How direct debit works in Malawi
This report provides a deep dive into the direct debit ecosystem in Malawi from 2019 to 2024. It also examines the regulatory framework governing the system.
How lending software for small lenders levels the playing field with big banks
Banks used to win by size because lending rewarded scale: large banks employed armies of underwriters, maintained branches in every district, and stored customer records in costly legacy systems that slowed change and hid useful data. Small lenders could move faster in a neighbourhood or a niche, yet that speed rarely translated into wide reach […]
A borrower’s right to data privacy is not negotiable
A borrower’s right to data privacy is not negotiable. Nothing gets your heart racing several miles per minute like the chance that you may not recover your loans, but that fear can never justify invading a borrower’s privacy. Responsible lending means collecting only the data you truly need and nothing more. Borrowers privacy is a fundamental right, and it must never be compromised.


