Tag: Financial Inclusion

The UK government has commissioned an independent review of in-person banking access, alongside new legislative powers to act on its findings if intervention is...

Cross-border payment service providers are facing heightened regulatory scrutiny following new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) guidance issued jointly by Finansinspektionen and the...

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, a global provider of AI-powered identity services, has announced it has entered into a $4.3m warrant inducement agreement with an existing institutional...

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...

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...

Mastercard, the global payments leader, and Smile ID, an African identity verification provider, have strengthened their partnership to accelerate the adoption of secure digital...

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...

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...

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released new guidance aimed at helping countries and financial institutions strike a better balance between combating financial...