On Monday, China-based fintech service platform UniFi announced it surpassed 100 million yuan (approx. US $15 million) mark since its app went live this past May. The platform is dedicated to foreign students in the U.S. and is an exclusive service of Maizi Jinfu Finacial Services Group. UniFi revealed:
“UniFi’s entry point into the market is in meeting the financial needs of foreign students in North America by providing convenient and fast services such as getting students set up with credit lines and allowing them to obtain needed goods and services through installment payment plans. UniFi also gives foreign students access to a database where they can keep track of their loans and expenditures.”
UniFi stated it is currently in talks with Fair Isaac Corporation, also known as FICO, and has signed a letter of intent to set up an exclusive system for establishing a credit profile and conducting credit evaluations for foreign students so that they can build a proper credit history. The company added:
“Access to these services will assure them a future without a discrimination in terms of interest rates when purchasing homes and cars. UniFi also make it possible for Chinese students in the U.S to obtain an education from the best universities in the country, to get involved with frontier technologies, to have the opportunity to live a life no differently than their American peers, and above all, to have the freedom and the opportunity to make their dream a reality and to make a contribution to the future in our rapidly changing world.”