Drafting a strategy for your lending business
Lending

Drafting a strategy for your lending business

The business strategy is the foundation of every business, it provides guidance to what the organization is set-up to achieve. The first step towards building a strong lending business, with long-term sustainable growth is having a clearly defined strategy. In simple terms, your strategy tells your stakeholders (internal and external) what your organization will be […]

Customer count or profitability: which is more important for a lender?
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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 […]

Importance of credit scoring for loan decisions
Lending

Importance of credit scoring for loan decisions

“What if they don’t pay back?” If we had to compile a list of questions frequently asked by lenders, this would probably be top of the list. It’s the biggest and most terrifying question a lender is faced with when assessing a loan application.Lenders in Nigeria are constantly forced to confront the reality that Nigerians don’t […]

Requirements for a moneylenders license in Nigeria
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Requirements for a moneylenders license in Nigeria

Lending is a profitable business whose economic significance can’t be disregarded. There are a few hurdles to scale to become a lender and getting a moneylenders license is one of them. Lenders need to be licensed, if not, they can’t start a money lending business legitimately. You can read more about how to determine the […]

Which is better for loan repayments: Cards or Direct Debit?
Lending

Which is better for loan repayments: Cards or Direct Debit?

A lender’s worst nightmare is being unable to recover loans. This fear has a compelling hold on lenders that many have resorted to scare tactics, harassment and misusing borrowers’ data to force repayment. More often than not, adopting these unethical methods of loan recovery exposes the dire need for improvement of the lenders’ system for […]

APIs for lenders to reduce NPL
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APIs for lenders to reduce NPL

The threat that bad loans pose to lenders can’t be overemphasized. A lot of lenders have had to write off an alarming amount of non-performing loans (NPL). As a lender, a big concern you’re often confronted with is “what if they don’t pay back?” It’s imperative to be able to recover your loans. This is […]

What makes a great loan software
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What makes a great loan software

Now that you’ve made the decision to become a lender, the next big decision you’ll have to make has to do with the loan software to use. Especially for lending digitally. Whether you decide to build your lending technology yourself or operate off an existing LaaS platform like Lendsqr, here are six things you should […]

5 lending business activities to monitor daily
Lending

5 lending business activities to monitor daily

There are key lending business activities to monitor to ensure your lending business is on the right track. Generate reports of these activities and review them daily for best results. Lending is serious and sensitive business and must be conducted with the utmost attention to details. The last thing you want is to have put […]

What license do I need to lend?
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What license do I need to lend?

Read about the license(s) you need to lend

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How to obtain a moneylenders’ license in Nigeria
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How to obtain a moneylenders’ license in Nigeria

Congratulations on making the decision to contribute your quota in bridging Nigeria’s credit gap and scaling the hurdles to become a lender. Now that you have succeeded in your building efforts so far, you mustn’t forget the final hurdle. You need a moneylenders license to operate your lending business in Nigeria. This is a key […]

How to start lending for free with Lendsqr 
Lending

How to start lending for free with Lendsqr 

A typical state lender who has about N20 million capital is targeting the working class Nigeria, targeting loan sizes of N30,000 to N150,000. Knowing they stand no chance of growing the business if they demand their borrowers come to an office, they invariably would need technology, such as a mobile or website, to reach their […]

Are lenders evil for charging high interest rates?
Lending

Are lenders evil for charging high interest rates?

The average lender today would typically charge 4% — 10% per month (48% — 120% per year) on a loan. Whoa. Does it make you wonder how they are able to recover loans with these rates? What probably immediately comes to mind is how crazy and horrible these rates are and that there is no way […]