Lidya

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Building a financial services platform that offers financing in less than 24 hours to small and medium businesses in emerging markets.

Tunde Kehinde

Co-Founder and CEO at Lidya

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Employees 21–50

Headquarters Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Lidya unlocks credit for Africans. Everyday, millions of creditworthy Africans face roadblocks as they seek loans, hindered by limited credit history, collateral demands, and lengthy approval processes.

Lidya is a beacon of hope. We have reimagined credit management to deliver secure, stable digital credit infrastructure so credit providers can originate, disburse, and collect credit with confidence. Because of Lidya, creditworthy Africans can access fast and convenient loans tailored to their needs, eliminating barriers that once held them back. By leveraging advanced technology, data analytics and algorithms, our credit rails assess creditworthiness quickly and provide rapid digital credit disbursement & collection, and are the system of record for all transactions. Lidya has become a catalyst for success, fueling over $100m USD in credit across over 32,500 loans with a 99% repayment.

Join us on the journey as we empower credit worthy Africans, invigorate the African economy and redefine the digital lending landscape in Africa. With Lidya, dreams become a reality!

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Notable Achievements

Over 90% of clients have grown their businesses with Lidya's support.
Disbursed more than 32,500 loans since inception.
Lidya has a 99% repayment rate of loans issued through our platform

Currently Operating in Four Regions

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Press Mentions

June 22, 2019

African Behemoth of 200 Million Awakens to Retail Banking

After years of ignoring consumers, Nigerian lenders are making an unprecedented push into retail banking.

Read on Bloomberg.com »

August 29, 2023

Tunde Kehinde and his business of helping SMEs succeed in Business

The statistics of businesses that succeed are not very encouraging, particularly in Africa. The percentages of those that succeed vary

Read on Nairametrics »

March 21, 2022

Tunde Kehinde, CEO of Lidya, has been listed as one of the Top 50 Financial Technology CEOs of 2022

Read on The Financial Technology Report. »

September 17, 2020

A conversation with Tunde Kehinde of Lidya on finance and the digital divide

Small and medium businesses have been some of the hardest hit in the COVID-19 pandemic. And all that has been as true in emerging markets as it has been for SMBs in the developed world. Tunde...

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March 20, 2020

How one company is hoping to help small businesses thrive in Africa - CNN Video

CNN's Zain Asher speaks with Tunde Kehinde, the co-founder of Lidya, about how he hopes technology can make investments accessible for small African businesses.

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