Financial Action Task Force Standards and Financial Inclusion

Louis de Koker shares his insights on the tension between measures to combat crime and the need to bolster financial inclusion in a working paper drafted in response to changes in the Financial Action Task Force’s risk-based approach.

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Regulatory Framework for Digital Financial Services, including Remittances

Challenge A country in southwest Asia wanted to improve access to financial services for both citizens and for a significant refugee population. Concerns about inclusion and efficiency, along with the important role of cross-border remittances, indicated that digital financial services would offer the best solution. To enable the roll-out of DFS, the country’s central bank—backed financially and technically by two international development institutions—required the creation of an appropriate regulatory framework.

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Louis de Koker

Alliances & Partnerships Co-branding;  Strategic Alliances & Co-operative Models Channels Agents & Merchants;  ATMs;  Branches & Stores;  Contact Centres;  External Services;  Internet Channels;  Mobile Device Channels;  Third Party Sellers Commercial/Retail…

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