Wonga Breach Affects ‘up To 270,000 In UK and Poland’

April 9, 2017 by

The payday loan firm Wonga has said up to 270,000 of its customers may have been affected by a data breach. The firm said it was “urgently investigating illegal and unauthorised access to the personal data of some of its customers in the UK and Poland”. The firm said it began contacting borrowers on Saturday … Read more

Botswana Based Company Acquires Afb Ghana

January 18, 2017 by

Letshego Holdings Limited (“Letshego”), the inclusive finance focused group with consumer lending, microfinance and deposit-taking subsidiaries across Southern, East and West Africa, today announces its second acquisition in West Africa, acquiring a 100% shareholding in afb Ghana Plc (“afb”) from Jumo World Limited. afb is a licensed non-bank financial institution and offers innovative credit products … Read more