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LendMN NBFI
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LendMN NBFI JSC
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lend.mn
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Private
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2015
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LendMN NBFI JSC is a Mongolia-based non-bank financial institution operating as the country's first fully digital lender, providing collateral-free consumer and micro/small enterprise (MSME) loans through its LendMN mobile application available on iOS and Android. The platform uses AI-driven credit scoring integrated with Mongolia's national identification system (DAN) to deliver credit decisions within 5-10 minutes, eliminating traditional branch visits and collateral documentation. The product portfolio comprises a consumer loan (Хэрэглээний зээл), the FlexiBusiness collateral-free business credit line for MSMEs (launched 2024), LendDy — a 0% interest, 0% fee BNPL product for purchases above 1,000₮, and Lend Plus, a digital trust and savings service with customizable beneficiary designation.

The company generates revenue primarily through net interest income on its loan book, which generated approximately 98.4 billion MNT in operating income and ~40 billion MNT in net profit in 2025 (versus 36.1 billion MNT in 2024). Total assets reached approximately 340 billion MNT in 2025, up ~35% YoY. LendMN distributes exclusively through self-serve digital channels — primarily its mobile application — and monetizes each product line via interest spreads, with flexible repeat-borrowing mechanics and a bonus-point loyalty program that increases credit limits for on-time repayment.

LendMN is a subsidiary of AND Global (the holding company consolidating AND Systems LLC and LendMN NBFI), which itself received $15.3M USD in Series A funding from Marubeni Corporation and SBI Holdings at a ~$58M USD valuation in 2016. In April 2025, LendMN secured a $20M USD senior secured debt facility from Lendable — the largest fintech debt round in Mongolian history and the first major foreign investment in a Mongolian fintech — to scale MSME lending. The company has cumulatively disbursed over $70M USD across 3,800+ Mongolian businesses and 51-100 employees operate from its Ulaanbaatar headquarters. LendMN is licensed and regulated by the Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia.

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LendMN NBFI is Mongolia's first fully digital, AI-powered non-bank lender providing collateral-free consumer loans, MSME credit lines (FlexiBusiness), BNPL (LendDy), and digital trust services (Lend Plus) via its mobile app, serving Mongolian consumers and micro/small enterprises.

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Operating
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51–100
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HeadquartersUlaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Ulaanbaatar
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Mongolia
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Asia
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

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City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
consumer micro-lending, collateral-free business loans, digital lending platform, buy now pay later, mobile lending app
Industry3 codes
1Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Personal Lending Platforms (Unsecured Installment)
CodeFSAKAAAKPrimaryYes
2Pricing, Risk-Based Offer & Limit Management
CodeFSAGAHAEPrimaryNo
3Large Purchase & Lifestyle Personal Loans (Unsecured Installment)
CodeFSAKAAAGPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Credit Intermediation and Related Activities522
SIC code1 code
  • Personal Credit Institutions6141
Product category
Consumer Digital Lending
GTM motion2 records

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Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1Interest Income on Loans
TypeSubscription Recurring
Description

Core revenue from interest charged on consumer loans, business loans (FlexiBusiness), and purchase loans. The company reported total interest and similar income of 135,403,423 thousand tugrik (approximately 135.4 billion MNT) in 2025, up from 89,190,036 thousand in 2024.

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2Trust/Investment Services (Lend Plus)
TypeManaged Services
Description

Revenue from managing the Lend Plus trust service, including trust agreement fees and investment management services. Trust service obligations reported at 67,288,775 thousand tugrik in 2025.

lend.mn
Marketing channels8 records

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Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

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Cost components5 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Pricing details4 tiers
1Consumer Loan - Digital personal lending with flexible terms
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadenceMonthly
Notes

Eligibility based on 6+ months of regular income, no overdue credit history, and income-to-debt ratio assessment. Borrowers can access credit multiple times within their approved limit and earn bonus points for on-time payments that can increase credit limits.

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2FlexiBusiness - Collateral-free business credit line
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadenceMonthly
Notes

Designed for micro and small enterprises. Features personalized credit limits, collateral-free access, and flexible monthly repayment options. Businesses can borrow multiple times within their credit limit.

