Lenders battle against fraudsters; a case for an industry blacklist
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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.

Credit bureaus, credit scoring, and payments providers for lenders in Ghana
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Credit bureaus, credit scoring, and payments providers for lenders in Ghana

Credit bureaus are the gatekeepers of reliable data, and in a place like Ghana, where non-performing loans (NPLs) hover around 24.3% according to CEIC data, data accuracy isn’t just helpful—it’s non-negotiable. With access to transparent borrower data, lenders are no longer flying blind—they can effectively sift out high-risk borrowers and reduce default rates, turning chaos […]

Uburyo 5 bwo Kwigaragaza nk’Umugurizabikorwa Utandukanye mu Rwanda
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Uburyo 5 bwo Kwigaragaza nk’Umugurizabikorwa Utandukanye mu Rwanda

U Rwanda rwahinduye amateka yarurangwagamo n’ibikomere rukaba kimwe mu bihugu bifite iterambere ryihuse muri Afurika, bigaragarira mu mahame arugenga no mu bushake bwo kwiyubaka. Dushingiye ku bunararibonye dufite mu nganda z’imari, twasanze u Rwanda ari ahantu heza ho gukorera inguzanyo hifashishijwe ikoranabuhanga. Imiyoborere myiza n’iyubahirizwa ry’amategeko bigaragara mu Rwanda bituma habaho icyizere ku isoko ry’imari. […]