CreditRegistry, Nigeria’s largest credit bureau, is offering lenders free usage of its premium credit reporting serviceto cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses.
This offer, estimated at more than N25 million,is timed to come into effect with the commencement of the phased easing of the lockdown on May 4, 2020 in Lagos, FCT and Ogun as announced by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Lendersnot yet subscribed to its platform are able to use CreditRegistry’scredit reporting service at no cost throughout the month of May. This offer enables lenders, especially Fintechs,to process as many loans as desired,reduce operational costsand pass the savings to customerswho urgently need help and financial support now as a result of the pandemic impact.
Commenting on the offer, CreditRegistry’s Chief Executive Officer – Mrs. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun -had this to say, “Notwithstandingthe current arduous circumstances,CreditRegistry remains committed to empowering and supporting our loyal members. We all have a part to play so during this challenging time we are contributing to help businesses thrive so that more Nigerians can remain employed.CreditRegistry is offering new members access to our services at no cost in May 2020.
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We hope that our contribution will support lenders so they can extend critical lending support to morecustomers.”Concluding, Mrs. Sharrieff–Ayedun added that “As Nigeria is set to reopen, regroup, rethink, reimagine, rebuildandrecover, as a socially responsible brand, CreditRegistryaims to collaborate with lenders to empowerindividuals and businesses with faster access to affordable credit ‘one loan at a time’.”
In addition to the Free Offer Campaign to new members, CreditRegistry is championingmore efficient and cost-savingmodels for its existing members to operate. CreditRegistry’s AutoCred REST API provides the means for lenders to automate access to credit reports and its proprietary SMARTScore in order to facilitate split-second processing of large volumes of loan transactions at significant cost savings,while ensuring business continuity.
Existing members that implement the AutoCred REST API in May 2020 will also benefit from the Free Offer Campaign. Lenders canprocess more credit applications faster and more creditworthy Nigerians can benefit from loans at this critical time.
CreditRegistry’sFree Offer Campaignis highly supportive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) loan facility made available to help Nigerian families and businesses during this crisis.
The apex bank has introducedseveral initiatives including the reduction of cost of lending on funds from the Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL MFB), the national microfinance bank which has commenced the disbursement of CBN’s N50 billion Targeted Credit Facility (TCF) to MSMEs affected by COVID-19.
CreditRegistry – the Voice of Credit in Nigeria – has over 20 products and servicesavailable to lenders and the general public, including its SMARTScore and CreditConnection. Since pioneering private credit bureau services in 2003, CreditRegistry has beensteadfastlyserving leading financial and non-financial organisations.
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