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.
Key providers for lenders in Malawi: Credit scoring, KYC, and payment
Today, we’ll look at some of the key providers in Malawi from those developing credit scoring models to KYC and payment services providers.
Effective strategies to market your loan products
As of 2023, the global lending market was valued at over $7 trillion, with thousands of institutions vying for the attention of borrowers. So, how do you make your loan products stand out in such a full market?


