{"id":6256,"date":"2026-06-03T10:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/?p=6256"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:42:55","slug":"loan-against-phone-how-retailers-can-approve-more-customers-and-increase-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/loan-against-phone-how-retailers-can-approve-more-customers-and-increase-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Loan Against Phone: How Retailers Can Approve More Customers and Increase Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6256\" class=\"elementor elementor-6256\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6835820 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6835820\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7906b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7906b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offering financing directly impacts sales. But extending credit without a reliable recovery strategy is a major risk most retailers can\u2019t take, especially as more customers walk in without formal credit histories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/phone-credit\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMF\u2019s PhoneCredit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (loan against phone model) solves this by turning something the customer already owns and depends on, their smartphone, into a security layer. No documentation delays, no relying on credit scores. This allows faster approvals while maintaining control over risk.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a3d922 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a3d922\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f32d209 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f32d209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1546\" src=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.-Phone-Credit-1-scaled.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6578\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.-Phone-Credit-1-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.-Phone-Credit-1-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.-Phone-Credit-1-1024x618.png 1024w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.-Phone-Credit-1-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.-Phone-Credit-1-1536x928.png 1536w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.-Phone-Credit-1-2048x1237.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1197a72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1197a72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc8534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cc8534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Happens When Phone as Collateral Is Missing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea96a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ea96a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional financing providers approve only 30-40% of applications. That means for every 10 customers who walk in, 6 are turned away because the credit system does not have enough data on them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For retailers, each declined customer is a lost sale, a lost relationship, and a margin that goes to a competitor willing to offer accessible payment options. Retailers who add flexible options see a conversion rate improvement of 20-32%. And the ones who don\u2019t are leaving those conversions on the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The alternative most retailers fall back on is extending informal credit. While it removes the conversion problem, it creates a far bigger one: no risk control when payments are missed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc6292 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edc6292\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b95bb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b95bb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Loan Against Phone: How the Model Works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee8e0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee8e0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The loan against phone model works like this:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73fd868 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73fd868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5764be9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5764be9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf87c1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf87c1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87dad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87dad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Need for Credit: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer wants a small loan<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Financing Gap: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They don\u2019t qualify for traditional financing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Phone as Security: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Existing smartphone is enrolled via SMF PhoneCredit (no reset, no data loss)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Missed Payment Control: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retailer remotely locks the device<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Payment Recovery: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Device is unlocked once payment is made<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e366cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e366cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMF\u2019s device lock is tamper-proof. It means a customer cannot bypass it or perform a factory reset. The device stays under the retailer&#8217;s control until the entire payment is made.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[Also Read: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/the-retailers-guide-to-safe-mobile-phone-financing-with-phonecredit\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Retailer\u2019s Guide to Safe Mobile Phone Financing with PhoneCredit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab92d8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab92d8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790c0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"790c0ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Retailers are Using SMF\u2019s PhoneCredit <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d54fde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d54fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PhoneCredit is designed for real, everyday lending scenarios at the store level. Here\u2019s where retailers are already using it:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Give Small Loans Safely (Daily Needs)<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give small loans for things like groceries, bills, school fees, or medical needs. Instead of giving money without any guarantee, you can use their phone as a safety layer and give the loan with more confidence.<\/span><\/p><ol start=\"2\"><li><b> When Customers Already Have Other Loans<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customers are already paying monthly installments or have taken money from multiple places. In these cases, there\u2019s a risk they may delay your payment. With PhoneCredit, your repayment stays a priority because you have control over the device.<\/span><\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li><b> When You Want to Give Loans Without Paperwork<\/b><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes customers don\u2019t have documents ready, or the process takes too long. Instead of delaying or losing the customer, you can approve the loan quickly by using their phone as security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62dd085 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62dd085\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cc2f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9cc2f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How PhoneCredit Supports Your Lending Operations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee5b7db e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee5b7db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9204a1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9204a1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88f101 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d88f101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df2b370 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df2b370\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b1bda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98b1bda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e227a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08e227a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick onboarding at the store level<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d382fbb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d382fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6484\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1.png 440w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a741bab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a741bab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a1cab8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a1cab8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c3591 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32c3591\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cccc85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cccc85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46dfc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46dfc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track all devices from one dashboard<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b417c1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b417c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2.png 440w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1e1b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa1e1b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d7575a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d7575a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2443b27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2443b27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d8fa9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7d8fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a708bc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a708bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One-click device lock and unlock<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd491a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acd491a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-6486\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a82d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5a82d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231df6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"231df6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c2925 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24c2925\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702531d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"702531d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b9d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18b9d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send payment alerts directly to devices<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b953e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9b953e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-6487\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4.png 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57bcb3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"57bcb3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc30ad8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc30ad8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: Turning Everyday Devices Into a Scalable Lending Tool<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa314ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa314ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retailers don\u2019t need more complicated credit systems. They need better control with faster approvals. 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