NBFIRA probes Orange’s N’stakolle loan

Launching soon: Orange Botswana is expected to launch its N’stakolle product soon
Launching soon: Orange Botswana is expected to launch its N’stakolle product soon

The Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) is investigating Orange Botswana’s expansion into short-term consumer lending, with a view to ensure that the mobile giant is following the regulations provided.

For weeks, Orange Botswana has been teasing a product known as “N’stakolle” which is apparently being offered to certain customers of Orange Money, the cellphone group’s widely popular mobile money wing.

While Orange is yet to formally launch the service, Orange Money users have reported being offered and taking up N’stakolle loans, which are a form of advance against their balances in the mobile money product.

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