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Accessing credit a challenge for SMEs

Around 5500 micro, small, and medium enterprises have been assisted under the COVID-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme via the Reserve Bank of Fiji. Under the COVID-19 recovery guarantee scheme, the ... read more

Housing and Access to Credit Are Two Sides of the Financial Inclusion Coin

While insufficient access to financial systems is understood as a problem for people with low incomes, SF Fed senior researcher in Community Development, Rocio Sanchez-Moyano, looks at how people of ... read more

Why should you check your credit score periodically?

Being aware and monitoring your credit score is the first step towards accessing credit. This is crucial especially for those with a low score, to understand what went wrong and to take corrective ... read more

You Can Get a Free Credit Report Every Week in 2022. Here's How

Accessing your credit report has never been easier. The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that the three major credit bureaus, TransUnion, Equifax and Experian, have ext ... read more

Consumers aged 35-40 years most credit healthy, says report

Consumers from metros continue to be more credit healthy, with nearly 43% possessing a credit score above 750. On the other hand, around 36% of Paisabazaar customers from non-metros have a score of ... read more

Collateral: Why most SMEs are denied credit

Before joining the field of public relations, Wangeci Kanyeki used to run a bakery. By her own standards, the business was doing well despite being a one-woman army affair. read more

Consumers between 35 and 40 years Most Credit Healthy: Paisabazaar's Insights Report

An insights report by Paisabazaar, India's largest digital marketplace for consumer credit, revealed that consumers between 35 and 40 years of age are the most credit healthy, while those below 25 ... read more

What You Can Do to Boost Your Credit Card Security While Shopping

Even as cybercriminals are getting more sophisticated, there are methods we can use to mitigate those threats and safeguard our financial data, including our credit card numbers.  Shopping online with ... read more

Platinum, Premier Credit eye Sh4.6 billion IFC loan

The small lenders are popular with individuals and SMEs because of their more personalised service and ease of accessing credit, especially for those that have developed longstanding relationships ... read more

98 percent of Nigerian women lack access to formal credit markets – Report

Despite the acceleration of financial services in Africa’s biggest economy, ninety eight percent of women still lack access to formal credit markets, ... read more