Hosted by Dr Pål Vik, senior researcher at Community Finance Solutions at the University of Salford Business School, Innovation in Financial Inclusion centres on radical, innovative interventions, policies and programmes to address financial exclusion, including financial literacy, affordable credit, savings and maximising income. Episodes will launch bi-weekly on a Wednesday and welcome high-profile names in the space to explore emerging and innovative financial inclusion policy and practice in the UK and beyond
The German model of regional banks has been credited with providing better local access to financial services, maybe especially for small businesses. German
regulation compartmentalises the financial system enabling regional financial institutions to operate (and not be outcompeted by large...
Published 11/13/24
With origins in the civil rights movement and evidence about redlining of communities of colour, the Community Reinvestment Act requires banks to serve low and moderate-income communities. As banks can fulfil their obligations under CRA by funding community-based lenders, the act has...
Published 10/30/24