Digital lenders oppose rate cap plan

Central Bank of Kenya Governor Patrick Njoroge. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Digital lenders have warned against proposed introduction of controls on charges and fees on loans, claiming it will hurt further the flow of credit to micro-sized businesses.

Ivan Mbowa, the regional general manager for Tala and a director at Digital Lenders Association (DLAK), said the industry will resist planned legal attempts to cap charges and instead favour risk-based loan pricing models which are powered by machine learning technologies.

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