What rising NPLs actually cost a lending business beyond the obvious
Explore the deeper cost structure behind rising NPLs and why lenders pay attention to them long before they dominate financial reports.
7 reasons why your loan business struggles to attract borrowers
So, you've kicked off your loan business. Now, you’re expecting a surge of customers. Despite your best efforts, the expected influx of customers hasn't materialized. Find out the possible reasons for low borrower numbers in your loan business.
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.