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Show me your scoring engine, I'll show you your loan book
A scoring engine is more than a software to deploy; it is the gate that either admits risk into the business or keeps it out before it damages cash flow, provisions, capital, and reputation.
By James Mungai 28 days ago
Show me your scoring engine, I'll show you your loan book
Financial freedom begins with one decision: Stop impressing people
Perhaps the greatest obstacle to financial freedom in Kenya is not low income, but the growing desire to impress people who neither contribute to our income nor secure our future.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Financial freedom begins with one decision: Stop impressing people
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Living from one payday to another: The new involuntary prison
Financial pressure is no longer determined solely by income. In many cases, it is determined by the relationship between income and obligations.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Living from one payday to another: The new involuntary prison
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Anatomy of a loan default and what it will cost you
The demand letter from a lender is not the real problem. Ignoring it is.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Anatomy of a loan default and what it will cost you
How digital data has birthed problematic loans
After months of dawn-to-midnight riding, the boda boda rider was within a few instalments of finally owning his motorcycle, but the asset meant to lift his family out of poverty vanished in a flash.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
How digital data has birthed problematic loans
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State: The master collector but accountability rookie
Taxpayers finance the entire machinery of the State, yet they do not enjoy anything close to equivalent information rights.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
State: The master collector but accountability rookie
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State: The master tax collector but accountability rookie
State has mastered the art of taking revenue quickly, predictably, and almost unavoidably but does not account for it .
By James Mungai 2 months ago
State: The master tax collector but accountability rookie
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The credit controller knows where the bodies are buried: Time CFO started listening
Experts warn Kenyan businesses risk cash flow crises if they fail to treat credit control and receivables management as strategic financial intelligence.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The credit controller knows where the bodies are buried: Time CFO started listening
The power of patience, psychology and strategy in debt recovery
There’s one case I’ll never forget, a Business-to-Consumer (B2C) client who owed a significant amount, but every step felt like a chess match.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The power of patience, psychology and strategy in debt recovery
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The rent-a-stress economy blowing into a full-scale economic liquidity crisis
Behind the relentless “hustle” lies a brutal reality where both the State and the lending ecosystem have created a trap rather than a springboard for wealth.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The rent-a-stress economy blowing into a full-scale economic liquidity crisis
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Borrow smart or not at all
Debt is shaping Kenya’s economy but knowing when to borrow or walk away can determine financial survival or collapse.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
Borrow smart or not at all
All in a day's work for a Kenyan debt collector
People think debt collection is just shouting and threats. But the truth is its strategy, psychology, endurance, humour, negotiation, and a little bit of madness. It’s messy magic.
By James Mungai 3 months ago
All in a day's work for a Kenyan debt collector
Show me your scoring engine, I'll show you your loan book
A scoring engine is more than a software to deploy; it is the gate that either admits risk into the business or keeps it out before it damages cash flow, provisions, capital, and reputation.
By James Mungai 28 days ago
Show me your scoring engine, I'll show you your loan book
Financial freedom begins with one decision: Stop impressing people
Perhaps the greatest obstacle to financial freedom in Kenya is not low income, but the growing desire to impress people who neither contribute to our income nor secure our future.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Financial freedom begins with one decision: Stop impressing people
Premium
Living from one payday to another: The new involuntary prison
Financial pressure is no longer determined solely by income. In many cases, it is determined by the relationship between income and obligations.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Living from one payday to another: The new involuntary prison
Premium
Anatomy of a loan default and what it will cost you
The demand letter from a lender is not the real problem. Ignoring it is.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Anatomy of a loan default and what it will cost you
How digital data has birthed problematic loans
After months of dawn-to-midnight riding, the boda boda rider was within a few instalments of finally owning his motorcycle, but the asset meant to lift his family out of poverty vanished in a flash.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
How digital data has birthed problematic loans
Premium
State: The master collector but accountability rookie
Taxpayers finance the entire machinery of the State, yet they do not enjoy anything close to equivalent information rights.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
State: The master collector but accountability rookie
Premium
State: The master tax collector but accountability rookie
State has mastered the art of taking revenue quickly, predictably, and almost unavoidably but does not account for it .
