Microlenders cut 43pc of talent in innovation units

The Central bank of Kenya in Nairobi.

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Microfinance Banks (MFBs) have trimmed their innovation departments by nearly half to cut costs as major players in the financial sector invent strategies to scale them in the digital market.

A Central Bank survey shows that MFBs reduced their innovation teams by 43 percent last year, revealing their hurdles in sustaining top talent needed to curate tech products that will set them at the fore of the digital credit market.

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