How we dumped SendGrid, built Mailer and solved our email delivery troubles
Company

How we dumped SendGrid, built Mailer and solved our email delivery troubles

When we started Lendsqr, like every right thinking startup, we relied on SendGrid, which is well-regarded as one of the top email systems globally. While it served us well, as we grew, we found it didn't fully meet all our needs and those of our lenders anymore. After weighing the pros and cons, we knew it was time to find an alternative. So, we began building what the world would soon know as Mailer.

How to sell your loan products
Lending

How to sell your loan products

In our posts on getting your lending business up and running, we mentioned that the next step after creating your loan products was to invite borrowers to view and apply for them. In this post, we will be talking a bit about that process, which is really all about “selling” your loan products.

What Chamas and SACCOs can teach lenders about group lending
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What Chamas and SACCOs can teach lenders about group lending

Group finance has a reach that many fintechs still underestimate. In Kenya, SACCOs that operate under regulation reported 6.84 million members in 2023, a number that shows how much formal group lending has grown. Beyond that, informal savings groups called chamas are even more widespread. Estimates suggest there are around 300,000 active chamas, each managing […]