The Philippine Star

Tala taps Lendr for lending business

- – Lawrence Agcaoili

Santa Monica-based fintech startup Tala has joined online lending platform Lendr of FINTQnolog­ies Corp. to provide access to financial services to underserve­d Filipinos.

The partnershi­p with the unit of PLDT Inc. would allow Tala to reach more unbanked and underserve­d Filipinos and extend credit to a larger market segment.

Tala Philippine­s country manager Angelo Madrid said Lendr is a channel that would allow the startup to extend credit to a market that is underserve­d by traditiona­l financial institutio­ns.

“On the Lendr platform, Tala will provide fast, reliable loans to Filipinos who want to start or to grow their business, support their families, or fund personal or emergency expenses,” he said

Applying for a Tala loan via Lendr is easy as prospectiv­e borrowers simply need to complete the applicatio­n process by following the online prompts. Tala approves and releases loans within one business day.

Eligible individual­s can borrow P1,000 to P10,000, payable in weekly installmen­ts of up to four weeks.

Tala is the leading mobile technology and data science company committed to financial inclusion globally. More than 1.4 million people have borrowed through Tala’s smartphone app, which provides instant credit scoring, lending, and other personaliz­ed financial services in emerging markets.

 ??  ?? Photo shows (from left) Tala Philippine­s people operations manager Katherine Antunez , FINTQ managing director Lito Villanueva and Tala Philippine­s director and president Angelo Madrid.
Photo shows (from left) Tala Philippine­s people operations manager Katherine Antunez , FINTQ managing director Lito Villanueva and Tala Philippine­s director and president Angelo Madrid.

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