{"id":6657,"date":"2026-07-28T12:38:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T07:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/?p=6657"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:54:24","slug":"the-hidden-cost-of-loan-default-in-kenyas-smartphone-financing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/the-hidden-cost-of-loan-default-in-kenyas-smartphone-financing-market\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Cost of Loan Default in Kenya&#8217;s Smartphone Financing Market"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6657\" class=\"elementor elementor-6657\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a630bec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a630bec\" 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-2e48112 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e48112\" 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><b>Loan default in Kenya\u2019s smartphone financing market does not start with one missed payment. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It starts when delayed payments become a pattern that quietly affects cash flow, stock movement, staff time, and future sales.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kenya\u2019s phone market is already deeply mobile-first. In Q3 FY2025\/26, Communications Authority of Kenya data showed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ca.go.ke\/increased-adoption-smartphones-and-expansion-mobile-network-infrastructure-drive-surge-kenya\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">84.1 million active mobile subscriptions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while smartphones made up 63.7% of devices connected to mobile networks. For retailers, this means more customers need smartphones for M-Pesa, boda boda work, online work, small businesses, and daily communication.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That makes smartphone financing a strong opportunity for retailers. <\/span><b>But once the phone leaves the shop, the real test begins: keeping repayments on track without spending the whole day chasing customers.<\/b><\/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-c7a9ae0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7a9ae0\" 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-db7c364 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db7c364\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-57-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-57-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-57-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-57-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-57-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-57.jpg 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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-2e78beb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e78beb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef6b42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ef6b42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f204f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5f204f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92f6edf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92f6edf\" 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 Default You See, and Loan Default You Don\u2019t<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc923f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc923f9\" 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;\">The loan default you see is simple: the customer missed a payment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The loan default you don\u2019t see is more expensive:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f51070 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f51070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c3f2a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c3f2a9\" 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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Staff spending time on repeated follow-ups<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cash getting stuck in unpaid installments<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Restocking getting delayed because money has not returned<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Store teams focusing on overdue customers instead of new sales<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More pressure to ask for bigger deposits from the next customer<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good customers getting rejected because past defaults made the shop cautious<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cc2c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"98cc2c5\" 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-52717f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52717f7\" 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;\">This is why <\/span><b>loan default should not be treated as a small issue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For retailers offering hire purchase, <\/span><b>it directly affects daily business health<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44cc2c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44cc2c3\" 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 Default Prevention Should Start Before the Due Date<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99139c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99139c8\" 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;\">Many retailers act only after a default happens. But by then, the customer may already be difficult to contact. <\/span><b>A better approach is to prevent missed payments early.<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means the customer should receive<\/span><b> clear reminders before the due date.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The retailer should know which accounts need attention. If payment is missed, the retailer should not depend only on repeated calls.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where a device lock helps in smartphone financing. But a basic lock is not enough. <\/span><b>Retailers need a device lock that works with the full repayment journey: payment reminders, overdue action, remote lock, quick unlock, customer contact support, and device protection.<\/b><\/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-8cf3b52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cf3b52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bbe7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23bbe7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-291377d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"291377d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f997e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f997e6\" 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 SMF\u2019s Device Lock Gives Better Control Over Loan Default<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-384833c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"384833c\" 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><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMF\u2019s device lock<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps retailers protect financed phones when payments are missed. The retailer can lock the device remotely and unlock it again once the customer clears the payment. This keeps repayment control connected to the financed phone, instead of depending only on phone calls, WhatsApp messages, or manual follow-ups.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMF also goes beyond device lock and gives retailers more ways to manage the financed device:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c66387c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c66387c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796ebc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"796ebc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deeb827 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"deeb827\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c43987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c43987\" 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;\"><strong> Payment nudges\u200b<\/strong> to remind customers before the due date<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdbc3de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdbc3de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0f111b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0f111b\" 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;\"><strong>Get Number<\/strong>\u00a0to fetch the active, in-use number in the financed device<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0b37b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d0b37b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15aff49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15aff49\" 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><strong>Get Location<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to get the real-time location of the financed device when needed<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74bfd8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a74bfd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d44b888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d44b888\" 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><strong>Factory Reset Protection<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so the device remains protected even if someone tries to reset it<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d275e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3d275e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61055dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61055dd\" 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><strong>Centralized dashboard<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to manage financed phones across one store or multiple stores<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79a533 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e79a533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22408f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a22408f\" 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><strong>Easy enrolment<\/strong><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so teams can start using it without a heavy technical process<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a395a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39a395a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac97863 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac97863\" 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><strong>Churn-proof data security<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so that financed device information stays protected even when store staff change<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d93a05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d93a05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcd03e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bcd03e7\" 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><strong>24\/7 support<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to help retailers when they need assistance<\/span><\/p>\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-6de76d2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6de76d2\" 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-e4665a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4665a1\" 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><b>SMF is ISO-certified and built to help retailers protect financed devices, reduce manual follow-ups, and manage repayment more easily.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24816e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24816e4\" 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\">A Better Way to Keep Smartphone Financing Moving in Kenya<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f09072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f09072\" 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><b>Loan default should not stop Kenyan retailers from offering hire purchase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It should push them to manage repayment earlier and more clearly.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When reminders, device control, customer contact, and dashboard visibility work together, retailers can keep phones moving, protect their money, and serve more customers through installment-based buying.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That is the real opportunity in Kenya\u2019s smartphone financing market: more customers get access to phones, and retailers keep every financed device manageable until the final payment is complete.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to manage loan defaults more effectively across your smartphone financing business? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartmobilefinance.com\/contact-us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get in touch with the SMF team<\/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-7cc965e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cc965e\" 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-b0a760f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b0a760f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a7f3a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a7f3a9\" 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\">Frequently Asked Questions:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b790b39 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"b790b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6a8d8c2c6eda0\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-b790b39\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-6f491396a8d8c2c6eda0\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" role=\"button\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-6f491396a8d8c2c6eda0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-6f491396a8d8c2c6eda0\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How to reduce loan default in Kenya without making financing difficult for customers?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\" ti-plus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\" ti-minus\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-6f491396a8d8c2c6eda0\" class=\" show collapse\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-b790b39\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a8d8c2c6eda0\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start by setting clear repayment dates, sending reminders before the due date, tracking overdue accounts daily, and using device lock tools for financed phones. 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