Tag: #Digitallender

Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has permanently delisted three digital loan Apps belonging to Orange Loan Limited, Purple Credit Limited and another company which are licensed as approved Digital Mobile Lenders (“DMLs”) in Nigeria. According to the Commission, the deleted loan Apps were …

The Central Bank of Kenya (“CBK”) was recently vested with the powers to license and regulate digital lenders in Kenya under a new law, The Central Bank of Kenya (Digital Credit Providers) Regulations 2022 (“Regulation 2022”) effective from 18th March 2022. Before 2022, digital lending …

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“FCCPC”) has in the exercise of its powers under its enabling law, ventured into the regulation of digital lending business in Nigeria. Recently, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by sections 17, 18 and 163 of …

Introduction Nigeria has about 220 Million population with about 210 Million active mobile phone users, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission, and by 2050, the nation’s population is estimated to rise to 400 Million. As of June 2022, Nigeria hit 44.30% of broadband penetration with …

INTRODUCTION Digital lending in Kenya is not only growing but also becoming highly regulated as the Kenyan Government is taking a very strong stance on regulatory compliance and consumer protection matters. Not only are money lenders now required to be registered and licensed (which is …