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A man using a mobile phone. EWS by 4G Capital enables an early assessment of borrowers to help reduce the risk of over-indebtedness. www.theexchange.africa

Too much debt? This tool helps lenders not lose to high risk borrowers

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By sensing mild changes in financial well-being, the EWS gives lenders the opportunity to intervene and improve lending decisions and risk management.
Further testing, as part of the pilot, will reveal the predictive power of these indicators on borrowers’ behaviour and to what extent they translate to repayment challenges, such as delinquency, default, and rollover.

“The Financial Stress Early Warning System trial is a ground-breaking exercise in data-led client protection,” said Wayne Hennessy-Barrett, CEO and Founder of 4G Capital.…