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3LendDy - Buy Now Pay Later
ModelTransaction based/ take rateBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

0% interest, 0% fees for purchases above 1,000₮. Users repay in installments at their chosen schedule.

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4Lend Plus - Digital Trust/Investment Service
ModelSubscriptionBilling cadenceMonthly
Notes

Allows users to create trust agreements digitally, customize beneficiary designations, connect cards for automatic savings, and access flexible terms with competitive returns.

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GTM typeB2B and B2C
B2B and B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 of 3 records shown
1FlexiBusiness
Description

Collateral-free, fully digital business loan product launched in 2024 as Mongolia's first digital collateral-free business loan.

lend.mn
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Core offering1 text field

LendMN NBFI is a non-bank financial institution in Mongolia that provides fully digital, collateral-free loans to individual consumers and micro/small enterprises through its mobile application. The product portfolio includes a consumer loan (Хэрэглээний зээл), FlexiBusiness collateral-free business loans for MSEs, LendDy buy-now-pay-later purchase financing, and Lend Plus digital trust/investment services, with credit decisions rendered in 5–10 minutes via AI-powered scoring.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 4 values shown
  • $70 million USD disbursed in loans to micro and small enterprises
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Product overview1 text field

LendMN NBFI is Mongolia's first fintech company, operating as a non-bank financial institution that provides AI-powered digital lending and investment services. The product portfolio consists of three core loan products (Consumer Loan, Purchase Loan/LendDy, and Business Loan/FlexiBusiness) alongside LendPlus, a trust and savings service. The platform operates fully digitally through its mobile application, enabling users to access credit, make purchases on installment, manage business loans, and invest through a single app. The company launched FlexiBusiness in 2024 as Mongolia's first fully digital collateral-free business loan, marking its expansion into the MSME lending segment.

Product and service4 records
1Consumer Loan (Хэрэглээний зээл)
CategoryConsumer Lending
Description

A digital personal loan product allowing Mongolian residents to borrow any time via the LendMN mobile app with flexible interest based on usage period, multiple repeat borrowings within an approved credit limit, and bonus points that increase credit eligibility for on-time repayment. Eligibility requires 6+ months of regular income and a clean credit history.

2FlexiBusiness (Business Loan)
CategoryBusiness Lending
Description

Mongolia's first fully digital collateral-free business loan, targeting micro and small enterprises (MSEs). It features personalized credit lines, high borrowing limits, monthly repayment flexibility, and a 100% digital application-to-disbursement flow with no physical collateral required.

3LendDy (Buy Now Pay Later)
CategoryPoint-of-Sale Financing
Description

A buy-now-pay-later product providing 0% interest and 0% fee installment financing for purchases above 1,000₮, enabling users to repay at their chosen schedule through the LendMN app.

4Lend Plus (Trust/Investment Service)
CategoryDigital Savings and Investment
Description

A digital trust and investment service that lets users create trust agreements, customize fund naming and beneficiary designations, link cards for automatic deposits, and earn competitive returns with flexible term options on savings held within the LendMN platform.

Scale indicator10 records

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Recent move6 records

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Expansion highlight5 records

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Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

US-headquartered digital lender operating in emerging markets (Kenya, Nigeria, India, Mexico) offering instant unsecured loans via mobile app to underbanked customers. Directly comparable business model and target segment to LendMN.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Kazakhstan's leading super-app fintech combining payments, marketplace, and consumer/MSME lending. Highly comparable as a Central Asian digital lender that owns the consumer credit relationship through mobile-first distribution — a model LendMN is replicating in Mongolia.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Indonesia-based digital credit and BNPL provider serving underbanked consumers with instant credit decisions on a mobile app. Directly comparable to LendMN's consumer loan and BNPL stack, with the same target customer profile.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Southeast Asia super-app with embedded lending, BNPL, and insurance within GrabPay/GrabFin. Comparable as a mobile-first emerging-market lender that cross-sells credit alongside payments and merchant services, mirroring LendMN's super-app trajectory.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Singapore-headquartered BNPL provider operating across Southeast Asia. Comparable to LendDy product, with merchant and consumer installment financing in emerging Asian markets.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global BNPL and consumer credit incumbent. Comparable product overlap (BNPL, installments), though Klarna operates primarily in developed Western markets rather than the underbanked emerging-market consumer that LendMN targets.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Mobile-first digital lender serving underbanked consumers in Mexico, the Philippines, Kenya, and India using alternative credit scoring on smartphone data. Closely comparable to LendMN's AI-driven, collateral-free, mobile-only credit decisioning model.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Southeast Asian digital consumer finance and BNPL platform operating across Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Comparable as a mobile-first lender targeting underbanked consumers in emerging Asian markets with similar product structure (consumer loans + BNPL).

