Micro-finance, re-engineered

Lending that reaches
the last mile.

PhotonMatters gives banks, NBFCs and telecom operators one AI-native platform to originate, manage, score and collect credit — from micro-loans, consumer cash loans and mobile-device loans to commercial loans across the Middle East, Africa and India.

8-week go-live 250k+ requests / hour 3 regions in production
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9AI-native products
250k+/hrRequests at peak scale
wksFrom kickoff to go-live
3Regions: Africa · India · ME
99.9%Platform availability
The Platform

One modular core for the entire credit lifecycle.

API-first, AI-native modules that run the journey end to end — originate, manage, score, collect and reconcile — on-premises or in the cloud.

Loan Origination

Digital onboarding, KYC/AML, configurable workflows and AI-assisted approvals across every product.

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Loan Management

The full lifecycle from disbursement to closure — schedules, accruals, restructures and payoffs.

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Credit Scoring

Explainable AI scores from bureau, telco, cashflow and alternative data for thin-file borrowers.

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Debt Collection

AI-driven recovery that segments, prioritises and automates outreach to lift cure rates.

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Reconciliation AI

Auto-matches payments, ledgers and gateway settlements — flags breaks before they age.

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Collection Marketing AI

Behaviour-driven nudges and offers that turn reminders into repayments, channel by channel.

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Campaign Management

Design, target and automate lending campaigns across SMS, WhatsApp, email and voice.

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GSM · Missed Call & Collect Call New

Zero-cost engagement for operators — verification, opt-in and reminders by missed & collect call.

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One platform.
Every credit journey.

Mix and match modules, or run the full stack. API-first and configurable to your market.

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Intelligence, built in

AI that decides, explains, and gets smarter.

Every loan is underwritten, priced, reconciled and collected by models that combine bureau, alternative and behavioural data — with full explainability for regulators and risk teams.

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Real-time decisioningSub-second approvals at 250k+ requests/hour.
Alternative data scoringTelco, cashflow and device signals for the unbanked.
Explainable & compliantEvery decision is auditable, with reason codes built in.
Who we partner with

Built for the institutions that move credit.

Banks

Launch digital-first credit without legacy core constraints.

NBFCs & Lenders

Scale alternative lending with configurable, compliant rails.

Telecom Operators

Turn subscribers into a financial-services base — airtime to credit.

Where we operate

Born for emerging markets.

Africa

Our primary market — mobile-money native lending across West, East and Southern Africa.

India

MSME, consumer and supply-chain credit with NBFC and bank partners.

Middle East & GCC

HQ in Dubai — Shariah-aware and digital lending for the Gulf.

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Why it matters

1.4 billion adults are still locked out of finance.

Most of them aren't unbankable — they're just unseen by legacy credit models built for paperwork and payslips. PhotonMatters reads the signals the old system ignores: mobile usage, airtime, cashflow and repayment behaviour — so a first fair loan is possible with nothing but a phone.

1.4Badults still unbanked
worldwide
1 phoneall it takes to access
credit on our platform