‘I was very scared, very nervous’: Zambian entrepreneur on starting a business
'It was a very, very risky thing that we did, honestly,' recalls Zambian fintech entrepreneur Chilufya Mutale.
Chilufya Mutale is the co-founder of eShandi (formerly Premier Credit), a Zambia-based fintech company that extends loans to small businesses and low-income consumers. Alongside her husband-turned-business-partner, Mutale has overseen the disbursement of over $11 million in loans since 2019. The company has also expanded into Zimbabwe, Ke…
