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Inclusiv: financially underserved most impacted, yet climate mitigation programmes achieve success

Inclusiv: financially underserved most impacted, yet climate mitigation programmes achieve success

Scott Hamilton
20 Jul 2023

Credit Union intermediary says members hit hard by climate change have developed innovative solution...

Unbanked, financially-excluded find Inclusiv a powerful ally

Unbanked, financially-excluded find Inclusiv a powerful ally

Scott Hamilton
13 Jul 2023

Inclusiv is an organization that combines deep know-how with dynamic, on-the-ground local partner su...

Open finance in the corporate world

Open finance in the corporate world

Scott Hamilton
22 Jun 2023

Banking and finance, circa 2019: Everybody knows large corporates and international firms are the o...

On the cusp of the instant payments era

On the cusp of the instant payments era

Scott Hamilton
20 Jun 2023

Faster payments are not new. Instant payments, however, are truly the ‘newest kids on the block’ whe...

Models for public and private collaboration

Models for public and private collaboration

Scott Hamilton
19 Jun 2023

Now that we on the way to achieving a truly interconnected, global economy, it’s past the time for f...

Financial trauma impacts huge population of underserved in society

Financial trauma impacts huge population of underserved in society

Scott Hamilton
09 Jun 2023

Connie Davis, founder and CEO of Kairos Digital Commerce Consulting, is concerned about what the ‘sh...

Stellar solutions available for ‘honest’ credit-building

Stellar solutions available for ‘honest’ credit-building

Scott Hamilton
08 Jun 2023

As part of a continuing series, we reached out to some innovative thinkers and organisations on the ...

Financial inclusion in the US: how to fulfil the unbanked, underbanked and unserved

Financial inclusion in the US: how to fulfil the unbanked, underbanked and unserved

Scott Hamilton
10 May 2023

As part of a continuing series, Finextra is reaching out to some innovative thinkers and organisatio...

How standardised reporting frameworks can clarify greenwashing claims

How standardised reporting frameworks can clarify greenwashing claims

Scott Hamilton
22 Mar 2023

In our first story in this series, we highlighted some of the accusations made toward banks that ar...

The challenges of authentic sustainability buffet the world’s banks

The challenges of authentic sustainability buffet the world’s banks

Scott Hamilton
15 Mar 2023

Critics say carbon commitments don’t match lending policies. There are stiff breezes swirling around...

Which banks are at risk after the SVB collapse?

Which banks are at risk after the SVB collapse?

Scott Hamilton
13 Mar 2023

When Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed last week, a 40-year legacy born in the innovation and optimis...

From Purple Hearts in capital markets - to new value for an old forecasting friend

From Purple Hearts in capital markets - to new value for an old forecasting friend

Scott Hamilton
01 Dec 2022

The 2022 AFP Conference in Philadelphia featured a rousing final keynote from a local hero: Multi-be...