Customer count or profitability: which is more important for a lender?
Running a lending business, as is the case with running any other business, requires business owners to make some tough decisions. Most lenders, especially those new to the lending business, are typically faced with the high-consequence question: “What should I primarily focus on -growing my customer count or growing profitably?” The former is concerned with […]
How lack of consequence for loan defaults is destroying the African credit ecosystem
Lack of loan default consequences is destroying Africa’s credit ecosystem from the inside out and it's causing a vicious cycle of distrust.
Open banking in Africa: Continental progress made as of 2025
In London or Sydney, open banking was about breaking up bank monopolies. In Africa, it’s about building the pipes. Basic ones. The kind that lets people send money, access credit, or even check a bank balance without friction. Here, open banking isn’t just a policy play, it’s a workaround. A way to fill gaps that […]

