"A majority of the population in sub-Saharan Africa are either unbanked or underbanked, and for a lot of the customers that come into our ecosystem, we are probably their first-ever interaction with financial services."
"Unlike lending apps, banks often loan to active customers, require collateral and involve lengthy processes that include paperwork. This has made micro-lenders an alternative, but expensive, source of capital even for small businesses."
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