Digital channels are aggravating rather than reducing the dangers of excessive borrowing among Africa’s poorest, long-time microfinance critic Milford Bateman tells The Africa Report. Microfinance was ...

Agora Microfinance has secured a lending licence in South Africa and will start operating there within the next six months, co-founder and CEO Tanmay Chetan tells The Africa Report.

Credit risk management platform Recordent rolls out an MFI Credit Registry in collaboration with Sa-Dhan to enhance underwriting and limit borrower over-indebtedness.

As South Africa marks World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March and Human Rights Day on 21 March, it’s a perfect time to take a ...

Microfinance in the Global South has evolved from a targeted poverty‐alleviation tool into a multifaceted financial ecosystem. Initially celebrated for empowering marginalised borrowers through small ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa and DALLAS, Oct. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UPAY Inc. (UPYY), a U.S.-based fintech innovator, today announced that its South African subsidiary, Automated Credit Provider ...