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Mobile lender eyes India and Mexico after Sh6.5b funding

Tala received funding to expand to India and Mexico. [Courtesy]

Mobile lending firm Tala is expanding into the Indian and Mexican markets after a new round of successful investment raised Sh6.5 billion in fresh capital.

The mobile lender that launched operations in Kenya four years ago will be exporting the success seen in the Kenyan market where the majority of its users reside.

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