Lenders battle against fraudsters; a case for an industry blacklist
As digital lending surges in Nigeria, fraud has quietly become one of the industry’s biggest threats, with coordinated identity theft and serial loan defaulters overwhelming individual lenders who battle in isolation. The danger isn’t unique. Kenya offers a stark warning, with an estimated 3.2 million people blacklisted on the country’s 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.
Breaking down the 3 R’s of credit and why they still matter
The 3 R’s come in. Returns, Repayment capacity, and Risk-bearing ability shift the focus from merely assessing trustworthiness to examining the business as an investment opportunity.
5 ways non-financial companies offer loans
In this article, we break down five models of how non-financial companies are embedding loans into their customer experience.