
Yes, remotely. Flip Retail is a software studio in Jaipur, India, with no office in Port Louis; discovery happens on video calls and you get working software every two weeks.
Jaipur is 1 h 30 min ahead of Port Louis all year. A 09:00 start there is 10:30 in Jaipur. Standard 09:00–18:00 office days overlap by 7 h 30 min, which is enough for live calls, demos and same-day answers.
Yes. Invoicing is built for Mauritius's VAT (standard rate 15%). On e-invoicing: Real-time fiscalisation of invoices and receipts through MRA-certified Electronic Billing Systems is mandatory in stages by turnover: Large Taxpayer Department businesses (MUR 100m and above) from 15 May 2024, other taxpayers above MUR 100m from 1 August 2025, above MUR 80m from 30 June 2026 and above MUR 40m from 1 September 2026. The Director-General can require any taxpayer to comply, whatever its turnover or VAT status. A custom ERP connects to the MRA e-invoicing system through its official API or an accredited provider, and we confirm the current requirements in discovery.
You choose: your own cloud account in a region that suits you, or your own servers. Access inside the system is role-based, and during development we work on test or masked data wherever possible. GDPR-aligned and in force since 15 January 2018: controllers and processors must register with the Data Protection Office (certificates are valid for three years), appoint a DPO, notify breaches within 72 hours, and transfer data abroad only with appropriate safeguards, consent or another legal basis.
Yes. Masters, ledgers, stock and opening balances move across and are reconciled with your accountant before cutover, ideally at a year-end or quarter-end.
For English and French, yes: current language models handle them well, including mixed-language messages. Support for Mauritian Creole is more limited, so we test with real customer messages before committing to it, and route anything the agent is unsure about to your team.
Usually one module that fixes the most expensive problem first. For financial services & fintech that is often onboarding & KYC workflows and loan and policy lifecycle. It goes live early, and the rest of the system follows in two-week increments while your team is already using it.
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