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large consumer finance provider across CEE and Asia offering point-of-sale financing, cash loans, and increasingly mobile digital lending. Comparable as a non-bank lender operating in emerging/frontier markets where bank penetration is shallow, similar to Mongolia.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Philippine consumer finance NBFI operated by the same AND Global parent. Operates a near-identical digital lending model to LendMN and represents the playbook already being exported to Southeast Asia.

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Weaknesses5 records

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Competitive moat5 records

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Key risks1 record

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Key highlights7 records

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Customer concentration

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Named customers3 records

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Segment4 records

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Ideal customer profile3 records

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Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

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Profiles13 records

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Subsidiaries1 record

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Compliance3 records

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Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds1 record

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Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors1 record

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Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

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Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

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Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

LendMN NBFI

Consumer Digital Lendinglend.mn

LendMN NBFI is Mongolia's first fully digital, AI-powered non-bank lender providing collateral-free consumer loans, MSME credit lines (FlexiBusiness), BNPL (LendDy), and digital trust services (Lend Plus) via its mobile app, serving Mongolian consumers and micro/small enterprises.

What LendMN NBFI does

LendMN NBFI JSC is a Mongolia-based non-bank financial institution operating as the country's first fully digital lender, providing collateral-free consumer and micro/small enterprise (MSME) loans through its LendMN mobile application available on iOS and Android. The platform uses AI-driven credit scoring integrated with Mongolia's national identification system (DAN) to deliver credit decisions within 5-10 minutes, eliminating traditional branch visits and collateral documentation. The product portfolio comprises a consumer loan (Хэрэглээний зээл), the FlexiBusiness collateral-free business credit line for MSMEs (launched 2024), LendDy — a 0% interest, 0% fee BNPL product for purchases above 1,000₮, and Lend Plus, a digital trust and savings service with customizable beneficiary designation.

The company generates revenue primarily through net interest income on its loan book, which generated approximately 98.4 billion MNT in operating income and ~40 billion MNT in net profit in 2025 (versus 36.1 billion MNT in 2024). Total assets reached approximately 340 billion MNT in 2025, up ~35% YoY. LendMN distributes exclusively through self-serve digital channels — primarily its mobile application — and monetizes each product line via interest spreads, with flexible repeat-borrowing mechanics and a bonus-point loyalty program that increases credit limits for on-time repayment.

LendMN is a subsidiary of AND Global (the holding company consolidating AND Systems LLC and LendMN NBFI), which itself received $15.3M USD in Series A funding from Marubeni Corporation and SBI Holdings at a ~$58M USD valuation in 2016. In April 2025, LendMN secured a $20M USD senior secured debt facility from Lendable — the largest fintech debt round in Mongolian history and the first major foreign investment in a Mongolian fintech — to scale MSME lending. The company has cumulatively disbursed over $70M USD across 3,800+ Mongolian businesses and 51-100 employees operate from its Ulaanbaatar headquarters. LendMN is licensed and regulated by the Financial Regulatory Commission of Mongolia.

