Lenders battle against fraudsters; a case for an industry blacklist
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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.

Why your loan default rate is high and five data points you’re ignoring
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Why your loan default rate is high and five data points you’re ignoring

Many lenders blame late payments on “bad borrowers,” but the real problem is often hidden in the data they overlook. This article explains why your default rate is higher than it should be and highlights five powerful data points, often ignored by lenders that can dramatically improve underwriting accuracy, borrower monitoring, and repayment performance.

What you need to know to start lending in Ghana
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What you need to know to start lending in Ghana

Your timing couldn’t be better. Ghana’s economy grew by 6.9% year on year in the second quarter of 2024.