Lenders battle against fraudsters; a case for an industry blacklist
As digital lending surges in Nigeria, fraud has quietly become one of the industryās biggest threats, with coordinated identity theft and serial loan defaulters overwhelming individual lenders who battle in isolation. The danger isnāt unique. Kenya offers a stark warning, with an estimated 3.2 million people blacklisted on the countryās TransUnion credit bureau. Without a unified industry blacklist to identify and curb repeat offenders, Nigerian lenders risk following the same path, continually staying several steps behind increasingly sophisticated fraudsters.
How to build your first credit score using diaspora-friendly loan apps
This article breaks down how long it takes to build a credit score, how credit scoring models work, how to establish credit in the US, UK, Canada, or Australia, and how to use diaspora-focused fintech platforms to strengthen your position on both sides of the ocean.
What Chamas and SACCOs can teach lenders about group lending
Group finance has a reach that many fintechs still underestimate. In Kenya, SACCOs that operate under regulation reported 6.84 million members in 2023, a number that shows how much formal group lending has grown. Beyond that, informal savings groups called chamas are even more widespread. Estimates suggest there are around 300,000 active chamas, each managing […]
