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title: "LOOP Launches LOOP BIZ+ Merchant Platform For Kenyan SMEs"
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# LOOP Launches LOOP BIZ+ Merchant Platform For Kenyan SMEs

NCBA Group unit LOOP DFS launched LOOP BIZ+, bundling POS payments, working capital loans, and AI stock tools for small businesses in Kenya.

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## In Short
[LOOP](/loop) DFS, NCBA Group’s digital financial services arm, has launched LOOP BIZ+, a merchant platform for Kenyan small businesses. It combines payment acceptance, working capital loans, and AI-powered stock management in one service.

## What Happened: What LOOP BIZ+ Includes
LOOP BIZ+ is built around a LOOP point-of-sale device, a checkout terminal used to accept in-store payments. The POS accepts Visa and other card payments, contactless NFC payments (tap to pay), mobile money, and LOOP payments.

The same checkout is also available through the LOOP BIZ app and a web portal.

Merchants can use POS transaction history to qualify for credit. LOOP DFS said this can include quick loans, overdrafts, supplier credit lines paid directly to named suppliers, and longer-term financing. It added that credit limits can grow with the business, subject to eligibility and approval.

Sheila Kimani, chief commercial officer at LOOP DFS, said, “Small businesses are the backbone of Kenya’s economy, yet many entrepreneurs still manage payments, records, stock, marketing and financing through separate channels, and end up being the ones holding it all together.”

## What Happened: AI Inventory And Discovery Features
The platform includes an AI inventory tool that tracks stock levels, forecasts demand, and recommends restocking. It also flags slow-moving products every morning to help merchants avoid tying up cash in unsold goods.

The inventory feature is currently available only to merchants on the web platform. It is due on the app in 2027.

Merchants can also list products on LOOP Discover, a storefront inside the LOOP consumer app, reaching more than 500,000 users. LOOP DFS also introduced a LOOP BIZ app feature that lets merchants set credit goals and track progress toward target loan limits.

## Why It Matters
Visa, a partner in the launch, said the platform widens payment options for merchants and shoppers. “LOOP POS broadens payment choice for merchants and consumers by bringing Visa card acceptance together with other digital payment options,” said John Njoroge, Visa’s country manager for Kenya.

The launch comes as banks and fintechs compete to win small merchants with bundled payment and lending tools. Safaricom extended its Fuliza overdraft to Pochi La Biashara merchants.

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