Protecting without excluding: Impact of fraud on financial inclusion in the UK
19 May 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Location: RUSI, 61 Whitehall London SW1A 2ET
Think tank: RUSI
This event hosted by UK think tank RUSI discusses how fraud victimisation and institutional responses to fraud and financial inclusion interact in the UK.
Fraud is the most common crime reported in the UK. Its consequences, however, are not evenly distributed, and those with the least financial resilience (already vulnerable to economic shocks) bear a disproportionate burden.
In a new research paper from the Centre for Finance and Security, funded by the Abrdn Charitable Trust, Arzu Abbasova, Research Analyst at the Centre for Finance and Security, and Poornima Subramaniam, Consultant at the Centre for Finance and Security, examine how fraud extends beyond a one-time financial shock and affects financial inclusion. Drawing on these findings, the paper considers how the UK’s fraud response could incorporate financial inclusion objectives.
The event will present headline findings from the research, followed by an expert panel discussion on institutional responses to fraud and potential policy solutions.
Speakers
Arzu Abbasova – Research Analyst, Centre for Finance and Security
Poornima Subramaniam – Consultant, Centre for Finance and Security
This event will be moderated by Tom Keatinge – Director, Centre for Finance and Security.
