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GTBank Personal Loan

Guaranty Trust Bank offers personal loans to salary earners and self-employed individuals in Nigeria. GTBank is one of the country leading c…

4.2

Access Bank Personal Loan

Access Bank is one of Nigeria largest commercial banks and offers a range of personal loan products to salaried employees and self-employed …

4.1

Zenith Bank Personal Loan

Zenith Bank is one of the largest commercial banks in Nigeria and provides personal loan facilities to both salary earners and business owne…

4.0

First Bank Personal Loan

First Bank of Nigeria is one of the oldest and most established commercial banks in the country. Their personal loan products cater to salar…

3.9

UBA Personal Loan

United Bank for Africa offers personal loan products through its Click Credit and traditional personal loan facilities. UBA operates in 20 A…

4.0

Renmoney Loans

Renmoney is a licensed microfinance bank in Nigeria that specialises in consumer lending. It is one of the most recognised non-bank lenders …

4.3

Page Financials Loans

Page Financials is a licensed financial services company in Nigeria that provides personal loan products primarily to salary earners and pro…

4.0

Carbon Loans

Carbon (formerly Paylater) is one of Nigeria most established digital lending platforms, offering instant personal loans through its mobile …

4.5

FairMoney Loans

FairMoney is one of Nigeria fastest-growing digital lending platforms and microfinance banks. Founded in 2017, FairMoney is licensed by the …

4.4

Branch Loans

Branch International is a global digital lending company operating in Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and India. In Nigeria, Branch is regulated by…

4.3

Palmcredit Loans

Palmcredit is a digital lending product operated by Newedge Finance Limited, a CBN-licensed microfinance company in Nigeria. The platform of…

4.2

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