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Digital Lending

Pocketly fast-tracks borrower verification with WhatsApp-first onboarding at scale

With FirstConnectt's WhatsApp Business API and high-speed SMS fallback, Pocketly brought borrower onboarding and KYC into one guided conversation, removing friction from application to approval for a young, digital-first audience.

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About Pocketly

Pocketly is a leading instant personal loan platform built for young borrowers and students, offering fast access to credit with minimal friction. Its fully digital experience relies on communication that is instant, dependable, and secure at every step of the borrower journey.

Industry
Digital Lending
Audience
Young & first-time borrowers
Model
App-first, fully digital
Priority
Instant, secure onboarding
The Opportunity

As demand grew, Pocketly needed a communication backbone that could keep pace with high-volume outreach while speeding up borrower account verification, with no latency, drop-offs, or technical bottlenecks to break trust at the moment of approval.

  • Scale outreach to a fast-growing borrower base without delay
  • Speed up KYC and account verification from end to end
  • Ensure critical messages reach users the moment they matter
The Solution

FirstConnectt deployed an omnichannel platform that unites the WhatsApp Business API with high-speed SMS infrastructure. Intelligent fallback routing delivers every verification message instantly, over WhatsApp where available and SMS the moment it is quicker, streamlining borrower engagement and KYC into one seamless flow.

WhatsApp Business API
Enterprise SMS
Borrower Onboarding Journey

A single guided conversation, end to end

Here's how a borrower moves from application to an approved credit line — guided end to end inside a single conversation, with SMS fallback ensuring nothing is ever missed.

Pocketly
Pocketly
Business Account
Hi! Welcome to Pocketly 👋 Ready to check your instant credit limit?
It takes just a few minutes — no paperwork, fully digital.
Yes, let's start
Check my limitHow it works
Instant WhatsApp welcome
Borrowers greeted the moment they apply
Pocketly
Pocketly
Business Account
Let's tailor an offer for you. A couple of quick details:
Employment
SalariedSelf-employed
Registered mobile
Verified
Submit securely
Great — you may be eligible for an instant credit line.
Conversational eligibility
No forms — just a quick chat
JM-PCKTLY-S
Pocketly: Your application has started. Continue securely in your WhatsApp chat to check your instant credit limit.
Delivered in <1s
SMS the moment it matters
Fallback so nothing is ever missed
The Impact

Measurable outcomes, proven at scale

By unifying WhatsApp and SMS behind one intelligent routing layer, Pocketly turned a multi-step onboarding funnel into a single guided conversation, delivering critical messages instantly and cutting turnaround time for account verification while optimizing communication costs.

Millions+
Communications processed without lags
Reduced TAT
Faster account verification
99.9% SLA
Platform reliability
Optimized
Communication cost per user

Delivery performance

WhatsApp-first deliveryPrimary channel reach
Instant SMS fallbackGuaranteed delivery
Verification completionIn-conversation KYC

Directional indicators illustrating channel performance within the deployment.

Key outcomes

  • Onboarding and KYC brought into a single guided WhatsApp conversation
  • Intelligent fallback routing ensures instant delivery of critical messages
  • Turnaround time for borrower verification cut significantly
  • Millions of communications processed reliably, with cost optimization

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