How Jump helps Vai Capital reduce missed payments from 14% to 3% with battery data

By
Jonas Van Eyck
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July 1, 2025
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Nairobi, Kenya

Are you financing  EV assets and looking to improve repayment rates while offering better conditions to your customers?

Today, one in three newly registered motorbikes in Nairobi is electric. The momentum makes perfect sense: lower running costs, fewer emissions, and a smoother, quieter ride for both drivers and passengers. It sounds like a win-win.

But there’s still one big roadblock: affordable financing.

Across much of the continent, riders face sky-high interest rates—sometimes paying up to 200% of the bike’s value over time. And unfortunately, those rates exist for a reason. Default rates are high (up to 17% of pre-financed bikes are repossessed), and lenders often rely on large field teams to chase down payments.

That’s where Vai Capital comes in with its Mobility Credit Fund (MCF).

As Africa’s first investment fund fully focused on electric mobility, MCF provides flexible loans to EV companies—and uses smart technology to track the real-time performance and location of electric vehicles.

To enable this mission, Jump developed a white-label battery monitoring platform that unifies EV assets from multiple brands into a single dashboard. It gives financiers like MCF the tools to reduce risk and improve repayment confidence—by offering real-time insights and remote control over the assets.

If a customer defaults, the system can automatically disable the vehicle, reinforcing the principle: no payment, no ride. This added control has a clear impact. The platform is already integrated with 5 leading e-mobility brands, providing visibility into hundreds of vehicles—and counting.

The results? Nothing short of remarkable:

  • Repayment rates improved drastically: 3% defaults instead of 14%
  • Interest rates for the customer are 22% lower
  • Total repossession costs reduces by 40%

Are you financing EV assets and looking to improve repayment rates while offering better conditions to your customers?

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