Partner operating model for Collect.

These customers already earn, save, and borrow - just outside the formal system. Collect turns that existing discipline into deposits, data, and bankable credit relationships.

A financial adviser and business owner meeting in Kigali
A business owner discussing a financial plan

Bank growth workflow

Convert existing savings discipline into formal deposits, reliable data and bankable credit relationships.

01

Mobilise deposits

Bring daily and group savings into clearer bank-linked records.

02

Build data

Turn organised group records into repayment and credit-readiness signals.

03

Prepare credit

Package MSME and group-backed files for formal bank review.

04

Grow relationships

Support deposits, lending and diaspora banking under bank approval.

A large savings and credit market already exists, mostly outside formal banking.

RWF 288B+Annual ibimina savings flow
4.8MInformal and group savers
94,000Savings groups nationwide
90.4%Employment operating informally

Growth Engines for Banks

Low-cost deposit mobilisation

Reach millions of informal savers through existing ibimina, cooperatives and community networks.

  • Daily and periodic microsavings
Daily-income lending and repayment

Collect helps banks design loans around how customers actually earn rather than forcing daily earners into a monthly salary model.

  • Daily or periodic micro-repayments
  • Earlier visibility of repayment stress
Group-backed and diaspora lending

Verified group savings can provide an additional risk-control layer for eligible lending.

  • Bank-held savings collateral
  • Credit-life or income-protection cover
Stronger MSME credit origination

Collect's Credit Readiness-as-a-Service prepares applicants before formal bank review, helping credit teams receive more complete, structured and decision-ready MSME files.

What each side brings

What Collect Provides

  • Group creation and administration
  • Member and group ledgers
  • Credit Readiness guide and support
  • Daily loan micro-repayment
  • Diaspora group-savings infrastructure

What the Partner Bank Provides

  • Regulated savings accounts and account operations
  • KYC, KYB and AML/CFT controls
  • Credit assessment and pricing
  • Loan disbursement

The Commercial Value to Banks

Partner banks can generate value through:

  • Growth in low-cost deposits
  • New retail and MSME customers
  • Increased loan origination
  • Reduced pre-credit administration

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