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Shivani Siroya is the founder and chief executive officer of Tala, a smartphone lending app. She founded the app [1] in 2011 to offer instant credit scores to people in underrepresented markets such as Kenya, Tanzania, India, and the Philippines. [2] [3] The app also acts as a lender and has granted more than $225M [4] in microloans as of 2018. [5]
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The company is currently operating in Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and South Africa. [4] M-KOPA uses a financing model based on daily repayments, providing affordable smartphones integrated with financial services that fit with the cash flow of underseved individuals who earn their income on a daily basis. [5] [6]
The Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA) is a government agency responsible for the licensing, supervision and regulation of Tier-4 micro finance institutions, money lenders, savings cooperatives and any money-lending institution with capital of less than USh500 million (US$140,000).
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In 1999, it was incorporated as a limited company and changed its name to Pride Africa Uganda Limited. The institution provides financial services to that segment of the Ugandan population who are not served or are unable to access financial services through Ugandan commercial banks. PBL's focus are the micro, small, and medium size entrepreneurs.
Letshego Microfinance Uganda, (also Letshego Microfinance Uganda Limited (LMUL)), whose official name is Letshego Uganda Limited, is a Tier IV microfinance institution in Uganda. LMUL is a microfinance company that offers SME loans, mortgage loans, and education loans, among other forms of lending. The company also offers savings accounts. [3]