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Why blanket de-risking threatens financial inclusion
In financial compliance, missing genuine risks can bring serious consequences—but the overzealous approach of blanket de-risking is creating a different kind of crisis.
Rather than...
Trust Stamp secures $4.3m through warrant deal
Trust Stamp, a global provider of AI-powered identity services, has announced it has entered into a $4.3m warrant inducement agreement with an existing institutional...
RBI calls on FinTechs to build for financial inclusion
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra has called on India’s FinTech ecosystem to take a leading role in shaping a financial system...
How risk-based lending is redefining modern finance
In today’s financial landscape, around 80% of consumers boast credit scores above 750, leaving roughly 20% below that mark. This contrast highlights the growing...
Smile ID partners with Mastercard to fight fraud and boost inclusion
Mastercard, the global payments leader, and Smile ID, an African identity verification provider, have strengthened their partnership to accelerate the adoption of secure digital...
EU Accessibility Directive reshapes investment services
The European Union’s Accessibility Directive, enacted on 17 April 2019 as Directive (EU) 2019/882, introduced sweeping accessibility requirements for products and services across the...
Solving the KYC bottleneck in digital finance
Diversity in financial services has transformed how individuals and businesses access capital. The once slow-moving world of traditional finance—where bank accounts required in-person visits—is...
FATF urges risk-based AML to boost financial inclusion
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released new guidance aimed at helping countries and financial institutions strike a better balance between combating financial...
FCA flags UK’s growing savings gap as 61% of investors hold...
One in ten UK adults have no cash savings to fall back on, and more than a fifth have less than £1,000 set aside...
ECB collaborates with 70 firms to explore digital euro innovation
The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched an ambitious innovation platform to advance the development of the digital euro, drawing participation from nearly 70 organisations across the European payments ecosystem.