By James Mungai 2 months ago
State: The master tax collector but accountability rookie
Premium
The credit controller knows where the bodies are buried: Time CFO started listening
Experts warn Kenyan businesses risk cash flow crises if they fail to treat credit control and receivables management as strategic financial intelligence.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The credit controller knows where the bodies are buried: Time CFO started listening
The power of patience, psychology and strategy in debt recovery
There’s one case I’ll never forget, a Business-to-Consumer (B2C) client who owed a significant amount, but every step felt like a chess match.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The power of patience, psychology and strategy in debt recovery
Premium
The rent-a-stress economy blowing into a full-scale economic liquidity crisis
Behind the relentless “hustle” lies a brutal reality where both the State and the lending ecosystem have created a trap rather than a springboard for wealth.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The rent-a-stress economy blowing into a full-scale economic liquidity crisis
Premium
Borrow smart or not at all
Debt is shaping Kenya’s economy but knowing when to borrow or walk away can determine financial survival or collapse.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
Borrow smart or not at all
All in a day's work for a Kenyan debt collector
People think debt collection is just shouting and threats. But the truth is its strategy, psychology, endurance, humour, negotiation, and a little bit of madness. It’s messy magic.
By James Mungai 3 months ago
All in a day's work for a Kenyan debt collector
Show me your scoring engine, I'll show you your loan book
A scoring engine is more than a software to deploy; it is the gate that either admits risk into the business or keeps it out before it damages cash flow, provisions, capital, and reputation.
By James Mungai 28 days ago
Show me your scoring engine, I'll show you your loan book
Financial freedom begins with one decision: Stop impressing people
Perhaps the greatest obstacle to financial freedom in Kenya is not low income, but the growing desire to impress people who neither contribute to our income nor secure our future.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Financial freedom begins with one decision: Stop impressing people
Premium
Living from one payday to another: The new involuntary prison
Financial pressure is no longer determined solely by income. In many cases, it is determined by the relationship between income and obligations.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Living from one payday to another: The new involuntary prison
Premium
Anatomy of a loan default and what it will cost you
The demand letter from a lender is not the real problem. Ignoring it is.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
Anatomy of a loan default and what it will cost you
How digital data has birthed problematic loans
After months of dawn-to-midnight riding, the boda boda rider was within a few instalments of finally owning his motorcycle, but the asset meant to lift his family out of poverty vanished in a flash.
By James Mungai 1 month ago
How digital data has birthed problematic loans
Premium
State: The master collector but accountability rookie
Taxpayers finance the entire machinery of the State, yet they do not enjoy anything close to equivalent information rights.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
State: The master collector but accountability rookie
Premium
State: The master tax collector but accountability rookie
State has mastered the art of taking revenue quickly, predictably, and almost unavoidably but does not account for it .
By James Mungai 2 months ago
State: The master tax collector but accountability rookie
Premium
The credit controller knows where the bodies are buried: Time CFO started listening
Experts warn Kenyan businesses risk cash flow crises if they fail to treat credit control and receivables management as strategic financial intelligence.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The credit controller knows where the bodies are buried: Time CFO started listening
The power of patience, psychology and strategy in debt recovery
There’s one case I’ll never forget, a Business-to-Consumer (B2C) client who owed a significant amount, but every step felt like a chess match.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The power of patience, psychology and strategy in debt recovery
Premium
The rent-a-stress economy blowing into a full-scale economic liquidity crisis
Behind the relentless “hustle” lies a brutal reality where both the State and the lending ecosystem have created a trap rather than a springboard for wealth.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
The rent-a-stress economy blowing into a full-scale economic liquidity crisis
Premium
Borrow smart or not at all
Debt is shaping Kenya’s economy but knowing when to borrow or walk away can determine financial survival or collapse.
By James Mungai 2 months ago
Borrow smart or not at all
All in a day's work for a Kenyan debt collector
People think debt collection is just shouting and threats. But the truth is its strategy, psychology, endurance, humour, negotiation, and a little bit of madness. It’s messy magic.
By James Mungai 3 months ago
All in a day's work for a Kenyan debt collector
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