Loan apps
Google to prohibit personal loan apps from accessing user photos, contacts
Google plans to restrict apps that offer loans to individuals from accessing sensitive user data such as photos, videos and contacts, as the Android maker steps up its response to the rise of predator
Google removes hundreds of Kenya-focused loan apps from Play Store
Google has taken down hundreds of loan apps from the Play Store in Kenya since its new policy, which requires digital lenders in the East African country to submit proof of license, went into effect i
Google to ban unlicensed loan apps in Kenya as new rules take effect
Google’s new policy requiring digital lenders in Kenya to submit proof of license to operate in the East African country takes effect today. The policy aims to clamp down on rogue loan apps, which a
Google clamps down on illegal loan apps in Kenya, Nigeria
Google is requiring loan apps in Kenya to submit proof of license to operate in the country, failure to which they risk removal from Play Store, its digital distribution service. Those that have appli
India’s central bank gives lenders November-end ultimatum to comply with new digital loan rules
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given lenders until the end of November to implement adequate systems and processes to ensure that new and existing loans comply with its digital loan rules issued
Google says it has pulled over 2,000 personal loan apps from Play Store in India this year
Google says it has pulled more than 2,000 personal loan apps from its Play Store in India, and is working to make some changes to its policy at a time when the local central bank is increasingly crack