Involvement with financial institutions varies from person to person. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the resulting economic downturn has, however created more links between financial institutions and people’s lives. With greater expectations from...

This blog by Kęstutis Kupšys, Vice-President, Lithuanian Consumers Alliance follows on from this earlier piece in September, which outlined the results of the first policy assessments carried out on Lithuanian banks, which concluded in in July...

In this blog, Hoang Thu Trang - Programme Officer, Oxfam in Vietnam - discusses the findings from Fair Finance Vietnam's first bank policies assessment report. She also shares lessons learnt and how they plan to continue their constructive...

The latest set of policy assessment scores released by Fair Finance Guide Japan, shows that Norinchukin Bank and Dai-ichi Life, which ranked top in the previous assessment last year, have maintained their lead by further strengthening their...

Abusive offers and lack of regulation of payroll loans promotes 'income capture' and deepens indebtedness of the elderly, especially those in receipt of social security payments. This is one of the key findings of a recent case study conducted...

On 28th September 2021, the Government of Pakistan announced the approval of the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights. Pakistan is now the first country in South Asia to have a National Action Plan aimed at preventing human rights...