Tala

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Tala marks 5th anniversary

When Tala (formerly Mkopo Rahisi) launched in Kenya in 2014, it was the first in the world to offer unsecured mobile lending direct...

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Mobile lending firms on the spot over predatory business models

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n March, Central Bank Governor Dr Patrick Njoroge compared mobile lending firms to ‘shylocks’ over what he described as their predatory instinct citing...

Rose Muturi regional manager Tala
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At Tala, the queen of digital loans steps up

Rose Muturi doesn’t have a working stereo in her car. She is a morning person and always happy to let her juniors make...

Mobile loan lenders. CBK regulations say that non-performing loans of less than Ksh 1,000 will not be submitted to CRBs and Borrowers previously “blacklisted” for amounts less than Ksh 1,000 will be “delisted.” www.businesstoday.co.ke
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The Startup Nobody Wanted Now Attracts Everyone

As of March 2019, Tala had lent out Ksh1 billion across the markets in which it operates including Kenya, Tanzania, Philippines, Mexico and...

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Govt moves to regulate fintech-fuelled lending craze

New Draft Bill says digital lenders will be licensed by a new Financial Markets Conduct Authority and that lenders will be bound by...

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Tala eyes expansion with Sh5b in new financing

The new investment will power the growth of the firm’s consumer lending app in Mexico and India, two of the world’s largest emerging...