# Tala

> Tala is a Santa Monica financial infrastructure company that gives thin-file consumers in emerging markets access to small, fast loans and other mobile financial tools. Its advantage is a decade of repayment and behavioral data from customers whom traditional bureaus struggle to score; its challenge is proving that instant access, costly short-duration credit and increasingly ambitious AI and on-chain infrastructure can improve financial health rather than merely make borrowing easier.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** Santa Monica, United States
- **Founders:** Shivani Siroya (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 940 employees in the supplied company data; LinkedIn lists 501-1,000 employees and showed 921 profiles in 2026.
- **Products:** Tala mobile credit, Personalized financial education, Tala Wallet, Crypto-enabled self-custody wallet, Tala InSight
- **Notable:** Served more than 14 million customers across Africa, Latin America and Asia by May 2026., Distributed more than $8 billion in capital by May 2026., Reported a 92% repayment rate and credit decisions in under two seconds in 2025.

## Products & services

- **Tala mobile credit** — An Android-first application offering small, fast lines of credit with real-time underwriting, personalized limits and locally available disbursement and repayment routes.
- **Personalized financial education** — In-app guidance on budgeting, repayment and financial management tailored to customer needs.
- **Tala Wallet** — A digital account experience for payments, transfers and money management; availability and features vary by market, and the Philippines wallet was deactivated in 2025.
- **Crypto-enabled self-custody wallet** — A non-custodial wallet introduced in Latin America to store and transfer digital value without Tala holding the customer's keys.
- **Tala InSight** — A patent-pending causal credit decision model intended to personalize terms and limits around the conditions under which each customer is most likely to succeed.
- **Tokenized lending infrastructure** — A Solana-based model with Huma Finance using USDC liquidity and Tala underwriting to fund emerging-market consumer loans.
- **Embedded Credit-as-a-Service** — API-delivered underwriting and USDC disbursement inside the Airtm wallet, first launching in Guatemala.

## Achievements

- Served more than 14 million customers across Africa, Latin America and Asia by May 2026.
- Distributed more than $8 billion in capital by May 2026.
- Reported a 92% repayment rate and credit decisions in under two seconds in 2025.
- Reached a $300 million annualized revenue run rate in Q1 2025 after a reported three-year revenue CAGR of 35%.
- Named to CNBC's Disruptor 50 list for the fifth time in 2024.
- Reported more than 1.5 million five-star Google Play reviews in its 2023 impact report.
- A peer-reviewed study reported gains in transaction amounts, balances and mobility associated with access to Tala credit.
- Expanded from direct lending toward bank-partnered, tokenized and embedded credit infrastructure.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Partnered with Airtm to embed Tala-underwritten credit in its wallet and disburse USDC loans, beginning in Guatemala.
- **2026-01** — Announced a $100 million CIMB partnership and Vietnam launch, offering a locally bank-funded flexible line of credit.
- **2025-12** — Launched a tokenized consumer-lending platform with Huma Finance on Solana, supported by a $50 million USDC facility.
- **2025-05** — Reported a $300 million annualized revenue run rate, 92% repayment and credit decisions in under two seconds.
- **2025-04** — Highlighted peer-reviewed research linking digital-credit access with higher transaction activity, balances and mobility.
- **2025-03** — Closed a Neuberger Berman debt facility with $75 million committed and capacity up to $150 million for Mexico.
- **2024-11** — Marked ten years of lending operations and surpassed 10 million customers and nearly $6 billion in credit.
- **2024-10** — Introduced a non-custodial crypto wallet in Latin America.

## Links

- Website: https://tala.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talamobile
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/talamobile
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwOxJtVFsb1dYATcuGMpBNQ
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talamobile
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talamobile

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Last updated: 2026-08-22