Branch acquires majority shareholding in Century Microfinance Bank
February 8, 2022
"Branch International Limited has become the first mobile digital lender to acquire majority stake in a banking institution more than a month since the law regulating digital lenders came into force."
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Mobile Lending App Branch Partners With Visa, Announces $170 Million In Fresh Funding
April 8, 2019
"Fintech startup Branch International, which assesses creditworthiness using smartphone data, has raised $170 million in Series C financing and announced a new partnership with Visa. Foundation Capital and Visa led the round, which also included...."
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Fintech start-up Branch raises funding for EM lending push
April 8, 2019
"Branch International, a Silicon Valley-based start-up that offers loans to first-time borrowers and customers without bank accounts in Africa, India and Mexico, has raised $170m in new financing. The deal, which is made up of a combination of equity and debt, forms part of a new alliance with payments group Visa."
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Smartphone App-based Startup Branch Set To Operate In India
March 14, 2019
"San Francisco-based startup Branch International, a mobile app-based lender with operations in Africa and Latin America, launched in India this month. Branch offers customers personal loans from Rs 500 to Rs 50,000 through its Android app and is one of the..."
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Mobile app-based lender startup, Branch International, enters India
March 13, 2019
"MUMBAI: San Francisco based startup Branch International, a mobile app-based lender with operations in Africa and Latin America, launched in India this month. Branch offers customers personal loans from Rs 500 to Rs 50,000 through its Android app and is one of the first..."
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This young lending startup just secured $70 million to lend $2 at a time
March 28, 2018
"You don’t hear of many $2 loans in the United States, where $2 won’t buy you more than a chocolate bar. But in cities like Lagos, Nigeria, and Nairobi, Kenya, $2 has the buying power of roughly $40, making such 'micro' loans useful when you’re running..."
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IFC to invest Sh309m in mobile phone microlender Branch
December 20, 2017
"Branch, a Facebook-linked mobile phone money lending app, is set to receive an equity investment of Sh309 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to fuel its expansion. IFC, the World Bank’s private financing arm, says the..."
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Branch Mobile Lending App Disburses 4 Million Dollars in Loans Monthly
July 28, 2017
"If you have never heard of Branch, pay attention. Branch is a mobile lending app, founded in 2015, that offers loans of up to Ksh. 50,000 through its Android app. The app builds a credit score of the user by analysing their M-Pesa usage and over..."
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Tested By Adversity, Fintech Branch Emerges Stronger (And Better At Risk Management)
July 24, 2017
"Branch makes small personal loans to people in sub-Saharan African countries like Kenya, Tanzania, and Nigeria via their Android phones. Applicants download Branch’s app which scours personal data on their phone such as texts, calls..."
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Lending Startups Look at Borrowers’ Phone Usage to Assess Creditworthiness
November 30, 2016
"A handful of Silicon Valley-backed startups are looking to revolutionize lending in the developing world, where banks are scarce and many would-be borrowers have no credit history. Their strategy: Show me your smartphone, and my app will find out..."
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Meet Branch, the 'Branchless Bank' for Emerging Markets
April 22, 2016
"Matt Flannery, Branch's co-founder and chief executive officer, discusses the Branch app and the mobile banking landscape with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on 'Bloomberg West.'"
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