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How AI is helping mobile loan apps avoid defaulters

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Tala General Manager, Annastella Mumbi

Digital credit is rapidly growing in Kenya, with 51 service providers approved by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK).

These loan apps, which do not require collateral, risk accumulating bad loans that could force them to shut down. This risk has contributed to their popularity.

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