Reports on Bank De-risking

The following reports present key evidence and analysis on the impact of bank de-risking worldwide. They document account closures, disrupted remittance flows, and the disproportionate challenges faced by Muslim communities, charities, and humanitarian organizations, underscoring the broader consequences for financial access and inclusion.

Reports

At the Intersection of Security and Regulation: Understanding the Drivers of ‘De-Risking’ and the Impact on Civil Society Organizations

Human Security Collective (HSC) and European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) | Human Security Collective and ECNL | 2018

Toward a Fair Deal for Muslim-Led Charities

Jonathan Benthall | Muslim Humanitarianism Review (MHR) Journal | Fall 2024

Banking While Muslim

Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) | | 2022

Under Layered Suspicion

University of Toronto | | 2021

The impact of bank de-risking on the humanitarian response to the Syrian crisis

Gordon, S.; Robinson, A.; Goulding, H.; Mahyub, R. | HPG Working Paper | August 2018

Whose risk? Bank de-risking and the politics of interpretation and vulnerability in the Middle East and North Africa

Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy | International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) | Feb 2023

Understanding Bank De-risking and its Effects on Financial Inclusion

Tracey Durner and Liat Shetret | Oxfam & Global Center | November 2015

Understanding Canadian-Somali Remittance Flows

Midaynta Community Services/Munk School | | 2022