Kenyans Face Job Losses as Tala Announces Global Workforce Reorganisation

Tala to lay off 10% of employees in Kenya

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Tala Restructures Kenya Workforce Amid Global Reorganisation

Digital lender Tala is restructuring its workforce in Kenya as part of a broader global reorganisation that the company says will centralise operations and support a long-term strategy of embedding its lending services into partner ecosystems. The move places Tala among a growing number of technology companies reshaping their organisations, but unlike many recent workforce … The post Tala Reorganises Kenya Workforce as Embedded Finance Gains Gro…

Kenyans face job losses as Tala announces global workforce reorganisation

Digital lender Tala cuts jobs globally, including in Kenya, as part of a reorganisation to centralise operations, about a year after previous layoffs.

Tala job cuts hit Kenya as lender centralises global operations

Tala, the venture-backed digital lender with operations in Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines, and India, is cutting jobs across its global workforce, affecting fewer than 10% of its Kenya-based employees as the company centralises operations under a new organisational structure. The company announced the job cuts in a Thursday statement, saying the reorganisation is intended to streamline functions across its global business. Tala did not disclose …

Tala to lay off 10pc of its staff in Kenya in global reorganisation push

In Kenya, Tala is estimated to have about 950 employees, based on its past disclosures, meaning that it will let go of about 90 to 100 employees in its latest wave of layoffs.