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Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, and international mobile financial services firm and Branch International have announced a partnership under which Branch will offer custom financing to merchants who accept payment via Visa (Visa on mobile or Card).
The loans will provide merchants with funds to grow their business through supplemental stock, infrastructure investment, and other key operational needs. Branch International customers will get loans disbursed directly to the merchants’ phones.
“We are happy to work with Branch to offer seamless access to finance through our Visa network, as they seek to provide micro-credit facilities to merchants across Kenya“, said Visa General Manager for East Africa, Sunny Walia in a press statement.
He added, “With this partnership, we seek to offer value beyond just transactions. We would like to help the merchants grow their business and drive financial inclusion among the small merchant segments that are often unable to access quick loans,”
Through this partnership, Visa and Branch aim to significantly reduce the cost of cash for these merchants. The eligible merchants will be able to access loans of up to KSh30, 000 ($300) which can be repaid within 6 months.
“Visa revolutionized the payments technology space and popularized the idea of the credit card to the world,” said Branch CEO Matt Flannery. “At Branch, we think mobile financial apps are the ‘cards’ of the future. It only makes sense to be working together to bring world-class financial services to merchants here in Kenya and beyond.”
Branch who is an alumnae of Nairobi Garage, is a machine learning-powered provider of mobile financial products across Africa and Latin America, with plans to expand to Asia. Branch helps unlock financial access for billions of people around the world and is currently the most popular financial app in Africa.
In emerging markets across the globe, there is an expanding need for fair, reliable financial services and capital. With smartphone growth usage at an all-time high, the company has a unique opportunity to build customer-first financial products for people worldwide.
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