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.

10 common reasons lenders go cold after demos
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10 common reasons lenders go cold after demos

Buyers often research for weeks or months before they reach out, and when they do sit through a demo they expect to get value and confidence fast.

Why modern lenders need fair debt collection strategies
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Why modern lenders need fair debt collection strategies

Debt collection has become one of the most sensitive parts of lending. Borrowers are more informed than ever, regulators in Africa and around the world continue to tighten expectations, and credit markets rely heavily on trust. Recovery still matters for the bottom line, but the way lenders go about it matters even more. A fair, […]