1. Mobile Money: Ignacio Mas thinks allowing independent cash in/cash out agents would be a huge boost to mobile money. Would loosening regulations spur mobile money take-up and innovation? NextBillion
2. SDGs: Is full financial inclusion a means or an end? The Guardian
3. Financial Inclusion: Peru, Colombia, and the Philippines top The Global Microscope 2014's list of the most conducive environments for financial inclusion. The Economist Intelligence Unit
4. Prepaid Cards: The U.S.' CFPB issued sweeping reforms to prepaid card regulation, placing restrictions on fees and ancillary credit products. American Banker
5. Credit: New investigations reveal major banks in the U.S. are ignorning bankrupcy court discharge orders, keeping debt alive and damaging credit reports of tens of thousands of Americans. The New York Times
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Editor’s Note: I’m going to assume that you are seeing plenty of AI content (news and papers, not AI slop, though I’m sure you’re getting plenty of that too) from other sources, so I’m trying to think hard about the marginal value that the faiV can provide. As far as I’ve gotten so far: a) make sure that directly AI-related content does not take up more than 2 of the 5 items, and b) try to focus specifically on the cybersecurity issue for financial inclusion. Beyond that, I’m open to feedback on the value you get from the faiV in relation to AI to help guide us in the future. On a different note, I’ll be making a brief cameo appearance at the e-MFP Inclusive Finance Conference to moderate the opening plenary. If you haven’t registered, do so and I hope to see you there! - Tim Ogden