How to get started as a lender in Botswana
Industry Information

How to get started as a lender in Botswana

In Botswana, 16% of the adult population either has no access to formal financial services or relies solely on informal channels. What does this tell us? It tells us that the financial landscape is fertile, ripe for innovation, and ready for disruption. Botswana may not have the scale of larger African economies, but what it […]

Can medical debt affect your credit even if you’ve paid it off?
Borrower information

Can medical debt affect your credit even if you’ve paid it off?

The hardest part about medical bills is how little control you have over them. They can show up without warning, and once they go to collections, they stay with you.

Nigeria’s problems will be solved by access to credit
Credit Laws

Nigeria’s problems will be solved by access to credit

Access to credit has historically been difficult in Nigeria. This is because, for years, big banks were the sole providers of financial services and those banks didn’t care too much for retail banking.