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 […]
Lendsqr’s guide to responsible lending
Credit is one of the surest ways to grow an economy and bring smiles to the faces of small business owners, artisans trying to finish a supply, and fathers trying to provide for their families. If you’re a lender reading this, you’re probably thinking you made the right decision choosing this line of business right? […]
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How big is the addressable market for consumer loan in Nigeria?
Nigeria's 200 million population offers a vast potential for consumer loans. This guide explores strategies to tap into this market.
We built Lendsqr to innovate affordable credit for all
There’s no shortage of research to show how crucial consumer credit is to the average Nigerian and the economy as a whole. But we like to think of credit from how it affects people and it is often the one tool people use to deal with economic shocks. In Nigeria, those economic shocks can be […]
Lenders battle against fraudsters; a case for an industry blacklist
In Kenya, the lenders battle against fraudsters with an estimated 3.2 million people have been blacklisted on Kenya’s TransUnion credit reference bureau.
Why Nigerian banks will never win the consumer credit game
Consumer lending is basically loans to individuals, like me and you, to purchase goods and services. Of the forms of consumer lending, credit cards are perhaps the most popular. Yet, if you’re a Nigerian reading this, that last sentence is not very relatable, mostly because not only is consumer lending uncommon in Nigeria, credit card […]
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.
What are payday loans and how to make the best of them?
When emergencies strike and funds are needed, it is often difficult to know where to turn. As a Nigerian, it can be quite difficult to save for rainy days, as every day is well…quite rainy. This means that at the same time, family and friends may not be able to help you out of such […]
Word on the street: Loans are bad! Maybe not
The Nigerian’s perception of loans can be likened to the human’s fear of wild animals; scary! Okay, maybe that analogy is layered a little too thick, but you must agree that Nigerians hate loans which is ironic because when they eventually get them, they never payback. To the crux of the matter, why do loans have […]
Why Nigerians don’t pay their loans
The frustration that comes from not being able to recover your money because Nigerians don’t pay back their loans on time isn’t up for debate. After all, we all get replete with stories of the high and mighty, and the not so mighty, dragging it out with banks regarding bad loans. “The Nigerian attitude to […]
How Blocka Cash got its lending groove
Blocka Cash is one of the fastest growing and the easiest digital lenders in Nigeria with a clear ambition to become the lender of choice in a market where over N74 trillion of credit gap is a perennial problem.
