How lack of consequence for loan defaults is destroying the African credit ecosystem
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How lack of consequence for loan defaults is destroying the African credit ecosystem

Lack of loan default consequences is destroying Africa’s credit ecosystem from the inside out and it's causing a vicious cycle of distrust.

Lenders battle against fraudsters; a case for an industry blacklist
Industry Information

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.

How to use Lendsqr’s API to build rent-now-pay-later
Engineering

How to use Lendsqr’s API to build rent-now-pay-later

The credit ecosystem is democratizing access to better housing through rent-now-pay-later (RNPL) loan services. Learn more.