Datacultr is facilitating financial inclusion in India through ODYSSEY, its solution for consumer lending companies. People’s desire to own a smartphone and its clear utility in the emerging world is Odyssey’s cornerstone. To enable unbanked & underserved access formal credit, the platform reduces default rates for Banks, NBFCs, MFIs & Fintechs, on their smartphone financing products.
With the proprietary technology provided by Datacultr, lenders that finance smartphones, can keep a track of these assets, by setting up triggers that can alert them against potential frauds and asset re-sale. The platform allows lenders to remotely manage smartphones given out on installments/Loan, by setting up a unique device experience module on the smartphone using templates that help them chart out the life cycle of the borrower throughout the tenure of the loan. In cases where delay in payments happen, Odyssey allows the lender to block some features of the device user-interface. After the repeated efforts, if the customer still fails to pay the due amount, Odyssey can lock the device remotely upon the decision of the bank, rendering the device unusable.
On the other hand, Datacultr's technology acts as an added incentive for users to repay their loans. When payment history is reported back to the banks, the costumer’s credit score builds and hence, can get access to big-ticket size in the future. Besides, this encourages lenders to stir up the number of loans to unbanked users with no credit history or other collateral.
Neel Juriasingani, CEO & Co-founder, Datacultr, says, “According to a report by NASSCOM, the Indian fintech software market is likely to touch $2.4 billion by 2020. This is a pool of opportunities for fintech players like us to connect to with lives of rural and unbanked customers to bring them under the umbrella of financial inclusion and credit scores. We want to create a flourishing ecosystem for the financial inclusion of the next billion underserved users. Furthermore, lending companies will be able to save cost on the collection process of the EMI."
Datacultr makes it easier for Banks, Fintech companies & NBFCs to bring people without a bank account; and who cannot afford to buy a smartphone outright, in the frame of financial inclusion.
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