A loan against a personal item or items owned by a customer. A Pledge is redeemed or forfeited.
A Pledge is redeemed if the balance of the loan (loan amount plus accrued interest) is paid by the customer in full.*
KYC:
A customer record is required including proof of address, ID Ref (e.g. Driving license/ Passport) and a photo taken by the store. Ability to capture the image of the ID is useful but not essential (ie/ optional to attach scans).
Transaction Process
Calculations:
Interest
Name
Date Loan Started
Redeemed Date
Amount
Interest Rate
Notes
Name
Date Loan Started
Redeemed Date
Amount
Interest Rate
Notes
1
Item 1
4/1/2023
Open
2
Item 2
Open
3
Item 3
Open
4
Open
There are no rows in this table
Exceptions: *
If the loan is cancelled i.e. within [x] days the money owed by the customer is the loan amount only without any interest.
The loan can also be RENEWED. In this case the interest is paid up to date and the pledge renewed and begins again for a further 7 month period. A new pledge number should be given during the renewal process and a link or reference to the old one for reporting purposes.
Code References
// Pledge Management //
public function newPledge($store_id, $user_id, $manager_id, $member_id, $items, $loan, $interest, $notes) {