LendMN NBFI firmographics

Firmographics
Name
LendMN NBFI
Legal name
LendMN NBFI JSC
Website
https://lend.mn
Company type
Private
Founded year
2015
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
51–100 employees
Short description
LendMN NBFI is Mongolia's first fully digital, AI-powered non-bank lender providing collateral-free consumer loans, MSME credit lines (FlexiBusiness), BNPL (LendDy), and digital trust services (Lend Plus) via its mobile app, serving Mongolian consumers and micro/small enterprises.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

LendMN NBFI industry classification

Industry
Product category
Consumer Digital Lending
NAICS
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (522)
SIC
Personal Credit Institutions (6141)
akta.pro primary industry
Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Personal Lending Platforms (Unsecured Installment) (FSAKAAAK)
akta.pro secondary industries
Pricing, Risk-Based Offer & Limit Management (FSAGAHAE), Large Purchase & Lifestyle Personal Loans (Unsecured Installment) (FSAKAAAG)

Keywords

  • Consumer micro-lending
  • Collateral-free business loans
  • Digital lending platform
  • Buy now pay later
  • Mobile lending app

Where LendMN NBFI is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Ulaanbaatar
HQ country
Mongolia
HQ region
Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

LendMN NBFI business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B and B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Interest Income on Loans: Core revenue from interest charged on consumer loans, business loans (FlexiBusiness), and purchase loans. The company reported total interest and similar income of 135,403,423 thousand tugrik (approximately 135.4 billion MNT) in 2025, up from 89,190,036 thousand in 2024.
  2. Trust/Investment Services (Lend Plus): Revenue from managing the Lend Plus trust service, including trust agreement fees and investment management services. Trust service obligations reported at 67,288,775 thousand tugrik in 2025.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
SubscriptionMonthlyConsumer Loan - Digital personal lending with flexible terms
SubscriptionMonthlyFlexiBusiness - Collateral-free business credit line
Transaction based/ take ratePay-as-you-goLendDy - Buy Now Pay Later
SubscriptionMonthlyLend Plus - Digital Trust/Investment Service

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

LendMN NBFI product offering

Product offering

Core offering

LendMN NBFI is a non-bank financial institution in Mongolia that provides fully digital, collateral-free loans to individual consumers and micro/small enterprises through its mobile application. The product portfolio includes a consumer loan (Хэрэглээний зээл), FlexiBusiness collateral-free business loans for MSEs, LendDy buy-now-pay-later purchase financing, and Lend Plus digital trust/investment services, with credit decisions rendered in 5–10 minutes via AI-powered scoring.

Product overview

LendMN NBFI is Mongolia's first fintech company, operating as a non-bank financial institution that provides AI-powered digital lending and investment services. The product portfolio consists of three core loan products (Consumer Loan, Purchase Loan/LendDy, and Business Loan/FlexiBusiness) alongside LendPlus, a trust and savings service. The platform operates fully digitally through its mobile application, enabling users to access credit, make purchases on installment, manage business loans, and invest through a single app. The company launched FlexiBusiness in 2024 as Mongolia's first fully digital collateral-free business loan, marking its expansion into the MSME lending segment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • FlexiBusiness: Collateral-free, fully digital business loan product launched in 2024 as Mongolia's first digital collateral-free business loan.
  • Lend Plus
  • LendDy

Products and services

  • Consumer Loan (Хэрэглээний зээл) A digital personal loan product allowing Mongolian residents to borrow any time via the LendMN mobile app with flexible interest based on usage period, multiple repeat borrowings within an approved credit limit, and bonus points that increase credit eligibility for on-time repayment. Eligibility requires 6+ months of regular income and a clean credit history.
  • FlexiBusiness (Business Loan) Mongolia's first fully digital collateral-free business loan, targeting micro and small enterprises (MSEs). It features personalized credit lines, high borrowing limits, monthly repayment flexibility, and a 100% digital application-to-disbursement flow with no physical collateral required.
  • LendDy (Buy Now Pay Later) A buy-now-pay-later product providing 0% interest and 0% fee installment financing for purchases above 1,000₮, enabling users to repay at their chosen schedule through the LendMN app.
  • Lend Plus (Trust/Investment Service) A digital trust and investment service that lets users create trust agreements, customize fund naming and beneficiary designations, link cards for automatic deposits, and earn competitive returns with flexible term options on savings held within the LendMN platform.

