Mobile loan borrowing has been on the rise across Kenya. With growing smartphone availability and easy access to mobile money transfer and quick application turnaround, digital credit has sky-rocketed in this country. Mobile company Safaricom’s M-Pesa is a well-known example. It is no surprise; therefore, that digital lending has developed so strongly in Kenya. However, it’s not […]
Read MoreSavings and credit co-operatives (Saccos) have come under increasing public scrutiny of late, mostly on charges of loss of member funds. Let’s first understand Saccos; and to do that, we have to start with the co-operative movement. Co-operatives are defined as an independent association of persons united with a purpose to meet their common economic, […]
Read MoreSmall Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) can now eliminate the cost of buying computer servers and employing ICT personnel by tapping into cloud-based servers. It costs SACCO’s between Sh 800,000 and Sh 2 million to acquire computer servers. This has made it difficult for small SACCO’s to leverage on technology to cut costs and […]
Read MoreHow to know if your SACCO is a deposit-taking SACCO or not Savings and credit co-operatives (SACCOs) have come under increasing public scrutiny of late, mostly on charges of loss of member funds. Let’s first understand SACCOs; and to do that, we have to start with the cooperative movement. Co-operatives are defined as an independent […]
Read MoreWhy Saccos should adopt cloud solution. Small Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOs) can now eliminate the cost of buying computer servers and employing ICT personnel by tapping into cloud-based technology. It’s quite pricey to set up initially if a SACCO is to use on-premise technology. The initial CAPEX has made it difficult for small […]
Read MoreWebSacco is a new cloud platform for SACCOs who want to go online and on cloud and serve their customers in a better way by adopting easy to use technologies.
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