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Transforming credit risk evaluation in digital lending from black box models to transparent decisions. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Mohammad AAS, Mohammad SI, Vasudevan A, Azam SMF, Sevukamoorthy L, Parhi M, Shankalia MU, Salami ZA.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The currency risk challenge in African power finance: Structures, politics, and emerging responses

Development Policy Review, Volume 44, Issue 5, September 2026.
Abstract Motivation Achieving Africa's energy and infrastructure goals requires unprecedented investment, but reliance on foreign currencies in project finance exposes governments and utilities to systemic currency risk. Purpose This article explores the structural, financial, and political economy dimensions of currency mismatch in African power ...
Wikus Kruger, Danny Cassimon
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of trade frictions on the financial vulnerability of Chinese households. [PDF]

PLoS One
Xue X, Hao Y, Feng J, Han L.
europepmc   +1 more source

Public Data Availability and Corporate ESG Performance: Evidence From Online Data‐Sharing Platforms in China

International Review of Finance, Volume 26, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether public data availability improves corporate ESG performance. Exploiting the rollout of China's data‐sharing platforms as a quasi‐natural experiment, we find that platform adoption significantly enhances firms' ESG outcomes. Treated firms exhibit lower toxic emissions, higher labor income shares and charitable giving,
Lixing Deng, Shaojie Lai, Qing Sophie Wang, Laifeng Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using a genetic backpropagation neural network model for credit risk assessment in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. [PDF]

Heliyon
Chen B, Jin W, Lu H.
europepmc   +1 more source

Character and creditworthiness: Unveiling the role of job titles in peer‐to‐peer lending

Journal of Financial Research, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 1205-1228, Fall 2026.
Abstract Using data from the Prosper lending platform, we examine the influence of job‐based trust on credit market dynamics. We find that the generalized trust implied by borrowers' job titles, as a reflection of individuals' ethical and integrity standards in professionals, positively affects listing and loan performance.
Zagdbazar Davaadorj, Bolortuya Enkhtaivan, Wenling Lu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking private finance for nature: Addressing barriers and reframing risk-return dynamics. [PDF]

iScience
Sheikh HA, Narain D, Bartlett C, Christiaen C.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Determinants of Sustainable Finance Flows: A Literature Review

Journal of Economic Surveys, Volume 40, Issue 4, Page 2251-2266, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Sustainable finance is defined as capital mobilized that explicitly integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives alongside traditional financial metrics. It differs from conventional finance in their dual pursuit of financial and sustainability outcomes.
Akin A. Cilekoglu, Fatih Yilmaz
wiley   +1 more source

Quantum computing in finance: a literature review and future directions for trustworthy financial AI. [PDF]

Front Artif Intell
Muzzioli S, Raheem F, Ferrara M, Giudici P, Siciliano R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source