Credit assessment for small borrowers with thin files
- The problem
- Small businesses and first-time borrowers lack formal records, so good borrowers are rejected or bad ones approved.
- How AI helps
- AI reads bank statements, GST returns and invoices to build a cash-flow picture and a score with reasons that the credit officer reviews.
- Start with
- Bank statement and GST data, cash-flow model, credit-officer screen.
- Guardrails
- Follow the regulator guidelines on digital lending, test for bias and keep the credit officer accountable for the decision.