Quantifiable outcome

  • $70 million USD disbursed in loans to micro and small enterprises
  • +3 more outcomes

Companies that use LendMN NBFI

Customer profile

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

LendMN NBFI technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

LendMN NBFI partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

LendMN NBFI competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Branch International: US-headquartered digital lender operating in emerging markets (Kenya, Nigeria, India, Mexico) offering instant unsecured loans via mobile app to underbanked customers. Directly comparable business model and target segment to LendMN.
  • Kaspi.kz: Kazakhstan's leading super-app fintech combining payments, marketplace, and consumer/MSME lending. Highly comparable as a Central Asian digital lender that owns the consumer credit relationship through mobile-first distribution — a model LendMN is replicating in Mongolia.
  • Kredivo: Indonesia-based digital credit and BNPL provider serving underbanked consumers with instant credit decisions on a mobile app. Directly comparable to LendMN's consumer loan and BNPL stack, with the same target customer profile.
  • Atome: Singapore-headquartered BNPL provider operating across Southeast Asia. Comparable to LendDy product, with merchant and consumer installment financing in emerging Asian markets.
  • Tala: Mobile-first digital lender serving underbanked consumers in Mexico, the Philippines, Kenya, and India using alternative credit scoring on smartphone data. Closely comparable to LendMN's AI-driven, collateral-free, mobile-only credit decisioning model.
  • Akulaku: Southeast Asian digital consumer finance and BNPL platform operating across Indonesia, Philippines, and Vietnam. Comparable as a mobile-first lender targeting underbanked consumers in emerging Asian markets with similar product structure (consumer loans + BNPL).
  • Etomo Financing Corporation: Philippine consumer finance NBFI operated by the same AND Global parent. Operates a near-identical digital lending model to LendMN and represents the playbook already being exported to Southeast Asia.

Broad incumbents

  • Grab Financial Group: Southeast Asia super-app with embedded lending, BNPL, and insurance within GrabPay/GrabFin. Comparable as a mobile-first emerging-market lender that cross-sells credit alongside payments and merchant services, mirroring LendMN's super-app trajectory.
  • Klarna: Global BNPL and consumer credit incumbent. Comparable product overlap (BNPL, installments), though Klarna operates primarily in developed Western markets rather than the underbanked emerging-market consumer that LendMN targets.
  • Home Credit: Large consumer finance provider across CEE and Asia offering point-of-sale financing, cash loans, and increasingly mobile digital lending. Comparable as a non-bank lender operating in emerging/frontier markets where bank penetration is shallow, similar to Mongolia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

LendMN NBFI social profiles

Digital presence

LendMN NBFI compliance and trust

Trust signal

Compliance3 records

LendMN NBFI financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

LendMN NBFI leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

LendMN NBFI subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries1 record

LendMN NBFI funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

LendMN NBFI M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about LendMN NBFI

What does LendMN NBFI do?

LendMN NBFI is a non-bank financial institution in Mongolia that provides fully digital, collateral-free loans to individual consumers and micro/small enterprises through its mobile application. The product portfolio includes a consumer loan (Хэрэглээний зээл), FlexiBusiness collateral-free business loans for MSEs, LendDy buy-now-pay-later purchase financing, and Lend Plus digital trust/investment services, with credit decisions rendered in 5–10 minutes via AI-powered scoring.

Is LendMN NBFI a public or private company?

LendMN NBFI is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was LendMN NBFI founded?

LendMN NBFI was founded in 2015. It employs 51 to 100 people.

Where is LendMN NBFI based?

LendMN NBFI is headquartered in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in the Asia region.

How does LendMN NBFI make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Interest Income on Loans are the primary driver. The others are trust/Investment Services (Lend Plus).

Who are LendMN NBFI's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Branch International, Kaspi.kz, Kredivo, Atome, Tala, Akulaku and Etomo Financing Corporation. Broad incumbents are Grab Financial Group, Klarna and Home Credit.

Does LendMN NBFI have an API?

No public API is recorded for LendMN NBFI.

What industry is LendMN NBFI in?

LendMN NBFI's product category is Consumer Digital Lending. Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAKAAAK, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Personal Lending Platforms (Unsecured Installment), with a secondary code of FSAGAHAE, Pricing, Risk-Based Offer & Limit Management. Its NAICS code is 522 and its SIC code is 6141.

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