CONNECTING POSTGRESQL WITH POWERBI (FOR A LOAN PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD)

INTRODUCTION Power BI is one of the most widely used business intelligence tools out there. One of the most valuable skills for a data analyst is the ability to transform raw data into actionable insights. In practical financial institutions like banks, SACCOs, and fintech firms, loan-related data is produced on a daily basis. This encompasses details about borrowers, disbursed amounts, repayment histories, and indicators of loan performance. Left unanalyzed, all of this information sits dormant and serves no purpose. In this tutorial, we will develop a Loan Performance Dashboard by integrating PostgreSQL with Power BI. This project illustrates: How to store structured data within PostgreSQL. Establish a connection between PostgreSQL and Power BI Prepare data for reporting purposes, construct essential loan performance metrics, and design an interactive dashboard. Why Use PostgreSQL Together with Power BI? PostgreSQL ranks among the most widely used relational databases in the field of