Origination

Every employee on payroll is a qualified borrower

When Phela integrates into an employer’s payroll, every salaried employee on that payroll automatically receives a Phela profile. Their income is verified. Their existing deductions are visible. Their affordability is calculated. The bank receives a pool of pre-qualified, payroll-verified borrowers without a single branch visit.

Active
Available Credit
UGX 840,000
of UGX 1,200,000 limit
Advance
Credit
Merchants
History
Recent Activity
Salary Advance
Today, 10:24 AM
−250K
Merchant Payment
Yesterday
−80K
Payroll Deposit
Apr 24
+120K
How it works

Zero manual intervention. Auto-approval available.

Automatic employee profiling

Every employee gets a profile anchored to their National Identification Number (NIN). Captures verified salary, existing payroll deductions, employment tenure, and employer compliance history. No application form required.

Real-time affordability calculation

Before any loan is approved, Phela calculates available capacity using the 28% DTI cap. Both internal deductions and external obligations are factored in.

The NIN-anchored profile persists

When an employee changes jobs, their Phela profile follows them. Credit history, repayment track record, and affordability data carry over. The bank’s relationship does not end when the borrower changes payroll.

What this changes

Borrower acquisition cost drops to near zero

Reach expands to the full workforce

Traditional salary lending requires the borrower to hold an account at the lending bank. Phela removes that requirement. Any employee on an integrated payroll is eligible, regardless of where they bank.

No account switch required

The employee does not need to open a new bank account or transfer their salary. Deductions happen at the payroll level, before funds reach any account.

Straight-through processing

For banks that want straight-through processing, Phela supports fully automated loan approval based on pre-set criteria: salary threshold, DTI ratio, CRB status, and tenure.

Scale your reach

Access a pre-qualified borrower pool

Payroll-verified employees, ready to borrow, with guaranteed repayment. Your bank sets the terms.

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