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The future of financial regulation is here. For over seven years, AIR has shaped the global conversation on regulatory modernization, building a foundation of research, advocacy, and convenings. Now, we’re moving from insights to action, ensuring oversight is technology-enabled, data-driven, and future-proof. Through collaboration, innovation, and real-world implementation, we help regulators and financial institutions navigate this transformation — creating a more resilient, transparent, and fair financial system.
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NEWS • Jerry Buckley Joins AIR to Focus on Emerging Role of Agentic AI in Consumer Finance
Jerry Buckley joins AIR as Counselor Advisor to advance work on agentic AI, consumer empowerment, and the future of consumer finance. He will lead work focusing on the role AI agents will play in consumer finance transactions and how regulatory frameworks will need to evolve to respond to this new market dynamic.

DESIGN SPRINT • Harnessing Gender Data for Inclusive Regulation
AIR’s virtual Global Design Sprint, July 20–Sept. 4, 2026, brings global experts together to turn gender-disaggregated data into practical tools, insights and action for inclusive financial regulation.

WHITE PAPER • Stablecoins in Africa Playbook
Building on GDF’s Global Stablecoin Regulatory Playbook, this new companion paper written by AIR in collaboration with CGAP and MIT DCI translates global stablecoin principles into African market regulatory considerations, supporting policymakers in assessing risks and opportunities across diverse markets and user segments.

OFFERING • AIR’s Innovation Elements Framework
AIR’s proprietary human-centered framework helps financial regulators demystify and navigate complexity, adapt responsibly, and build confidence for sustainable change. This isn’t theory. It’s a tool for action.

REPORT • AIR’s 2025 Progress Report
AIR’s 2025 Progress Report highlights how we’re building ecosystems of change — convening global leaders, advancing regulatory innovation, and strengthening financial systems through collaboration, tools, and real-world solutions.

INITIATIVE • Gender-Disaggregated Data for Inclusive Regulation
This program supports regulators to strengthen how gender-disaggregated data is collected, analyzed, and applied in supervision and policymaking. By positioning data as both a diagnostic and an accountability tool, the program supports more adaptive, inclusive regulation.

PODCAST • Seeing the Gaps: Gender Data and the Future of Inclusive Finance
Wendy Teleki and Tatiana Alonso join Jo Ann to explore why gender-disaggregated data is essential to inclusive finance, smarter supervision, and unlocking capital for women entrepreneurs worldwide.

INITIATIVE • PROTECT: Safeguarding Financial Inclusion Clients from Fraud and Scams
A globally connected coalition, co-led by the IDB Group, the Center for Financial Inclusion, and AIR, bringing together the financial inclusion ecosystem to share knowledge and identify practical solutions protecting vulnerable and low- and moderate-income consumers.

EVENT • Inside Africa’s Stablecoin Future: Key Insights from the Playbook for Policymakers
AIR, GDF, CGAP and MIT DCI previewed new insights on Africa’s evolving stablecoin landscape during this live webinar. It offered an early look at key themes from an upcoming companion paper to the GDF Global Stablecoin Regulatory Playbook.
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