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Bringing sanity to the digital lending space

Tala East Africa General Manager Ivan Ombowa.

It is now easier to access credit more than ever, thanks to the proliferation of digital lending apps in the country.

Among the players in this space is Tala, a mobile and data science company that is leading the scramble for customers seeking quick mobile loans. Financial Standard spoke to Ivan Ombowa, the firm’s East Africa general manager, about wide-ranging issues affecting the industry.

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