Modern credit policy

Daylit Lens: Modern Credit Policy

Discover how AI-powered, real-time credit policies are transforming SME lending. They leverage granular data to deliver more accurate risk assessments. This enables lenders to offer loans that are better tailored to each business.

Jared Shulman
September 20, 2024

Traditional credit policies rely heavily on surface-level / summary data like credit scores and historical financial statements, which often fail to capture the full picture of a business’s financial health. As a result, many small-medium enterprises (SMEs) are either mis-evaluated, leading to higher rejection rates, or inflated interest rates, or unnecessary risk exposure. The shortcomings of these policies result in missed opportunities for both lenders and borrowers, as they fail to account for the dynamic nature of business operations.

Recognizing these limitations, we built a new credit policy leveraging AI and real-time data integration. Our solution taps into granular financial and operational data from business management systems like ERP, point of sale (POS), accounting, and supply chain platforms. By analyzing trends and qualities such as customer concentration, payment patterns, sales consistency and owner integrity, our AI models provide a more nuanced assessment of a company’s risk. This approach enables lenders to offer more accurate, tailored loan products, reducing the likelihood of defaults and improving access to capital for creditworthy SMEs.

The impact of this new policy is profound. By moving beyond traditional, heuristic-based methods, lenders can make data-driven decisions that reflect the true risk profile of a business, in minutes. This leads to lower default rates, more competitive loan terms, a broader pool of eligible borrowers, and dynamic optimizations. Ultimately, a modern credit policy benefits both SMEs and lenders, fostering sustainable growth and driving innovation in the lending landscape.

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