
First Access is an award-winning fintech company that provides a smart data platform designed to help lenders, particularly in emerging markets, digitize and automate their credit access processes. Their platform enables the creation of custom loan origination and decision engines, allowing lenders to reach small businesses and consumers efficiently. Key features include digital appraisals, configurable scoring and decision engines, flexible workflows, and CRM tools. The platform is engineered for success in low-data environments and facilitates digital transformation by offering configurability over customization, enabling faster and more affordable solutions. First Access aims to turn data into financial opportunity, supporting both traditional financial institutions seeking incremental change and fintechs requiring speed to market for fast growth. They highlight their ability to onboard customers quickly, with the potential to launch custom credit apps in as little as two weeks, and have saved customers significant wait times for loan access.

First Access is an award-winning fintech company that provides a smart data platform designed to help lenders, particularly in emerging markets, digitize and automate their credit access processes. Their platform enables the creation of custom loan origination and decision engines, allowing lenders to reach small businesses and consumers efficiently. Key features include digital appraisals, configurable scoring and decision engines, flexible workflows, and CRM tools. The platform is engineered for success in low-data environments and facilitates digital transformation by offering configurability over customization, enabling faster and more affordable solutions. First Access aims to turn data into financial opportunity, supporting both traditional financial institutions seeking incremental change and fintechs requiring speed to market for fast growth. They highlight their ability to onboard customers quickly, with the potential to launch custom credit apps in as little as two weeks, and have saved customers significant wait times for loan access.
Headquarters: New York (regional office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)
Product: Configurable loan origination, decision engine, credit scoring, CRM and analytics for emerging markets
Market focus: Financial institutions and fintechs serving small businesses and consumers in low-data/emerging markets
Notable funding: Series A announced Nov 2017 (led by Bamboo Capital Partners)
Credit access and loan origination automation for financial institutions operating in emerging markets with limited data availability.
2011
FinTech
7000000.00
Announced Nov 21, 2017; named participants included The Social Entrepreneurs' Fund, Impact Engine, 500 Fintech, Colle Capital and private investors.
“Bamboo Capital Partners led Series A; other participants named include The Social Entrepreneurs' Fund, Impact Engine, 500 Fintech, Colle Capital and private investors.”