Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge last week barred a number of mobile-based lenders from using the Credit Reference Bureaus (CRBs), denying them a critical tool in assessing the creditworthiness of a potential borrower.
Besides unregulated mobile-based lenders, the Central Bank of Kenya CBK also withdrew the approvals granted to unregulated credit-only lenders as third party credit information providers to CRBs.
“The withdrawal is in response to numerous public complaints over misuse of the credit Information System by the unregulated digital and credit-only lenders, and particularly their poor responsiveness to customer complaints.
Thus, unregulated digital and credit-only lenders will no longer submit credit information on their borrowers to CRBs,” said CBK in a statement.
This is a blow to hundreds of fintech credit providers such as Branch International and Tala, which had become household names with nearly every functional smartphone in Kenya having a digital lending app. List of Loan Apps Barred From CRB Access:-
- Branch
- Zenka
- Tala
- Opesa
- Okash
- Okolea
- LionCash
- i-Save Mobile
- Lendi mkopo
- Okoa Cash Loans
- Fuliza Branch
- Investor
- MB-Kash
- iPesa
- Kopa Jirani
- FlashPesa
- Zash Loan
- Kashway
- Kava Personal Loans
- Kua
- Palm Loans Kenya
- Afrika loans
- Mshiko Chap
- Kenya Quick Loan Shop
- Senti
- Hikash
- MKash Bee
- PesaFlash
- Peso Loans
- Carbon
- Hela Pesa
- Eazzy Loans
- Fululiza Senti
- Stawika
- Tajiri
- Loanika
- Saida
- Kuwazo
- Fair Money
- Lendy LOANS
- Umba (Formerly Mkopo Kaka)
- UbaPesa
- Okoa 0% Interest Loans
- Kash Pesa Loans
- Fair Branch: Instantly and Accuracy
- Top Loan Lenders
- HiCash Quick and Easy Loans to MPESA
- Loans Chap Chap
- Izwa Loans
- Fintech Loans
- Imarika Credit
- PesaPata
- Okolea Quick Loans
- M-KOPAY
- Okoa Pesa pap
- Kenya Quick Loans Market
- Instant Cash- Reliable Money
- Pezesha
- mKopa
- tumaPesa
- Duta
- Saida
- Aspira
- Phedha Loans
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