According to the Global Findex Database 2021, only 35 percent of adults had a bank account as recently as 2011, highlighting the long-standing barriers to financial access. The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI)Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) reflects gradual improvements, rising from 56.4 in 2021 to 64.2 in March 2024. This persistent gap unders

Alternative credit scoring leverages non-traditional data sources—such as utility payments, mobile transactions, and even social media activity—to assess an individual’s creditworthiness, stepping away from conventional credit reports. By analysing digital footprints, fintech firms open up financial opportunities for those excluded from forma

According to Saudi officials, the kingdom intends to develop the capacity to produce nuclear fuel using domestic resources. In 2019, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abd al Aziz bin Salman Al Saud said, “even if we scale up [nuclear power] … we want to go to the full cycle, to producing the uranium, enriching the uranium.” The minister further st